Boeing confirms it is studying a further stretch of the 777X family currently in development, and says such an extension would be relatively easy to accomplish.
China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) and aviation investment company Friedmann Pacific Asset Management have signed a preliminary order with Comac for 60 ARJ21-700s.
Boeing confirms it is studying a further stretch of the 777X family currently in development, and says such an extension would be relatively easy to accomplish.
GE Aviation has unveiled one of the first digital customer solutions built on its Predix software platform, an application developed through a collaboration with Flydubai.
The tide may be turning for Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program, with Pentagon and industry leaders showing signs they are encouraged by early testing of the company’s fix to a major hardware problem.
Regional airliner manufacturer, ATR is projecting a need for as many as 2,800 regional turboprops as the aircraft are used to open more routes across the globe.
Kallman’s purpose is to maximize the value of time spent at the show and to trumpet the U.S.’s global advantages in international trade, technical innovation and possession of a capable workforce.
Still in the thick of flight tests, Embraer’s KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft is flying internationally for the first time on a summer tour of Europe and the Middle East, and making its maiden stop at the Farnborough Airshow.
The importance of the F-35 to Britain's aerospace industry is unarguable. The UK is the program's only Tier One partner, granting some British companies sole-source/OEM status on the program.
Today’s issue of ShowNews features our annual listing of the Top 10 Leaders of European Business Aviation. We pick the movers and shakers, those who are helping create demand for business aviation through clever marketing and innovation, those who are influential in polishing business aviation’s image with the public and politicians alike, and those who are fighting to protect it from unfair regulation.
Piaggio Aero announced the launch of the third-generation Avanti EVO, the world’s fastest civil turboprop in production. While claimed top cruise speed remains unchanged at 402 KTAS, the $7.39 million EVO should be able to fly 50+ miles farther than Avanti II because of reduced drag. A new optional 390-lb. extended-range fuel tank will boost range from 1,470 nm to 1,770 nm.
EBACE is not a defense exhibition – but the effects of the weekend’s 53% referendum decision by Switzerland not to buy 22 Swedish Saab Gripen fighters could be felt by some local companies represented here. The issue is one of offsets. When their aircraft was selected over two years ago, Saab and its associated companies had placed or promised $2.5 billion worth of business with local companies just to earn the right to participate in the competition against France’s Dassault Rafale and the Eurofighter Typhoon.
