Cessan Citation Longitude super-midsize jet makes first flight
Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, today announced the successful first flight of its Citation Longitude super-midsize…
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Japanese Mitsubishi Regional Jet MRJ first flight to USA
Japan’s problem-plagued new passenger jet on Thursday completed a flight to the United States for testing, its maker said, after aborting two earlier attempts. The…
No. 2 Airbus A350-100 rolls out
Airbus’ second A350-1000 flight test aircraft has emerged from the paint shop in Toulouse, France with a distinctive carbon fibre-themed livery that is inspired by…
First flight of COMAC’s C919 at the earliest by end of this year
COMAC plans C919 inaugural flight by year-end, early 2017 The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) plans to launch the C919 inaugural flight by the…
Lockheed Martin’s Second T-50A Aircraft for T-X Competition Takes Flight
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Korea Aerospace Industries successfully completed the initial test flight of its second T-50A configured aircraft in Sacheon, South Korea. The…
South African Airways and Mango Celebrate Africa’s First Commercial Flights with Sustainable Aviation Biofuel on Boeing’s 100th Anniversary
Boeing [NYSE: BA], South African Airways (SAA) and low-cost carrier Mango today celebrated Africa’s first passenger flights with sustainable aviation biofuel. The flights coincided with…
First Flight of a Purely Electric Aerobatic Aircraft
On Monday 4 July, EASA approved the Flight Condition for the first ever flight of a purely electric aerobatic aircraft which took place 100 km…
Pilatus Delivers 1400th PC-12 and Achieves Major Flight Time Milestone
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has delivered its 1,400th PC-12 and achieved a significant flight time milestone for the NG fleet. Just over a year since celebrating…
THAI’s first A350 XWB ready to start ground and flight tests
The first A350 XWB for Thai Airways International (THAI) has rolled out from cabin furnishing & engine installation at the Airbus Toulouse Final Assembly Line….
AW609 TILTROTOR: THIRD PROTOTYPE CLOSER TO MAIDEN FLIGHT FOLLOWING GROUND RUN
The third AW609 TiltRotor prototype began restrained ground run testing with all engines and systems operating Flight tests are scheduled in mid-2016 in Philadelphia AgustaWestland…
First Dutch Tanker Refuels Dutch F-35 in flight
On April 4, the Royal Netherlands Air Force completed testing to receive certification to refuel F-35As with their KDC-10 tanker. Testing began 31 March with…
Second CH-53K Helicopter Joins Flight Test Program
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE:LMT), today announced the second CH-53K helicopter has joined the flight test program and achieved first flight. In addition the…