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UTC Aerospace Systems Congratulates Airbus on A320neo Certification

Airbus to lead on £14m wing and fuel research

Bristol's Airbus site will lead on two new aerospace research projects after £14m funding was announced by Business Secretary Sajid Javid. He said the government and industry funding would help UK aerospace grow. Wing manufacturing technology and fuel systems will be examined in...

Mexico buys 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft from Russia

According to the Ministry of Economy of Mexico, in 2014 the volume of trade between Mexico and Russia amounted to $1.78 billion Mexico has acquired 30 Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft from Russia, Ruben Beltran, the Mexican ambassador to Russia, said on Friday. "We see great prospects for coo...

Airbus A380 cracks 600 passenger ceiling and 400 passenger floor

Two decks. Four engines. Four classes. And fewer than four hundred passengers on board — or more than six hundred. That’s the reality of the Airbus A380 as 2015 comes to a close, ten years after the superjumbo first flew. As early adopters Emirates and Singapore Airlines work through their calculations on what the future of the Airbus A380 looks like, it’s fascinating that the...

Aviastar-SP officially hands over first upgraded Il-76MD-90A to the Russian Aerospace Force

Russia’s Aviastar-SP aircraft maker, part of the United Aircraft-Manufacturing Corporation, has officially delivered the first upgraded Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A (NATO reporting name: Candid) plane to the Russian Aerospace Force’s military and transport aviation pool, Aviastar-SP CEO Sergei Dementyev said on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. The Il76MD-90A plane is the second out of 39 aircraft t...

First GE9X demonstrator core testing launches

Testing is underway on the first demonstration core for the GE9X engine that will power the Boeing 777X aircraft. “The core test allows us to see all the key hot section modules—the HPC, combustor and HPT—working together as a complete system at least four years before the engine enters service,” said Bill Millhaem, general manager of the GE90/GE9X engine programs at GE...

Honeywell Demonstrates ‘Mind Control’

This month’s long-anticipated release of the most recent chapter in the Star Wars saga will no doubt captivate audiences with scenes of futuristic spacecraft skirmishing in a sub-orbital dogfight, their pilots’ hands firmly on the controls, as they have been since the very first aerial combat. Yet researchers at Honeywell are working on something even diehard science fiction...

The 767 Is Not Quite Ready to Fly into the Sunset

While the near-term future of the current-generation Airbus A330 and Boeing 777 programs is tinted with concern over how much to cut production rates, the widebody program that those two aircraft were supposed to all but finish off is expanding. Bolstered by a huge order from FedEx and its selection as the new U.S. Air Force tanker platform, the Boeing 767 is in rare air: a 34-year-old widebody...

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Drone Air Traffic Control Using UAVs to Fight Fires

Lockheed Martin has demonstrated how drone air traffic control can work by getting several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to work together in mid-air to fight fires, showing that it is possible for both large aircraft and small drones to work together without causing an accident. The aerospace and defence contractor successfully demonstrated its UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system by getting a...

Airbus Helicopters’ H225 receives Russian certification

Marignane, Airbus Helicopters is proud to announce the certification of the H225 by Russian Certification Authorities as it is the first time in history that a foreign heavy class helicopter has been certified in Russia. “Successful certification of H225 by the Interstate Aviation Committee gives Russian customers an opportunity to start operations of the efficient and reliable rotor...

12 Years After First Flight, HondaJet Cert within Grasp

Twelve years after the Honda Motor Co. announced the first flight of its experimental compact business jet, the HondaJet, the since formed Honda Aircraft is on the cusp of certification and entry-into-service of the first of what is anticipated will be a family of HondaJet aircraft. Honda announced the first flight of the experimental HondaJet on Dec. 13, 2003. The prototype aircraft flew...

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega orders three AW169 helicopters

Swiss Air-Rescue Rega has placed an order for three AW169 light intermediate twin-engine and one GrandNew light twin-engine helicopters which will join the current fleet of a GrandNew and nine single-pilot configured Da Vinci helicopters. The aircraft will perform emergency medical service and search and rescue missions (EMS/SAR) all over Switzerland, from the lowlands to the high mountains of the...

Spring Airlines orders 60 A320neos

Spring Airlines has signed an order for 60 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. The Chinese low-cost carrier says in a stock exchange statement that the order will be split between 45 A320neos and 15 A321neos, in a deal valued at $6.3 billion at list prices. No engine selection was specified, and the order remains subject to approval by the Chinese government. Spring indicates that delivery of...

Three Years On, Gulfstream G650 Fleet Nears 150

Since entering service three years ago this month, Gulfstream Aerospace’s flagship G650 fleet is nearing the 150 aircraft milestone. Some 145 of the ultra-long-range business jets—105 G650s and 40 G650ERs—are currently flying, according to the Savannah, Ga.-based aircraft manufacturer. To date, the G650 fleet has logged more than 78,000 hours...

Dassault Aviation and the COP 21: our environmental commitments

Civil aviation encourages connection and contact by bringing people closer together. It represents a growing need and one that must go hand in hand with sustainable development. Dassault Aviation is one of the pioneers of “green” aviation and devotes a large share of its R&D budgets to it: for the same mission, our Falcon business jets burn 30 to 40% less kerosene than our competit...

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