Summer Special 5: Sywell Airshow 2024 Warbird Magic
This summer we will do some short articles about airshows, fly-ins, events, museums, military exercises under the title Summer Special. Join us as we visit…
US FAA adopts airworthiness directive for 13 Boeing 757-200 US planes
une 26 (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is adopting a new airworthiness directive for 13 Boeing 757-200 airplanes of U.S. registry…
Boeing Completes F/A-18 Super Hornet Upgrade Ahead of Schedule
– Boeing delivers first two Service Life Modification (SLM) Block III fighters from two locations – St. Louis and San Antonio – Public-Private Partnership agreement…
AW609 tiltrotor successfully completes first ship trial campaign
The AW609 tiltrotor programme set another major industry capability milestone after its first successful ship trial, which was recently conducted with the support of the…
Embraer delivers the second KC-390 Millennium aircraft to the Portuguese Air Force
Aircraft is the second delivered in NATO configuration Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, June 26, 2024 – Embraer today delivered the second KC-390 multi-mission aircraft to the…
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe back on earth with samples from the moon’s far side
BEIJING, June 25 (Reuters) – China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe landed on Tuesday in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, making the country the first…
PZL Mielec Contracted to Deliver Additional S-70 Black Hawk Helicopter to Romania
BUCHAREST June 25, 2024 — Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department of Emergency Situations, has awarded PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company, a contract to…
Airbus provides 2024 guidance update
Charges of around € 0.9bn reported on certain telecommunications, navigation and observation space programmes A320 ramp-up trajectory adjusted to reflect specific supply chain challenges in…
GE Aerospace developing hybrid engines for single-aisle jets
EVENDALE, Ohio, June 20 (Reuters) – GE Aerospace is developing a hybrid electric engine with the hopes it will power next-generation narrow-body jets by the…
Leonardo showcases AW249 helicopter’s next gen design and capabilities
The Italian Army’s New Exploration and Escort rotorcraft makes its international premiere First and only all-new Western combat helicopter design with digitization, connectivity, sensor-fusion, information…
French Army’s NH90 for Special Forces has started flight testing
Airbus Helicopters has launched the flight test campaign for the prototype of the NH90 Standard 2. This standard is one of the latest NH90 configurations and is…
Lockheed Martin Delivers 2,700th C-130 Hercules Tactical Airlifter
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 2,700th Hercules multi-mission tactical airlifter, increasing the size, reach and strength of the worldwide C-130 fleet. This landmark aircraft is…