October 2015

Civilian aviation news October 31, 2015

Russian plane crashes in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board

The flight, an Airbus A321 operated by Metrojet and bound for St Petersburg, lost contact with air traffic control 23 minutes after departure. Its wreckage…

Military Aviation News October 30, 2015

Venezuela to Spend $480Mln on Russian Sukhoi Jet Upgrade

Venezuela will allocate $480 million to upgrade its Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Last month, Maduro announced that…

Civilian aviation news October 30, 2015

Mitsubishi MRJ Gains Flight Approval

Nagoya, October 30, 2015 – Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today that Mitsubishi Aircraft has gained flight approval from the…

Civilian aviation news October 30, 2015

First Airbus Helicopters final assembly line in China to be set up in cooperation with Sino-German Ecopark

Historic partnership paves the way for the establishment of an H135 final assembly line and a comprehensive industrial hub in China. Sino-German Ecopark, located in…

Civilian aviation news October 30, 2015

Airbus to boost A320 production to 60 a month in mid-2019

Ongoing high demand for world’s leading Single Aisle aircraft 30 October 2015 To match ongoing high demand for its bestselling A320 Family, Airbus has taken…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News October 30, 2015

AgustaWestland AW609 Tiltrotor Aircraft Crashes in Northern Italy, Two Pilots Killed

The tilt-rotor prototype AW609 – a hybrid between an airplane and helicopter and capable of taking off vertically – was on a test flight in…

Civilian aviation news October 29, 2015

Boeing, EL AL Israel Airlines Agree on 787 Dreamliner Order

Expands all-Boeing fleet to increase capacity, route flexibility from Tel Aviv TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and EL AL…

Civilian aviation news October 29, 2015

Boeing, Garuda Indonesia Celebrate 777 Delivery with Special Livery

777-300ER is flag carrier’s first Boeing airplane in SkyTeam livery EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered a 777-300ER (Extended Range) to…

Civilian aviation news October 29, 2015

China Aviation Supplies Holding Company orders 30 A330 Family and 100 A320 Family aircraft

A great endorsement for the world’s leading versatile wide-body A330 and the best-selling single aisle A320 Family aircraft 29 October 2015 China Aviation Supplies Holding…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News October 28, 2015

Vulcan XH558 touches down after flying for the last time

Vulcan XH558 has touched down after a last flight that was initially kept secret, as its flying career comes to an end. Officials had been…

Military Aviation News October 28, 2015

Sukhoi handed over Su-34 frontline bombers to the Ministry of Defense

Moscow, ??tober 28. Today the Sukhoi Company handed over another batch of Su-34 frontline bombers to the Russian Air and Space Forces according to the 2015 State Defense Order….

Military Aviation News October 28, 2015

US Air Force Selects Northrop Grumman as Partner on Long-Range Strike Bomber

FALLS CHURCH, Va., Oct. 27, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Air Force has selected Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) to deliver the nation’s new Long-Range…

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