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Piaggio Notches Three Orders for Avanti II

Piaggio has received three firm orders for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop–two from the United Arab Emirates military and another from Susi Air in Indon

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June 14, 2009

Saft Li-ion batteries for Chinese, Russian RJs

Saft has been selected to supply batteries for both China’s AVIC ARJ21 regional jet and its Russian competitor, the Sukhoi Superjet.

Aircraft

June 14, 2009

Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks

The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t

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June 13, 2009

Bental’s branches into civil market and shows off MicroBat payload

Having carved out a reputation in the military field for high-performance actuators, auxiliary power units and other power/motion systems, Bental Industrie

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June 13, 2009

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An-148 enters service; stretch version in works

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit launched passenger service with an Antonov An-148-100 regional jet prototype on a June 2 flight between the capital Kiev and Kha

Aircraft

June 13, 2009

How Europe’s A400M airlifter failed to take off

Six years ago, the team from Airbus Military promoting the A400M came to the Paris Air Show full of confidence and good intentions.

Aircraft

June 13, 2009

ATRr’s 600 Series is close to first flight

Royal Air Maroc is one of the most recent customers to sign up for the new 600 Series of ATR-42s and ATR-72s being developed by Avions de Transport Regiona

Aircraft

June 12, 2009

Flurry of recent export orders bolsters Israel Aerospace sales

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) hopes that new export orders, such as a $50 million deal to supply unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, will bolste

Aircraft

June 12, 2009

Cirrus Jet Resumes Flying, Some Deposits Returned

As Cirrus Aircraft’s prototype Vision jet single resumes flight testing with a new Garmin G1000 avionics suite, some buyers seeking refunds of deposits for

Aircraft

June 11, 2009

Raven radar equipped Gripen to fly by year-end

In late March Saab announced a teaming agreement with Selex Galileo to develop the ES-05 Raven active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Gri

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Block III will ensure Apache ‘production’ through 2040

They’ve done it with the Chinook, now they’re doing it with the Apache.

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Embraer sets its sights on new military jet transport

Embraer has received a $1.3 billion contract to design and deliver a new military transport, called the KC-390.

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

King Air still in high demand for hot-and-high recon missions

How much more performance can be extracted from the King Air twin turboprop to satisfy surveillance requirements? The latest Model 350ER offers almost doub

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

CFM bets on composites for future turbofan blades

CFM International (Hall 2 Stand B149) is studying a next generation of turbofans to power single-aisle commercial aircraft, hoping to secure a role in

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Navy sets stiff test for UCAV carrier ops

We all know that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) present operational challenges, and making them into stealthy, tailless jets and asking them to do combat

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

The Black and White of Stealthy UAVs

The X-47B is the only stealthy UAV under development that is currently acknowledged by the Pentagon–unless you count the recently revealed Predator-C, whic

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Sandblaster and LVL ‘clear the air’

Extended rotary-wing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought the problems of “brown-out” sharply into focus.

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Airbus expects minor mods to keep A320 flying for years

Despite the fact that final assembly of the 4,000th example is now under way, the A320 single-aisle twinjet may be only at the midpoint of its production l

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

LHT undertakes restoration of Super Star Constellation

The Lockheed L-1649A Super Star was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to Lufthansa Techn

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Airbus engages all of Europe in A350 project

To the casual observer, it looked like just another chunk of concrete apron on Airbus’s sprawling production complex at Blagnac Airport outside Toulouse.

Aircraft

June 9, 2009

Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Latest

Piaggio Notches Three Orders for Avanti II

Piaggio has received three firm orders for the P.180 Avanti II twin turboprop–two from the United Arab Emirates military and another from Susi Air in Indon

Saft Li-ion batteries for Chinese, Russian RJs

Saft has been selected to supply batteries for both China’s AVIC ARJ21 regional jet and its Russian competitor, the Sukhoi Superjet.

Finmeccanica shifts priorities but avoids making cutbacks

The world financial crisis is hitting military budgets as well as commercial aviation, forcing Finmeccanica, Italy’s leading defense and aerospace group, t

Bental’s branches into civil market and shows off MicroBat payload

Having carved out a reputation in the military field for high-performance actuators, auxiliary power units and other power/motion systems, Bental Industrie

Videos

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An-148 enters service; stretch version in works

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit launched passenger service with an Antonov An-148-100 regional jet prototype on a June 2 flight between the capital Kiev and Kha

How Europe’s A400M airlifter failed to take off

Six years ago, the team from Airbus Military promoting the A400M came to the Paris Air Show full of confidence and good intentions.

ATRr’s 600 Series is close to first flight

Royal Air Maroc is one of the most recent customers to sign up for the new 600 Series of ATR-42s and ATR-72s being developed by Avions de Transport Regiona

Flurry of recent export orders bolsters Israel Aerospace sales

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) hopes that new export orders, such as a $50 million deal to supply unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Russia, will bolste

Cirrus Jet Resumes Flying, Some Deposits Returned

As Cirrus Aircraft’s prototype Vision jet single resumes flight testing with a new Garmin G1000 avionics suite, some buyers seeking refunds of deposits for

Raven radar equipped Gripen to fly by year-end

In late March Saab announced a teaming agreement with Selex Galileo to develop the ES-05 Raven active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Gri

Block III will ensure Apache ‘production’ through 2040

They’ve done it with the Chinook, now they’re doing it with the Apache.

Embraer sets its sights on new military jet transport

Embraer has received a $1.3 billion contract to design and deliver a new military transport, called the KC-390.

King Air still in high demand for hot-and-high recon missions

How much more performance can be extracted from the King Air twin turboprop to satisfy surveillance requirements? The latest Model 350ER offers almost doub

CFM bets on composites for future turbofan blades

CFM International (Hall 2&nbsp;Stand B149) is studying a next generation of turbofans to power single-aisle commercial aircraft, hoping to secure a role in

Navy sets stiff test for UCAV carrier ops

We all know that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) present operational challenges, and making them into stealthy, tailless jets and asking them to do combat

The Black and White of Stealthy UAVs

The X-47B is the only stealthy UAV under development that is currently acknowledged by the Pentagon–unless you count the recently revealed Predator-C, whic

Sandblaster and LVL ‘clear the air’

Extended rotary-wing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have brought the problems of “brown-out” sharply into focus.

Airbus expects minor mods to keep A320 flying for years

Despite the fact that final assembly of the 4,000th example is now under way, the A320 single-aisle twinjet may be only at the midpoint of its production l

LHT undertakes restoration of Super Star Constellation

The Lockheed L-1649A Super Star was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to Lufthansa Techn

Airbus engages all of Europe in A350 project

To the casual observer, it looked like just another chunk of concrete apron on Airbus’s sprawling production complex at Blagnac Airport outside Toulouse.

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CFM International (Hall 2 Stand B149) is studying a next generation of turbofans to power single-aisle commercial aircraft, hoping to secure a role in