Civil Aviation

  Toulouse. Airbus has signed its first Flight Hour Services (FHS) contract with a North American customer. US-based airline JetBlue is acquiring long-term Airbus components maintenance services for its 70 A220 aircraft on order. The...

  Kathmandu. Together with the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs’ Crisis and Support Centre (CDCS) the Airbus Foundation sent 7 tons of medical equipment from Toulouse, France to Kathmandu, Nepal using an A350...

  NEW DELHI. Airbus has doubled down on its response to the COVID-19 crisis in India, delivering more than 36 tonnes of additional medical equipment to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) and deploying humanitarian...

  New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said airlines, airports, air ambulances and airports can avail additional funding facility under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) which will help alleviate their “stressed...

Toulouse. Airbus continues to expect the commercial aircraft market to recover to pre-COVID levels between 2023 and 2025, led by the single-aisle segment. The Company is therefore providing suppliers with an update of its...

New Delhi: Airline major IndiGo announced  that it has selected CFM International ‘LEAP-1A’ engines to power its fleet of 310 new Airbus family of aircraft which will be delivered from 2023 onwards. These aircraft...

  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...