Airbus A321XLR takes off for the first time
Hamburg, 15 June 2022 – Airbus’ first A321XLR (Xtra Long Range) has successfully accomplished its first flight. The aircraft, MSN 11000, took off from Hamburg-Finkenwerder…
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First Airbus helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel
An Airbus H225 has performed the first ever helicopter flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powering one of the Safran Makila 2 engines. The…
Boeing Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Chinook First Flight
– The iconic tandem-rotor helicopter made its first flight on Sept. 21, 1961, and will lead heavy-lift readiness for decades to come Boeing [NYSE: BA]…
Dutch freight company Aerotranscargo NL bankrupt even before its first flight
Aerotranscargo NL (ATC NL), which announced its launch to great fanfare in February. The court in Haarlem declared the company bankrupt on Thursday. Its Moldova-registered…
Dassault Falcon 6X completes maiden flight
Dassault Aviation announced that the company’s widebody Falcon 6X has successfully completed its first flight as planned in the first quarter of 2021, demonstrating the…
F-15EX First Flight Clears Path for Deliveries to U.S. Air Force
Newest U.S. Air Force fighter completes 90-minute test flight Deliveries to begin this quarter, less than nine months after contract award ST. LOUIS, Feb….
Second Boeing 777X Completes First Flight
EVERETT, Wash., April 30, 2020/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] April 30 conducted a productive and successful first flight of the second 777X airplane. Capt. Ted…
Ground-breaking solar powered unmanned aircraft makes first flight
Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft (PHASA-35®) has the potential to stay airborne for year. Persistent High Altitude Solar Aircraft (PHASA-35®) has…
Boeing 777X Completes Successful First Flight
Three hour, 51 minute flight marks new phase for rigorous test program Largest and most fuel efficient twin-engine commercial jet expected to deliver in…
Airbus ACJ319neo makes successful first flight
The ACJ319neo[1] successfully completed a first flight lasting one hour and 55 min. on 24 April 2019, beginning a short flight-test programme to verify its corporate jet…
First Flight of the Series Production Embraer KC-390 Multi-mission Airlift
Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, October, 9, 2018 – Embraer achieved another important milestone today with the completion of the maiden flight of the first series production…
Philippine Airlines Airbus A350 XWB completes first flight in Toulouse
Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) new A350-900 has completed its first flight from the Airbus assembly line in Toulouse, France. The flight marks the start of the…