March 2016 – Page 7 – Aviation News

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News March 8, 2016

BAE SYSTEMS CELEBRATES SUCCESS OF BAe 146/AVRO RJ AIRTANKERS AT INTERNATIONAL AERIAL FIREFIGHTING CONFERENCE

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft is marking its commitment to the aerial firefighting community in North America and building on the success of its BAe 146/Avro…

Military Aviation News March 8, 2016

Northrop Grumman’s Navigation System Contributes to Successful Test Flights of the nEUROn Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Demonstrator

FREIBURG, Germany, March 7, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), in cooperation with Saab Aerosystems, has provided the Attitude and Heading Reference System…

General Aviation News March 8, 2016

Boeing and Paramount to Collaborate on Light Multi-role Aircraft

Builds on 2014 agreement to jointly develop defense and security opportunities in key international markets ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 8, 2016 – Boeing…

Civilian aviation news March 7, 2016

Amaszonas signs ABACUS contract with Fokker for its fleet of Bombardier CRJ200

Fokker Technologies, a division of GKN Aerospace, is pleased to announce that Amaszonas, located in Bolivia, has entered into a five year ABACUS program for…

Civilian aviation news March 7, 2016

Air Freight Makes Solid Start to 2016

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in January showing a rise in freight tonne kilometers (FTK)…

General Aviation News March 7, 2016

Sabena Technics Named Dassault Falcon Authorized Service Center

Dassault Aviation recently approved Sabena Technics as a Major Authorized Service Center for Falcon 10, 20 and 50 aircraft. The aircraft will be serviced at…

Civilian aviation news March 7, 2016

Two years on, questions still cloud future of Malaysia Airlines

(Reuters) Two years after twin air crashes that left its brand in tatters, Malaysia Airlines is still a company in limbo. The loss of two…

Civilian aviation news March 7, 2016

Bombardier C Series Aircraft Route-proving Takes Off in Europe

Operating from SWISS’ base in Zurich, the C Series aircraft route-proving program will stop in main European cities over a month-long period Flights being conducted…

Military Aviation News March 4, 2016

Second Boeing, U.S. Air Force KC-46A Tanker Completes First Flight

Tanker aircraft to conduct mission systems, exterior lighting testing EVERETT, Wash., March 4, 2016 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA] test team successfully completed the first…

Air Races News March 4, 2016

Tight, Tense, Thrilling: Season Opener Nears In Abu Dhabi

With a competitive field of pilots, technical advancements and a World Championship that is anyone’s to take, the Red Bull Air Race season opener in…

Civilian aviation news March 4, 2016

First U.S.-built A321 exits paint shop

Painting of the first U.S.-built A321 has been completed as it emerged from the paintshop in Mobile, Alabama in its JetBlue livery. This latest milestone…

Air Races News March 3, 2016

Czech pilot Martin Šonka announces Red Bull partnership

With days to go before Race Week begins at the Red Bull Air Race season opener in Abu Dhabi, Czech pilot Martin Šonka has announced…