April 2017 – Page 3 – Aviation News

Civilian aviation news April 20, 2017

Airbus delivers first A321neo to Virgin America

Aircraft powered by CFM engines boosts fuel efficiency by at least 15 percent Significant reductions in emissions and noise Hamburg, Germany, April 20, 2017 –…

Military Aviation News April 20, 2017

Kazakhstan orders two C295 aircraft

Kazakhstan is to acquire two more Airbus C295 transport aircraft following the signature of a new contract with Airbus Defence and Space. The agreement, which…

Military Aviation News April 19, 2017

Iran’s F-313 Stealth Fighter Conducts Taxi Trials (video)

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s new F-313 Qaher was shown transiting a runway in a video released this weekend by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting…

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2017

Rostec delivers Mi-171E to Pakistan

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company (part of State Corporation Rostec) has made its first civil multirole Mi-171E helicopter delivery to the Pakistani province of Punjab. The rotorcraft, manufactured…

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2017

GULFSTREAM G280 SURPASSES 60 WORLD SPEED RECORDS

SAVANNAH, Georgia, April 18, 2017 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s super mid-size Gulfstream G280 recently completed two missions en route to and from the 2017 Avalon…

Space News April 19, 2017

EarthCARE: Japanese Cloud Radar meets its spacecraft

EarthCARE, the Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Mission of European Space Agency (ESA), met its Cloud Profiling Radar (CPR), the Japanese payload for the mission, for…

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2017

Meghna Aviation to Become Operator of Bell 429

Singapore (April 19, 2017) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today the purchase agreement signing of a Bell 429 to Meghna…

Military Aviation News April 18, 2017

Saudi Helicopter crash in Yemen, Killing 12

A Saudi helicopter came down during military operations in Yemen on Tuesday, killing 12 officers aboard, Saudi media reported, and a Yemeni defense ministry news…

Civilian aviation news April 18, 2017

Abuja airport Nigeria reopens

Nigeria reopened the capital’s airport in Abuja on Tuesday, officials said, following a six-week closure for runway repairs that disrupted international air traffic to the…

Space News April 18, 2017

Launch Orbital ATK Resupply Mission for Space Station

The International Space Station will be capable of dozens of new scientific investigations from NASA and around the world when Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft delivers…

Civilian aviation news April 17, 2017

Silk Way Announce Order for Ten 737 MAX 8 airplanes

Boeing and Silk Way today announced an order for 10 737 MAX 8 airplanes. The order, valued at $1.1 billion at current list prices, was…

Air Races News April 17, 2017

Muroya (Japan) soars to his first US win in San Diego

The second stop of the 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was full of surprises on Sunday, as none of names on the podium…