The Indian government has approved the purchase of 240 locally assembled Al-31FP engines from Hindustan Aeronautics to power its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters.
China’s AG600 seaplane has entered the Type Inspection Approval (TIA) phase, completing airspeed calibration test flight on Aug. 30, AVIC has announced.
The government of the Gabonese Republic has acquired a 56% majority shareholding in the private airline Afrijet - via its new holding company Fly Air Gabon – so it becomes. in effect, the Central African country’s national airline.
Aura Aero is closing in on certifying an aerobatic two-seater and working to raise the required equity to develop its 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Red Sea Global (RSG), The Red Sea and AMAALA, have secured its second operating license for a water aerodrome from the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
Parts-supply specialist Heico is seeing some customers cut back on purchasing, but broader aftermarket demand remains strong amid continued new-equipment delivery struggles.
EMBRAER marked its 35th anniversary as a publicly traded company, following company's 55th anniversary that was celebrated on Aug 19. It used event to outline growth plans that could include >100 annual commercial aircraft deliveries by 2026 and increase in business jet deliveries to 160-170 per year; services are to continue to grow at double digits.
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK is reporting BOEING found damage to thrust link assembly on a fourth 777-9 test aircraft (now all four), which last flew in Nov 2021; links transfer vertical/lateral mechanical stresses between engine and aircraft.
