April 2017

Civilian aviation news April 26, 2017

Transport Canada and EASA Award Steep Approach Certifications to CS100 Aircraft

Certifications follow the completion of steep approach demonstration flights at London City Airport in March The CS100 aircraft will offer new opportunities to airlines for…

Military Aviation News April 26, 2017

Dual firing marks major milestone on Meteor programme for Eurofighter Typhoon

Successful development testing of Meteor missiles from Typhoon aircraft has been completed, leading to an Operational evaluation with the UK Royal Air Force later this…

Civilian aviation news April 26, 2017

Japan Air Commuter starts operations with ATR 42-600

Toulouse, April 26, 2017 – Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd. (JAC) performed its first ATR 42-600 flight today. JAC’s flight 3741 departed from Kagoshima at…

Military Aviation News April 26, 2017

USAF F-35As deploy to Estonia for the first time

ÄMARI AIR BASE, Estonia (AFNS) — Two F-35A Lightning II aircraft and about 20 supporting Airmen arrived at Ämari Air Base April 25, 2017, from…

General Aviation News April 25, 2017

50th anniversary of the Airbus Helicopters Gazelle’s maiden flight

Airbus Helicopters celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Gazelle’s maiden flight today during a conference at the museum of aviation in St Victoret, near the…

General Aviation News April 25, 2017

Projecting Airbus’ brand and image in the computer simulation market officially licensed

Airbus is taking steps to work more closely with the computer gaming industry, encouraging the development of flight entertainment simulations, games, apps and add-ons while…

Military Aviation News April 25, 2017

Second T-X trainer in flying

Designed for U.S. Air Force, Boeing T-X proves low risk, performance, manufacturing repeatability. Boeing and partner Saab have completed the first flight of their second…

Civilian aviation news April 24, 2017

More flights to Russia by flydubai after UAE visa changes

State-owned budget airline flydubai will increase capacity to Russia by up to 50 percent from September partly in response to a new visa system for…

Civilian aviation news April 24, 2017

First A350 XWB delivered to Asiana Airlines

Toulouse – Asiana Airlines of South Korea has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the 12th airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient…

Space News April 24, 2017

Support for Troops with Ultra High Frequency Communications by U.S. Navy’s Fifth Lockheed Martin-Built MUOS Satellite

The fifth Lockheed Martin -built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite is now delivering secure, beyond-line-of-sight communications to troops with legacy Ultra High Frequency (UHF)…

Civilian aviation news April 21, 2017

Increased engine power makes H145 best in class for hoist operations.

Airbus has extended the flight envelope of the H145 by enhancing the helicopter’s OEI power. The acronym OEI stands for “One-engine-inoperative”, measuring the performance of…

Space News April 20, 2017

China launches first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1 as part of space station goal

(Reuters) China launched its first cargo spacecraft on Thursday, taking another step towards its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022. President…

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