November 2018

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News November 9, 2018

ATR and Air New Zealand explore the future of a regional aviation ecosystem including hybrid aircraft

ATR and Air New Zealand have signed an agreement to explore the role of new propulsion technologies, could play in the future of the regional…

Civilian aviation news November 8, 2018

Bombardier to cut 5,000 jobs, shares dive on cash flow concerns

(Reuters) – Bombardier Inc on Thursday agreed to sell two of its units for around $900 million and cut 5,000 jobs to focus on business…

Military Aviation News November 8, 2018

Russian Helicopters delivers two Mi-172 helicopters to Equatorial Guinea

As part of the contract with the government of Equatorial Guinea, Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) produced and transferred to the…

Civilian aviation news November 7, 2018

Skylease 747 cargo plane skidded off a runway while landing at Halifax

November 7, 2018 -A SkyLease Cargo Boeing 747-412(F) registered N908AR was performing flight GG-4854 from Chicago, Illinois (KORD) to Halifax, Nova Scotia (CYHZ) will been…

Civilian aviation news November 7, 2018

Boeing alerts pilots after Indonesia 737 MAX8 crash, FAA plans directive

ZHUHAI, China/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Wednesday it had issued a safety bulletin reminding pilots how to handle erroneous data from a key…

Space News November 7, 2018

MetOp-C weather satellite successfully launched

Airbus-built weather satellite joins EUMETSAT´s polar orbiting fleet Three operating MetOps to further improve weather forecasting Kourou, 07 November 2018 – MetOp-C is in orbit:…

Civilian aviation news November 7, 2018

ATR sees demand for over 1,000 new turboprops in China over the next 20 years

– Regional Aviation significantly underdeveloped in China compared with massive general growth in fleet size since 1998 – Need for regional connectivity underpins the need for…

Military Aviation News November 6, 2018

Looking back on 10,000 hours of A400M flight test

Airbus’ military flight test team has just passed a remarkable milestone in the lengthy campaign to qualify the full range of capabilities of the pioneering…

Civilian aviation news November 6, 2018

First A330-800 successfully completes maiden flight

Dedicated flight-test aircraft to perform flight-physics tests for the A330-800 variant; The newest, most efficient longest-range entry-level widebody; Development on track for A330-800 certification in…

Military Aviation News November 5, 2018

Sikorsky Wins $717 Million Award To Sustain Super Stallion And Sea Dragon Aircraft For The U.S. Marine Corps And U.S. Navy

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), was awarded a performance-based logistics contract with a value of $717 million. The contract will provide supply and logistics…

Civilian aviation news November 5, 2018

Embraer and American Airlines Sign a New Contract for 15 E175s

Embraer and American Airlines Inc. signed a firm order for 15 E175 jets in a 76-seat configuration. The contract has a value of USD 705…

Civilian aviation news November 5, 2018

Black box recovered shows four of crashed Lion Air jet’s flights had problems with the airspeed indicator

The “black box” flight recorder recovered after a plane crash off Indonesia shows four of the crashed Lion Air jet’s flights had problems with the airspeed indicator, investigators have…

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