Qatar Executive on the first day of the Farnborough Airshow announced a firm order for a further three Gulfstream G650ERs, as part of a 2015 memorandum of understanding with the airframer.
The UK Ministry of Defense has chosen the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. Certifiable Predator B remotely piloted aircraft system, with some specific modifications, to fulfill its future armed Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance requirements.
Both Airbus and Boeing released bullish forecasts for the global commercial aircraft market on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow, with Boeing projecting slightly stronger demand.
One of Britain’s most senior cyber warriors has a message for Farnborough’s SME community. You’ve got a problem, but there’s help available from the government and from some of the biggest names in the defense industry – and it’s free.
Boeing will source composite materials for its 777X aircraft from a new joint venture formed by United Arab Emirates-based Mubadala Development and Belgian composite materials and adhesives manufacturer Solvay, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Ray Conner said at Farnborough.
The nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator took flight on June 4 at the Dassault Aviation flight test center at Istres in what is claimed to have been first time a stealth aircraft controlled from the ground has flown in public.
GE Aviation unveiled one of the first digital customer solutions built on its Predix software platform, an application developed through a collaboration with Flydubai.
Technologies designed to reduce costs of major public building programs may offer terrorists an unprecedented reconnaissance capability, the Security Service has warned.
In March Norsk Titanium AS broke ground on a new 9,843-sq.-ft. European final assembly and test center near Oslo, Norway, that is due to be completed in October.
Israel Aerospace Industries is developing a supplemental type certificate for a 737-700BDSF cargo conversion. A first prototype aircraft is under conversion from passenger to full freighter configurations at IAI’s facility.
Northern Ireland Department for the Economy Minister Simon Hamilton has welcomed the launch of Causeway Aero, a new local collaboration in aerospace, during a visit to FIA 2016.
In an effort to overcome different approaches of the company’s shareholders, ATR CEO Patrick de Castelbajac is proposing a sequence of initiatives that includes re-engining of the ATR 72 and ultimately a new 100-seater.
Getting the F-35 flying in Britain is vitally important to the public image of a program that has endured more than its fair share of negative coverage. Just as critical is the progress of the Autonomic Logistic Information System, the jet’s next-generation support network.
As Boeing looks to replicate success in maintenance and upgrades, the head of Boeing Defense’s Global Services and Support division sees growth ahead for his business, whether in the U.S. or abroad.
AirAsia has signed a firm order for 100 Airbus A321neos, in a bid to cope with slot scarcity in Asia, and at a time when exuberant group CEO Tony Fernandes believes the carrier has weathered a period of uncertainty.
Airbus has forecast that global commercial aviation aftermarket spending will hit $3 trillion over the next 20 years, with the Asia-Pacific region expected to represent the largest market share for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), along with pilot and technician demand.
Qatar Airways is buying a 10% stake in LATAM Airlines, continuing the Gulf carrier’s strategy to acquire minority stakes in large international airlines.
Boeing chairman and CEO Dennis Muilenberg says the company is getting “a lot of customer feedback” on the so-called middle-of-the-market aircraft, but believes the company still has “time to decide.”
