Civil Aviation

  Dubai: The opening day of the Dubai Airshow 2021 edition provided a glimpse to the improvised aviation business sentiments. Brushing aside the Covid-19 impact, the message was clear – Recovery is On. The show inaugurated...

  Dubai. Wizz Air (Hungary), Frontier (United States), Volaris (Mexico) and JetSMART (Chile, Argentina), Indigo Partners portfolio airlines, have announced an order for 255 additional A321neo Family aircraft under a joint Indigo Partners agreement. The...

  Dubai. The United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defence has formally ordered two additional Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft increasing the country’s MRTT fleet up to five aircraft. With deliveries starting in...

  Dubai. In the next 20 years, Airbus forecasts demand for air transport to progressively shift from fleet growth to the accelerated retirement of older, less fuel-efficient aircraft, resulting in a need for some 39,000...

  Getafe. The Spanish Ministry of Defence has signed the formal order for the acquisition of three Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft (MRTT). Under the agreement, the handover of the first aircraft in transport configuration...

  Saint-Cloud, France: Participating in Dubai Airshow 2021 (November 14-18), Dassault Aviation will showcase its new Falcon 6X and Falcon 10X ultra widebody business aircraft. The static display will feature a Rafale C combat aircraft and a...

  Tel Aviv: In a major boost to the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) aircraft conversion activity, it' s aviation group signed an agreement with World Star Aviation to convert ten B737-800 passenger aircraft to cargo...

  Toulouse/Montreal. Airbus has performed the first long-haul demonstration of formation flight in general air traffic (GAT) regulated transatlantic airspace with two A350 aircraft flying at three kilometers apart from Toulouse, France to Montreal, Canada. The...

  Marignane. An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering one of the Safran Makila 2 engines. The flight, which took place at the company’s headquarters...

  Munich / Falls Church, Va., Northrop Grumman Corporation and Airbus Defence and Space, together with seven industrial players, have established ASPAARO, the Atlantic Strategic Partnership for Advanced All-domain Resilient Operations. ASPAARO will bid to...

  Toulouse. Airbus has launched Airbus Scale, a new innovation unit that brings together corporate innovation, startup engagement and company building activities. This will support Airbus’ recovery and future growth, contributing to the development of future...

  Tel Aviv: Israeli company ParaZero, developer of safety systems for drones, is a major player in the fast growing market of drones for defence, security and civil applications. In the past year, ParaZero has deployed...

  Toulouse. Airbus, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of Transports and Safran have launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft running on unblended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).  During the flight test over the Toulouse...