Civil Aviation

  SEATTLE. Boeing  and SMBC Aviation Capital recently announced the lessor is positioning its portfolio for air traffic recovery by ordering 14 additional 737-8 jets, growing its 737 MAX portfolio. The new order comes as...

    New Delhi. Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp, recently celebrated delivery of the 1,000th aircraft powered by GTF engines. GTF engines power three aircraft families in service today: Airbus A320neo, Airbus A220...

  EVENDALE, Ohio. GE has completed testing of its first XA100 adaptive cycle engine, ushering in a new era of combat propulsion. GE initiated testing at its Evendale, Ohio, altitude test facility on December 22,...

  Toulouse. Airbus has resumed work on the modernisation of its A320 Family industrial capabilities in Toulouse. This will provide Airbus with increased flexibility throughout its global industrial production system to respond to market recovery...

Germany. Rheinmetall has taken over maintenance operations for the Bundeswehr’s fleet of CH-53G helicopters, as planned. Embedded in the organization of the 64th Helicopter Squadron at Diepholz Air Base, Rheinmetall Aviation Services GmbH now...

  Tel Aviv. The mystery around the Israeli "Air Force One" grows. In spite the huge sums of money spent so far, the aircraft is not in service and sources say that there are "heavy...

  Saint-Cloud, France. Dassault Aviation announced an all-new Falcon jet that will deliver a level of comfort, versatility and technology unmatched by any purpose-built business jet.  Featuring a range of 7,500 nautical miles, the Falcon...

  SEATTLE. As express and e-commerce markets continue to drive strong demand for production and converted freighters, Boeing recently announced a new partnership with a Costa Rica-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider to create...

Hamburg, Germany.  US-based JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first of 13 A321LR aircraft featuring Airbus’ new Airspace interior. These new A321LRs support JetBlue’s plan to open its highly anticipated transatlantic services, starting...

  Marignane. Airbus is introducing autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab through a project code-named Vertex. These technologies aim to simplify mission preparation and management, reduce helicopter pilot workload, and further increase safety. The autonomous technology...

SEATTLE. Boeing and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) on April 20 announced the aircraft lessor is growing its 737 MAX portfolio with an order for 15 737-8 jets. DAE had been investing in the 737...

  Marignane. Airbus Helicopters has received EASA certification for the power upgrade of its single-engine H125 helicopter. Announced at Heli-Expo last year, this major evolution increases the aircraft’s power by up to 10 per cent...

  New Delhi. Boeing announced that it facilitated a Safety Management System (SMS) training program for India’s aviation stakeholders in partnership with Indian Aviation Academy (IAA) and the University of Southern California (USC), Viterbi School...