Aviation International News
2020-10-23
In mid-October Airbus Defence and Space revealed a design proposal for an advanced trainer. Development of the Airbus Future Jet Trainer (AFJT) is led by the […]
2020-10-22
American Airlines has added its Airbus A330-200s to the list of aircraft types it now plans to permanently retire due to demand erosion from the Covid-19 […]
2020-10-22
Bell has delivered three new 407GXis to the Polish National Police (PNP), the company said today. The PNP’s new turbine single helicopters are equipped with Trakka […]
2020-10-22
General and business aviation services company Simavia has received certification from Russia that allows it to operate as an authorized service center (ASC) for Daher’s TBM […]
2020-10-22
Rady Fahmy, who led a resurgence of the African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA), died on October 16 after a long illness. Fahmy earned a master of […]
2020-10-21
MRO provider Ace Aeronautics has opened a new paint booth and media blast facility at its Guntersville, Alabama campus, building on the company’s capabilities for the […]
2020-10-21
ExecuJet MRO Services Malaysia has received certification from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to perform line and heavy maintenance on certain Dassault Falcon 2000s […]
2020-10-21
NBAA is concerned that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed CO2 standard for aircraft emissions includes certain data-reporting requirements that don’t align with global standards and […]
2020-10-21
Leonardo said it would stand behind CEO Alessandro Profumo, 63, following his sentencing last week on fraud charges related to his tenure as CEO of Banca […]
2020-10-20
The International Civil Aviation Organization expects to issue a second-phase Council on Aviation Recovery Task Force (CART) report late this month or in early November that […]
2020-10-20
While the ban on supersonic flight over land is still in place, the field of supersonic contenders is growing increasingly crowded as new prospective developers jump […]
2020-10-20
Embraer’s business jet deliveries slipped by six aircraft in the third quarter, according to numbers released today by the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer. The total for the […]
2020-10-19
Business and general aviation leaders faced another setback in their efforts to preserve Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) with the U.S. District Court for the District […]
2020-10-19
Footage emerged online of a Chinese H-6N strategic bomber carrying what appears to be a supersonic anti-ship weapon. The existence of such a weapon in the […]
2020-10-19
Flybe, the British regional airline which ceased all of its operations in March 2020, might be revived and return to service again in 2021. On October […]
2020-10-19
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi completed the last step in the proceedings of starting the airline in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A joint venture of a […]
2020-10-18
Team Tempest has provided a further glimpse into the UK’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, two years after its unveiling at the Farnborough Air Show. […]
2020-10-18
The University of Illinois-Willard Airport (CMI) in Champaign has inaugurated its new general aviation U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility. Previously, all private international arrivals were […]
2020-10-18
FreeFlight Systems has received Technical Standard Order (TSO) approval for its new line of dual-band ADS-B datalink receivers. These new receivers begin shipping next month with […]
2020-10-17
China’s airlines continue to witness a strong uptick in local demand after domestic traffic rose to 47.75 million in September, representing 98 percent of passenger volume […]
2020-10-16
United Airlines struck a comparatively positive tone Thursday in characterizing its progress toward recovery from Covid-19, even while reporting a net loss of $1.8 billion during […]
2020-10-16
Taking a step toward its vision of creating an ecosystem of door-to-door travel that supports supersonic flight, Aerion Supersonic has formed a partnership with Falls Church, […]
2020-10-16
The Swedish defense ministry published a 181-page document on October 14 that outlines a defense bill to be put before the Riksdag (parliament). Having gained cross-party […]
2020-10-15
Dassault Aviation has signed the 500th contract for its FalconCare maintenance program and is adding new options to it. The program currently offers scheduled and unscheduled […]
2020-10-15
In the maelstrom of the Covid pandemic’s impact on the business aviation sector, it has been hard to find space to reflect the personal toll it […]
2020-10-15
Malaysian ATR turboprop operator Firefly Airlines plans to start jet operations starting during next year’s fourth quarter, adding as many as 10 narrowbodies in three phases […]
2020-10-15
GE Aviation’s Digital Group is working to develop a flight data monitoring (FDM) program to support Uber Elevate’s planned eVTOL aircraft rideshare service. The technology will […]
2020-10-15
Todd Duncan, chairman of Duncan Aviation The year I was born, 1966, was the year Duncan Aviation first joined the National Business Aviation Association. Our first […]
2020-10-14
Textron Aviation has delivered another two special-mission Beechcraft King Air 350CERs to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s air and marine operations (AMO) for a total of […]
2020-10-14
Athens-based airline Sky Express has placed a firm order for four A320neo aircraft, making it a new Airbus customer and marking a foray into jets after […]