2016

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News August 16, 2016

GULFSTREAM G500 PRODUCTION TEST AIRCRAFT MAKES FIRST FLIGHT

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that the fifth Gulfstream G500 test aircraft has completed its first flight. The aircraft is the first production test aircraft…

Civilian aviation news August 16, 2016

Boeing, Belavia Celebrate Delivery of Airline’s First Next-Generation 737-800

Boeing and Belavia, the national airline company of Belarus, celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first Next-Generation 737-800 purchased directly from the manufacturer. The airplane,…

Civilian aviation news August 15, 2016

Sukhoi Superjet 100 obtained the EASA certificate for operation on narrow runways

SC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) obtained the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certificate authorizing to operate Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) on the runways down to…

Military Aviation News August 15, 2016

Lockheed Martin Delivers Additional MC-130J to U.S. Air Force

A U.S. Air Force crew accepted delivery of an MC-130J Commando II at the Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) facility here on Aug. 11. This MC-130J…

Civilian aviation news August 15, 2016

BA sparks fury by cutting meals for economy-class passengers on long haul flights

British Airways has cut its food service and will no longer provide two meals to economy travellers on flights under eight and a half hours. The apparent…

Air Races News August 14, 2016

Australia’s Matt Hall claims critical Air Racing win at Ascot

Australia’s Matt Hall just topped overall leader Matthias Dolderer of Germany for the win at Sunday’s Red Bull Air Race in Ascot, UK, proving that…

Air Races News August 13, 2016

German pilot Dolderer wins Ascot Qualifying by a nose

Germany’s Matthias Dolderer was fastest to the finish in Saturday’s Qualifying for the Red Bull Air Race World Championship stop at Ascot Racecourse in the…

Civilian aviation news, Space News August 12, 2016

FAA-AST Awards Virgin Galactic Operator License For SpaceShipTwo

We kicked off August with two important milestones. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) has awarded Virgin Galactic an operator…

Military Aviation News August 12, 2016

Three-year Effort Will Repair All 147 Aging CH-53E Helicopters

U.S. Marine Corps has begun a full reset of its CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopters, an effort aimed at significantly increasing the number of…

Civilian aviation news August 12, 2016

23 Fokker aircraft transactions in first half of 2016

GKN Aerospace’s Fokker Technologies business unit announces that a total of 23 Fokker aircraft were placed with 6 existing Fokker operators and 3 new operators…

General Aviation News August 11, 2016

Bombardier Delivers First Challenger 650 Aircraft to be Operated from Germany

The Challenger 650 aircraft is the market’s best value proposition for customers in Europe seeking higher baseline equipment level offered as standard, the widest cabin…

General Aviation News August 11, 2016

Leonardo confirms certification activities of the AW609 on track as the first prototype lands at the Company’s Philadelphia facility

AW609 flying prototype relocated to Philadelphia after recent resumption of flights Company facilities in Italy, the United Kingdom and Poland will continue to play critical…

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