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TAI DELIVERED PAF F-16S
Turkey’s center of aerospace, Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), by competing with other F-16 manufacturing companies, has been selected as the contractor, in the tender of Pakistan Air Force F-16 Modernization (Peace Drive II) Program and signed a contract with… Continue reading
RAF To Buy Extra C-17 Aircraft
Prime Minister David Cameron has today announced that the MoD is to order an additional C-17 Globemaster, taking the number of aircraft in the RAF’s fleet to eight.
The purchase of an extra C-17 will help to support the airbridge… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Perform Repairs for U.S. Navy’s SH-60 and EA-6B Aircraft
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) to repair avionics equipment on the SH-60 Seahawk helicopter and the EA-6B Prowler jet.
Under a five-year, fixed-price contract valued at nearly $19 million… Continue reading
BA, Japan Airlines agree tie-up on flights
British Airways and Japan Airlines have agreed a tie-up on flights between Europe and the world’s third-biggest economy in a new cost-cutting initiative, BA parent group IAG said on Wednesday.
“International Airlines Group (IAG) and Japan Airlines (JAL) have agreed… Continue reading
EASA mandates further inspections of the wings of A380
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published Wednesday 8 February 2012 an Airworthiness Directive to mandate a so-called High Frequency Eddy Current inspection of the wings of Airbus A380 in service.
This directive is a second interim measure to prevent… Continue reading
Cockpit surveillance now operational
On 7 February 2012, Swiss Airlines operated the first commercial flight equipped with a certified traffic situational awareness system, providing the pilots with real-time surveillance information on surrounding traffic. A première in Europe.
A breakthrough point has been reached in… Continue reading
Europe’s ATV space ferry set for launch to Space Station
Fuel, water, oxygen, air and most of the dry cargo have been loaded into ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle, Edoardo Amaldi, as the 9 March liftoff approaches.
Since arrival at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, last August, the… Continue reading
Singapore Airlines to Launch Boeing’s Electronic Logbook Solution
Boeing has announced that Singapore Airlines will be the launch customer for Boeing’s new Electronic Logbook (ELB) software. The new version of ELB, developed in partnership with Ultramain Systems, Inc., enables unprecedented levels of communication between pilots, ground crews, maintenance… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Uzbekistan Airways 767-300ER as Airline Marks 20th Anniversary
Boeing has delivered a new 767-300ER (Extended Range) passenger airplane to Uzbekistan Airways, coinciding with the airline’s 20th anniversary.
This is the first of the four 767-300ERs ordered by the airline in 2008. Uzbekistan Airways, headquartered in Tashkent, also has… Continue reading
Airbus foresees demand for 400 new aircraft in Spain by 2030
Airbus Global Market Forecast underlines Spain’s position in world’s aviation market
According to Airbus´ forecast, air traffic in Spain will almost double by 2030. Spanish airlines’ will need some 400 new passenger aircraft over the next 20 years. The total… Continue reading