April 2018

Civilian aviation news April 9, 2018

Singapore Airlines named world’s top airline by TripAdvisor

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has been recognised as the World’s Best Airline in TripAdvisor’s annual Travellers’ Choice Awards, announced the travel site on Monday (9 April)….

Space News April 6, 2018

Virgin Galactic conducts first rocket-powered test with VSS

Space tourism firm Virgin Galactic conducted a series of glide tests but had not fired up the spaceship’s rocket-powered motor. The spaceship, dubbed VSS Unity…

Military Aviation News April 6, 2018

First HC-130J Combat King II California Air National Guard

MARIETTA, Ga., April 6, 2018 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the first HC-130J Combat King II combat search and rescue tanker to the California…

Civilian aviation news April 6, 2018

ATR will showcase new In-Flight Entertainment system and new seats at Aircraft Interiors Expo

Toulouse, 6 April, 2018 – ATR will attend the Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, from April 10-12 (ATR booth: stand 6C51, Hall B6). ATR’s presence…

Military Aviation News April 5, 2018

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Program Completes Fuel On-load Certification Testing

EVERETT, Wash., April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently achieved a major certification milestone following a successful refueling flight between two KC-46 tankers….

Firehawk Los Angeles County Fire Department

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News April 5, 2018

Sikorsky Proposes Aerial Firefighting Solution to Operators of Black Hawk Helicopters in Latin America

The Firehawk Aerial Firefighting Mission Package can be retrofitted to the region’s existing Black Hawk fleets SANTIAGO, Chile, April 4, 2018 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed…

Civilian aviation news April 5, 2018

Norway’s Widerøe Receives World’s First Embraer E190-E2 Jet

São José dos Campos, Brazil, April 4, 2018 – Embraer and Widerøe, Scandinavia’s largest regional airline, celebrated the delivery of the manufacturer’s first production E190-E2…

Military Aviation News April 5, 2018

USAF pilot killed by Thunderbirds aircraft mishap

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) — A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot was killed when his F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed over the Nevada Test…

Military Aviation News April 4, 2018

Czech aircraft maker Aero sells four fighter jets to Senegal

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Aero Vodochody has sold four L-39NG training fighter jets to Senegal, the Czech company said on Wednesday, marking the once struggling firm’s…

Civilian aviation news April 4, 2018

Indian Airliner Jet Airways Order 75 Boeing 737 MAX Airplanes

737 MAX’s market-leading efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort lead to repeat order Jet Airways will be first Indian airline to take delivery of the new…

General Aviation News April 3, 2018

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® to Build X-Plane

Supersonic commercial travel is on the horizon. Today NASA awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Skunk Works® a contract to design, build and flight test the Low-Boom…

Military Aviation News April 3, 2018

Boeing Secures Services Contract for Canada’s Chinooks

Five-year performance-based logistics contract to provide lifecycle support for Royal Canadian Air Force’s fleet of CH-147F Chinooks The follow-on contract covers full system logistics, engineering…

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