Second Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Begins Flight Test
The second Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, RC021, successfully made its first flight today. The airplane completes the two-airplane test fleet for the 747-8 Intercontinental. “This is…
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Baltic Aviation Academy Approved to Provide Zero Flight Time Training
Aviation training centre Baltic Aviation Academy (Lithuania) expanded its capability list by introducing Zero Flight Time Training program (ZFTT), enabling base training program, carried out…
Third F-35B aircraft completes STOVL mode flight
Over an Atlantic test range near Naval Air Station Patuxent River, U.S. Marine Corps test pilot Lt. Col. Fred “Tinman” Schenk completes the first flight…
Boeing Supports Australian Army Kiowa Fleet Through 60,000 Flight Hours
Boeing earlier this month reached the milestone of supporting the Australian Army’s 27 Bell 206B-1 Kiowa helicopters for more than 60,000 flight hours. The achievement…
Bell Helicopter’s OH-58 Block II successfully completes first flight
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announces the first flight of its OH-58 Block II demonstrator at its Xworx research and development facility…
A successful first flight for the United Arab Emirates’ initial A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport
Airbus Military’s A330-based aerial refueling programme has marked a new milestone with the maiden flight of the United Arab Emirates Air Force’s no. 1 A330…
50th anniversary of the first human space flight
Russia is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first human space flight when cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin completed a single orbit of Earth. Russian President Dmitry…
Northrop Grumman Navigation Capabilities Exceed Requirements for Automated Aerial Refueling Program Flight Tests
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Relative Navigation system exceeded accuracy requirements during recent flight tests for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program….
Bombardier’s Mirabel Plant Prepares for Final Assembly of Flight Test CSeries Aircraft
Bombardier has started work at its aircraft production facility in Mirabel, Québec, to accommodate final assembly of the first flight test CSeries aircraft. This is…
New Flight Test Facility Operational as First S-70iâ„¢ BLACK HAWK Helicopter Deliveries Approach – First Polish Pilot Achieves BLACK HAWK Helicopter Rating
Flight test operations at Sikorsky Aircraft’s company in Poland, PZL Mielec, are fully operational and the company is preparing to deliver the first S-70iâ„¢ BLACK…
A NEW MILESTONE FOR THE NH90 PROGRAM
The NH90 fleet has logged more than 10 000 flight hours since delivery. As of today 70 helicopters have been delivered to nine armed forces,…
LEGACY 650 JET CONTINUES LONG-RANGE FLIGHT DEMONSTRATIONS
Embraer’s Legacy 650 large executive jet recently completed a round trip between São Paulo and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport (FLL), located 20 miles (32 km)…
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