Civilian aviation news May 22, 2020 Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 jet with 99 people on board crashed in Karachi ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – At least 41 people are confirmed to have been killed in a plane crash in a residential area of Pakistan’s largest city,…
Civilian aviation news May 20, 2020 Air France axes A380, Emirates seen cutting deliveries DUBAI/PARIS (Reuters) – The world’s largest airliner, the Airbus A380, took a step closer to the aviation archives on Wednesday as Air France said it…
Military Aviation News May 20, 2020 USAF F-35A Lightning II crashes at Eglin AFB EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 58th Fighter Squadron crashed upon landing around 9:30 p.m. EDT May…
Civilian aviation news May 14, 2020 Brazil airline Azul to delay delivery of 59 Embraer planes to after 2024 SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian airline Azul SA said on Wednesday it had agreed with planemaker Embraer SA to delay the delivery of 59 E2…
Civilian aviation news May 14, 2020 Delta to retire Boeing 777 aircraft fleet to rein in costs (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines said on Thursday it would no longer fly Boeing Co’s wide-body 777 aircraft and some of the other older high-maintenance…
Military Aviation News May 14, 2020 Boeing Delivers 100th P-8A Poseidon Built for the U.S. Navy SEATTLE, May 14, 2020 — The U.S. Navy received its 100th P-8A aircraft from Boeing [NYSE: BA] today as the global fleet, which also includes…
Military Aviation News May 14, 2020 Boeing Awarded $3.1 Billion in U.S. Navy Contracts for Cruise Missile Systems ST. CHARLES, Mo., May 13, 2020 — The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a combined $3.1 billion in contracts for Harpoon and Standoff…
Military Aviation News May 14, 2020 Future Combat Air System Airbus and Fraunhofer FKIE create expert panel on the responsible use of new technologies Munich, 14 May 2020 – In the frame of the Future…
Civilian aviation news May 13, 2020 Mitsubishi slashes SpaceJet budget, drops variant (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said it was more than halving the annual development budget for its SpaceJet regional jet as the coronavirus pandemic…
Civilian aviation news May 13, 2020 Qatar Airways in talks to defer Airbus, Boeing orders DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar Airways, one of the Middle East’s biggest airlines, is in talks with Airbus and Boeing to defer aircraft orders for several…
Civilian aviation news May 13, 2020 Jetflite’s Newly Delivered Challenger 650 Aircraft Demonstrates Versatility for Medevac Use in Efforts to Assist with COVID-19 Evacuation Flights Aircraft completed its first 100 hours of flight in just 14 days upon delivery Unique adaptability of the Challenger 650 aircraft lends itself to VIP…
Civilian aviation news May 7, 2020 Airbus deliveries plunge 80% in April PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus deliveries tumbled 80% to just 14 aircraft in April, compared with a year earlier, as operations were hit by the coronavirus…