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Garmin G5000 Gets FAA STC for Beechjets

Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted supplemental type certification (STC) for the G5000 avionics suite in the Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400XP aircraft. The G5000 modernizes the cockpit, increases aircr...

Airbus delivers the Americas’ first A320neo to LATAM Airlines Group

LATAM Airlines Group (LATAM), Latin America’s leading airline group, took delivery of its first A320neo – showcasing its white, indigo and coral livery and powered by Pratt & Whitney Pure Power PW1100-JM engines – on Monday, August 29, at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse. LATAM...

Third E190-E2 takes to the skies

Another E190-E2, serial number 20.003, took off on its maiden flight last Saturday, August 27, from the company's facility in São José dos Campos. The new E-Jet is the third of four prototypes to join the E190-E2 certification programme. Prototype 20.003 will be used primarily to test flying qualities and evaluate how the aircraft handles in icing conditions. The first E190-E2 prototype...

India to invest over $300 mln in logistics center for Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter parts

India intends to invest more than 20 billion rupees ($300 million) in the creation with Russia’s assistance of a logistics center of spare parts for Russia’s Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters at the facilities of India’s state-owned aerospace and defense company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a source in the Indian Defense Ministry told TASS on Tuesday. "To date, the main problem in the operation...

Thai Airways International becomes new operator of the A350 XWB

Thai Airways International (THAI) has become the eighth operator of the A350 XWB, following the delivery today of the first of 12 aircraft set to join the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft delivered today is being operated on lease from US-based CIT. THAI has configured its A350-900 with a premium two class layout with a total of 321 seats, comprising 32 THAI’s Royal Silk Class, convertible to...

Textron Aviation highlights continued investment at LABACE 2016

Textron Aviation Inc. announced its extensive aircraft lineup at this week’s Latin American Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (LABACE) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, showcasing its continued investment in new products and customer support capabilities in the region. Textron Aviation, with its in-country channel partner, TAM Aviação Executive, is displaying its broad product lineup, including t...

Dassault’s Falcon 8X Makes Initial Appearance at LABACE

Dassault’s new flagship, the 6,450 nm Falcon 8X which was recently certified by FAA and EASA, will make its maiden appearance at the Latin American Business Aviation Association and Exhibition (LABACE) in Sao Paulo from August 30-September 1. Entry into service in the early fourth quarter with Brazilian ANAC certification expected in the coming months. “The Falcon 8X has broken new ground,” sa...

Rockwell Collins' Pro Line Fusion upgrade certified for King Air 350 in Brazil

Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion® avionics upgrade solution for King Air 350 turboprops equipped with Pro Line II has received supplemental type certificate (STC) validation from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC). The same upgrade was certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) STC earlier this year. Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line Fusion upgrade for King Air 350 turboprops...

Bombardier Announces First Challenger 650 Aircraft Registered and Operated in Mexico

Bombardier Business Aircraft announced that the first Challenger 650 aircraft registered and operated in Mexico had entered service in the region earlier this year. This aircraft joins the Bombardier business jet fleet in Latin America composed of approximately 550 aircraft in service, including approximately 200 Bombardier business aircraft in Mexico. “The Challenger 650&n...

Leaded emissions from piston engine aircraft pose a significant health threat

They may seem innocuous enough, those small planes used for weekend getaways, flight training, small freight deliveries, and other civilian purposes. But collectively, the more than 167,000 piston-engine aircraft that comprise the majority of the U.S. general aviation (GA) fleet may pose a significant health threat. That's because these vehicles, which rely on leaded fuel to operate safely, co...

Bombardier Celebrates 40 Years of Aircraft Heavy Maintenance Operations in Tucson

Bombardier is pleased to celebrate its 40th year of operations in Tucson, Arizona. Occupying almost 1 million square feet (92,900 square metres) of total hangar space, the Tucson Air Centre is the largest of Bombardier’s nine Aircraft Service Centres and services both Bombardier commercial and business aircraft, and employs over 900 engineers, technicians and staff in the region. Since openi...

China launches state-owned aircraft engine maker: state media

China has set up a state-owned aircraft engine maker with registered capital of 50 billion yuan ($7.5 billion), state television said on Sunday, in the latest effort to develop home-grown, high-tech businesses to compete in international markets. The government's overhaul of state-owned enterprises to push Chinese products and services up the value chain has prioritized aircraft engines, hi...

Mitsubishi Regional Jet Aborts Flight to U.S. an Hour Into Test

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. aborted the maiden test flight to the U.S. of its regional jet aircraft due to problems with an on-board system about an hour into the trip. The aircraft, Japan’s first passenger plane developed at home in more than a half century, took off from an airport in Nagoya, Japan, en route to Moses Lake in Washington around 11:47 am Saturday but was forced to tur...

Boeing patented a jet engine powered by lasers and nuclear explosions

US Patent and Trademark Office approved an application last June from Boeing’s Robert Budica, James Herzberg, and Frank Chandler for a laser- and nuclear-driven aeroplane engine. With aeroplane makers constantly on the lookout for new and more efficient ways to power their products, this laser engine is the latest idea cooked up by the engineers at Boeing. Modern airliners such as the Boeing...

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40 years, 40 aircraft: Piaggio Aerospace celebrates a landmark double achievement

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Aircalin signs Flight Hour Services contract for Airbus A350-900 fleet

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Royal Brunei Airlines signs with Collins Aerospace for FlightSense™ and Dispatch℠ support

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Mexico expands C-130J Super Hercules fleet with second aircraft

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Malaysia Airlines renews longstanding Boeing IMM services agreement during MRO Asia-Pacific 2026

Boeing and Malaysia Airlines have renewed their Integrated Materials Management (IMM) services agreement for five years, the companies announced at MRO Asia-Pacific in Singapore. The renewed partnersh...

Half a thousand strong: Textron Aviation rolls out 500th Cessna Citation Latitude

Textron Aviation has reached a significant production milestone with the rollout of the 500th Cessna Citation Latitude from its Wichita, Kansas, facility. The achievement reflects the enduring popular...

Electra demonstrates revolutionary airport operations with Ultra-Short Takeoff aircraft using helicopter-style procedures

Electra announced the successful completion of first-of-its-kind flight operations from a heliport located on the commercial airport ramp at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. The demonstration high...