VSS Unity makes first free flight
The new spaceship, VSS Unity, has successfully completed its first free flight! Today’s important test flight marks the first time that a vehicle built by…
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First production Scorpion Jet makes maiden flight.
Textron Inc. company, today announced the successful maiden flight of the first production conforming Scorpion jet. This program milestone closely follows the recent successful weapons…
First flight Boeing T-X
Boeing and partner Saab today completed the first flight of their all-new T-X aircraft, which is designed specifically for the U.S. Air Force’s training requirements….
ANA first Japanese carrier with PurePower Geared Turbofan engines
ANA has become the first Japanese carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A320neo, powered by the revolutionary technology in the PurePower Geared Turbofan (GTF)…
AirBaltic receives first Bombardier CS300
airBaltic will be the launch operator for the larger C Series variant Aircraft scheduled to enter service with airBaltic on December 14, 2016 CS300 delivery…
First ATR 72-600 for Air Calédonie delivered
Air Calédonie today took delivery of its first of 4 ATR 72-600 aircraft at a ceremony at ATR facilities in Toulouse, France. Air Calédonie’s ATR…
IAI INTRODUCES CWS – THE FIRST MILITARY SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS MID-AIR COLLISION WITH CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT
IMPROVES MILITARY FLIGHT SAFETY IN CONGESTED, CIVIL AIRSPACE Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is pioneering military flight safety with the introduction of its Collision Warning System…
Cessna’s second Citation Longitude made first flight
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, today announced that the second aircraft in the Citation Longitude flight test…
Maiden Flight for Royal Navy’s first AW101 Merlin Helicopter
The UK Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) expressed appreciation for the milestone First of 25 Royal Navy AW101 Merlin helicopter upgrades completed as part of…
Red Arrows perform in China for first time
Aviation history was made by the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team today when the Red Arrows performed a public display in China for the first…
First A320neo delivered to Frontier Airlines
Frontier Airlines, headquarters in Denver, Colorado (U.S.), took delivery today of its first A320neo. Frontier is the first U.S. airline to receive an A320neo with…
First Airbus A320neo in US delivered to Spirit Airlines
Airline expands its all-Airbus fleet with optimized efficiency Spirit Airlines, headquartered in Miramar, Florida (U.S.), took delivery last Friday of the very first A320neo to…