2016

General Aviation News July 19, 2016

Boeing Forecasts Demand for 1,850 New Airplanes in India

20-year Current Market Outlook shows continued strong market worth $265 billion Single-aisle airplanes driving growth Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts a demand for 1,850 new airplanes…

General Aviation News July 18, 2016

Plane crashes during Canadian air show, killing pilot

A Calgary-based pilot with more than 4,000 hours of flight experience is dead after his T-28 Trojan aircraft crashed Sunday afternoon at the Cold Lake Air…

Civilian aviation news July 18, 2016

Airbus says Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines will take new A320 jet

Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines will take delivery of its first A320neo jetliner as planned this week, Airbus said, reversing earlier indications that the delivery would be…

Military Aviation News July 18, 2016

PROGRESS BEING MADE WITH MARTIN-BAKER SEAT TESTING

Martin-Baker Aircraft Co. Ltd (MBA) expressed confidence in the company’s F-35’s ejection seat based on recent ejection test results. “There should be no question; we…

Air Races News July 17, 2016

Dolderer wins historic 70th Red Bull Air Race in Budapest thriller

At a landmark Red Bull Air Race in Budapest on Sunday, German pilot Matthias Dolderer tightened his grip on the World Championship lead by winning…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News July 15, 2016

Royal Thai Air Force Takes Delivery of Sukhoi Business Jet

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) held a roll-out ceremony of two Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) aircraft built for Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). The aircraft will…

Civilian aviation news July 15, 2016

SWISS Launches Revenue Service with State-of-the-Art Bombardier C Series Aircraft

CS100 aircraft enters service as C Series program gains 127 orders in the first half of 2016 to increase total firm orders to 370 CS300…

Military Aviation News July 15, 2016

Russian Aerospace Forces Receive 4 Jets, 23 Helicopters, 15 Drones

The Russian Aerospace Forces put into service four jets, 23 helicopters and 15 drones in the second quarter of 2016, Anatoly Gulyaev, head of the…

General Aviation News July 15, 2016

South African Airways and Mango Celebrate Africa’s First Commercial Flights with Sustainable Aviation Biofuel on Boeing’s 100th Anniversary

Boeing [NYSE: BA], South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango today celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. The flights coincided with…