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Dassault Finds Buyers for Belgian Aeronautics Firm SABCA

The French company signed an agreement to sell SABCA to a joint venture between the Belgian state and MRO provider Sabena Aerospace.

Aircraft

February 7, 2020

Airbus On Track for E-Fan X Hybrid-Electric Flight in 2021

Airbus recently completed wind tunnel tests on a scale model of the E-Fan X hybrid-electric technology demonstrator aircraft, based on the BAe 146 RJ100.

Aircraft

February 7, 2020

Pilatus PC-24 Clinches Rough Field Certification

Pilatus has obtained rough field certification for its PC-24, allowing the twinjet to take off and land on grass, wet earth, dry sand, gravel, and snow.

Aircraft

February 7, 2020

EASA Proposal Updates Large-airplane Cert Rules

EASA has proposed changes to CS-25 certification regulations for transport airplanes to harmonize them with U.S. FAR Part 25 rules.

Aircraft

February 7, 2020

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Despite Costs, Embraer’s Slattery Shows Patience on Boeing JV

The Embraer Commercial CEO awaits the competitive “visibility” airline customers covet.

Aircraft

February 6, 2020

Tupolev Flies Modernized ‘Blackjack’

The nature of the upgrade to the Tu-160M has not been detailed, but the type is once again making its presence felt in the ongoing Russia-U.S. standoff.

Aircraft

February 6, 2020

Older Aircraft Can Be Upcycled To Train Flight Crews

Euramec is giving a new lease on life for older A320 airframes by having them recycled into training equipment for pilots and flight attendants.

Aircraft

February 6, 2020

Pegasus Airlines’ Runway Overrun Results in Three Fatalities

The Turkish low-cost carrier experienced three runway excursions in the past two years, two at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport.

Accidents

February 6, 2020

Mitsubishi Confirms Sixth Delay to SpaceJet Certification

Mitsubishi will not now be ready to begin deliveries of its M90 regional jet in 2020. It has yet to confirm a new target date.

Aircraft

February 6, 2020

Gulfstream's G700 Mockup Goes on Tour

Gulfstream brought its mockup to Monterey, California on February 4 before it is to next head to Palm Beach, Savannah, and then Europe.

Aircraft

February 6, 2020

Textron Stands To Gain Much in Bombardier Combo

Combining Bombardier's business aircraft unit with Textron brings much synergy to the maker of Citation business jets, analysts say.

Aircraft

February 6, 2020

Kuwait Prepares for Typhoon EIS in 2020

Final assembly of the first five Eurofighter Typhoons for Kuwait is underway in Italy.

Aircraft

February 5, 2020

Catic Caters to Customers with Full Line of Fighters

China's Catic has pursued new military aircraft programs based on increasingly advanced technology.

Aircraft

February 5, 2020

Saab Adds GlobalEye to Finnish Gripen Offer

Saab has already sold a fighter/AEW package to Thailand, and is applying the same concept to Finland’s HX requirement.

Aircraft

February 5, 2020

Airbus Suspends A320 Assembly in China Due to Coronavirus

Along with Boeing and Safran, Airbus has acknowledged that measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in China have disrupted work.

Aircraft

February 5, 2020

Australia Trials Litening Pod on C-130J

The RAAF is following the Air National Guard in testing the Litening pod as a means of improving situational awareness for the C-130 crew and ground units.

Aircraft

February 5, 2020

Navy Flies Unmanned Growlers

Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Aircraft

February 5, 2020

Bombardier’s Coleal Bullish on Bizav

Business aviation could see growth, mainly in the large cabin segment, if it enhances customer experience while fending off environment critics.

Aircraft

February 4, 2020

Buyers Will Determine Used Biz Aircraft Price in 2020

A new analysis by Mente Group expects preowned business aircraft prices to be driven by buyers in 2020.

Aircraft

February 4, 2020

New Zealand Ok's Cora eVTOL Passenger Flight Trials

The New Zealand government has given its support to passenger-carrying flight trials with Wisk's Cora eVTOL aircraft.

Aircraft

February 4, 2020