Aircraft lessor AerCap has placed a firm order for 30 Boeing 787-9s, valued at U.S.$8.1 billion at list prices. Delivery dates have not been disclosed.
After a decade of asymmetric warfare against low-intensity opponents, Western air forces begin to increase their capabilities against near-peer adversaries, demanding more advanced capabilities.
With ongoing North Korean missile tests and tension in Eastern Europe, the first successful test of the U.S. missile defense shield against an ICBM could not have come at a better time for missile maker Raytheon.
After a decade of asymmetric warfare against low-intensity opponents, Western air forces begin to increase their capabilities against near-peer adversaries, demanding more advanced capabilities.
Driven by increased orders of Airbus, Boeing and Comac aircraft, CFM International plans to add an extra 800 CFM56 and Leap engines to its already bulging production plan between 2018 and 2020.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker ruled out aircraft cancellations after four Middle Eastern countries blocked the airline from using their airspace, but the airline will start redeploying capacity to new destinations.
Boeing plans to use the Paris Air Show to set the stage for its July 1 launch of new Global Services division that aims to capture a much larger share of the services work on Boeing and other aircraft.
Half a century after its founding, Elbit Systems is a global defense powerhouse ranked 26th among the world’s defense companies, yet innovation and defense electronics are still its core assets.
Boeing used the opening morning of the 2017 Paris Air Show to announce that it has officially launched the Boeing 737 MAX 10, destined to be the largest of the four-aircraft MAX range.
Fielding a new wing of fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35A fighter jets, modernizing its existing air power and quadrupling its strike capacity, the Israeli Air Force is undergoing a generation leap that will prepare it to meet future challenges.
“Transportation as we know it is set to change. The dominant solutions available today are deeply flawed and demand disruption,” states Omer Bar-Yohai, the founder of EViation – the Israeli startup that is preparing to lead this change.
Changes designed for the Airbus A380-plus upgrade package will be available for entry into service by 2020, according to A380 marketing head Frank Vermeire.
The world’s most “printed engine,” GE’s new Advanced Turboprop, in which additive manufacturing replaces 855 normally made parts with just 12 “printed” components, is on track to run for the first time this year. It will power Cessna’s new Denali aircraft.
Textron Aviation Delivers 2,000th CJ; EasyJet Takes First Airbus A320neo; Philippines to Buy 12 Combat Jets, FA-50s Likely; German Heron TP Deal Clears Court; Poland Declares Need for Fifth-Generation Fighters; Elbit to Develop Panoramic Cockpit Displays for F-35.
Seeing progress in its Airbus A400M's capabilities and practically on-time deliveries, the French Air Force has adopted a supportive stance on the program.
Interchangeable modularity is a central concept for China’s new family of space launchers. With initial versions of three rocket types now flying, the industry is moving on to widening the payload options with new combinations of propulsion modules.
Ontario, Canada, remains a stable source of aerospace activity, although some chinks in the armor have appeared over the last year. Some sectors have shown modest growth, while others have retrenched.
