November 2016

Civilian aviation news November 23, 2016

Bombardier Obtains Same Type Rating for Both C Series Jetliners

Same Type Rating offers operators significant cost savings Six airBaltic pilots have completed minimal differences training and are now qualified to fly the CS300 aircraft …

Civilian aviation news November 23, 2016

Life Flight Network of US orders two additional AW119Kx helicopters

Fleet will be comprised of 21 AW119Kx helicopters by year-end Life Flight Network has just reached 20,000 hours in its AW119Kx fleet Over 115 AgustaWestland…

Military Aviation News November 23, 2016

French Air Force praises A400M

French Air Force officials believe in the A400M and have asked the press to “stop A400M bashing” The aircraft is seen as a vital backbone…

Military Aviation News November 22, 2016

Canada to open fighter jet contest, seeks to buy Boeing in meantime

Canada’s Liberal government said on Tuesday it would launch an open competition to replace an aging fleet of fighter jets and made clear it wanted…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News November 22, 2016

IAI INTRODUCES CWS – THE FIRST MILITARY SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS MID-AIR COLLISION WITH CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT

IMPROVES MILITARY FLIGHT SAFETY IN CONGESTED, CIVIL AIRSPACE Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is pioneering military flight safety with the introduction of its Collision Warning System…

General Aviation News November 22, 2016

New customer service center in Chile for Airbus Helicopters

Airbus Helicopters recently celebrated its fifteenth anniversary in Santiago, Chile, and unveiled new investments in the South Cone region of South America, amounting to 4.6…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News November 21, 2016

Lufthansa Pilots on strike next Wednesday

Pilots at German airline Lufthansa will go on strike on Wednesday in a long-running pay dispute, their labor union said on Monday, raising the prospects of…

Military Aviation News November 21, 2016

Lockheed Martin modernizing South Korea’s F-16 aircraft

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $1.2 billion contract to upgrade 134 F-16 aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The upgrades are based…

Civilian aviation news November 21, 2016

LinkedIn courses on board of Emirates aircraft

Emirates has partnered with LinkedIn to provide select LinkedIn Learning courses on ice, its award-winning inflight entertainment (IFE) system. Emirates is the first international airline…

General Aviation News November 21, 2016

Cessna’s second Citation Longitude made first flight

Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, today announced that the second aircraft in the Citation Longitude flight test…

Civilian aviation news November 21, 2016

Airbus’ A380 supports growth at South Korea’s major hub

As a highly modern society, it is no surprise that South Korea today has two home-based A380 airline operators – Korean Air and Asiana Airlines…

Military Aviation News November 21, 2016

Maiden Flight for Royal Navy’s first AW101 Merlin Helicopter

The UK Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) expressed appreciation for the milestone First of 25 Royal Navy AW101 Merlin helicopter upgrades completed as part of…

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