70th Anniversary of jet engine flight commemorated at RAF Cranwell
Commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the first flight of Sir Frank Whittle’s jet engine at Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell are to be…
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GE Aviation Study Shows Millions in Savings for Airlines, Reduced Flight Time for Travelers
Airlines could save at least $65.6 million annually while slashing carbon emissions and cutting flight times by implementing new flight paths at 46 mid-size airports…
First Shipment of Mi-171Sh to be Delivered to Peru Defense Ministry in May
Russian Helicopters is set to deliver 3 Mi-171Sh helicopters to the Ministry of Defense of Peru. The helicopters will be manufactured by Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant…
Dutch aerospace firm Fokker signs Chinese deal with Comac
Fokker Technologies, the Dutch aerospace company, is planning to work closely together with the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac). Fokker CEO Sjoerd Vollebregt is…
Flight tests reveal synthetic vision on HUD improves approach accuracy
Industry’s first HUD with synthetic vision on track for certification in 2011 Rockwell Collins and Bombardier Aerospace recently conducted a series of flight tests toward…
Skeldar impresses at Rescue Centre
In conjunction with this year’s Teknikdagar (Technical Days) arranged by the Swedish Rescue Training Centre (SRTC), Saab displayed the unmanned helicopter Skeldar and ground station….
Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 awarded ETOPS approval
The Trent 1000, developed for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner by global power systems company Rolls-Royce, has been granted Extended Twin Engine Operations (ETOPS) approval by…
Northrop Grumman Unveils Newest Intel Gathering Aircraft System
Allows Users to Operate Multiple Sensor Payloads Simultaneously Military users will be able to get real-time high-definition video, view infrared imagery, use radar and even…
GULFSTREAM TO SHOWCASE FLEET AT EBACE 2011
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will show four of its business jets at the 11th annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva, May 17 through…
Eurocopter breaks ground for its new high-tech integrated development center in Donauwörth, Germany
A groundbreaking ceremony at Eurocopter’s German site in Donauwörth today marked the official start of construction work on the company’s new integrated development center, part…
JetMan delayed his flight through Grand Canyon
Yves Rossy and his team want to do some test runs before the actual flight. Just before 10 a.m., they announced that they had scrubbed…
EMBRAER DEFENSE AND SECURITY DECIDES ON AVIONICS OF KC-390 JET
Embraer Defense and Security has selected the Pro Line FusionTM avionics system, manufactured by Rockwell Collins, to equip the KC-390 military transport aircraft. “Embraer has…
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