First Boeing P-8A Poseidon for United Kingdom takes flight
First of nine P-8A Poseidon aircraft completes assembly and makes its first flight. Next stop: addition of military systems. The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A…
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First Royal Canadian Air Force C295 makes maiden flight
The first Airbus C295, purchased by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR)…
Lift, tilt & fly
Vahana marks a major milestone with successful full transition flight On 3 May, 2019, Vahana—Airbus Urban Mobility’s eVTOL demonstrator vehicle—made a significant leap forward in…
ACJ319neo sets record during test flight
The first ACJ319neo[1] successfully completed a 16-hr. and 10-min. test flight on 26th April, setting a new record for the longest A320 Family flight by…
SpaceX debuts new crew capsule in crucial test flight
(AP) — SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend’s debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts. The six-day test flight will be…
First M-345 production aircraft performs its maiden flight
The M-345 is the new basic-advanced jet trainer aircraft produced by Leonardo The Italian Air Force, the launch customer, has a requirement for up to…
NEW C-27J SPARTAN BASELINE CONFIGURATION PERFORMS FIRST FLIGHT
The new C-27J baseline configuration is characterized by a new avionics system, new cockpit control panels and LED aircraft lights Operators will enjoy modern avionics…
First Boeing 777X Flight Test Airplane Comes Together
First flight of the 777X scheduled for 2019; delivery in 2020 Boeing has brought together the major fuselage sections to form the first 777X airplane…
ACJ320neo takes to the skies for the first time
A new era begins for Airbus corporate jets The first ACJ320neo successfully completed a two hour and 40 minute first flight from Hamburg on 16…
Looking back on 10,000 hours of A400M flight test
Airbus’ military flight test team has just passed a remarkable milestone in the lengthy campaign to qualify the full range of capabilities of the pioneering…
First A330-800 successfully completes maiden flight
Dedicated flight-test aircraft to perform flight-physics tests for the A330-800 variant; The newest, most efficient longest-range entry-level widebody; Development on track for A330-800 certification in…
No economy class seats on longest flight
(Bloomberg) — Long-haul flights half way across the globe are making a comeback even with oil prices close to their highest in four years. About…