on 22/06/2018 at 10h47
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced the conclusion of the first large-scale demonstration flights of the Guardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in Japan. The Guardian is a multi-mission maritime patrol variant of the company's Predator B platform. The demonstration...
on 21/06/2018 at 13h00
The first A330-900 production aircraft has embarked on a worldwide tour to demonstrate its readiness for airline operations. These function and reliability tests, also known as route proving, will include ETOPS (Extended-range Twin-engine Operational Performance Standards) missions, landing at...
on 19/06/2018 at 14h24
Cathay Pacific Airways has become the second airline to operate the A350-1000, the largest member of the A350 family. The airline took delivery of the aircraft at a special event in Toulouse, France, on 19th June. The aircraft is the first of 20 A350-1000s ordered by Cathay Pacific and will join...
on 18/06/2018 at 15h42
Hong Kong-based Government Flying Service (GFS) has received three H175s in public services configuration, becoming the world’s first operator of this new variant which enlarges the H175 mission capacity to search and rescue (SAR), emergency medical services, law enforcement, firefighting as well...
on 15/06/2018 at 11h30
Etihad Airways reduced its loss in 2017 but remained substantially in the red for the second year running. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier reported a loss of $1.52bn on core operations (vs. $1.95bn the previous year) on revenues of $6.1bn (+1.9%). The results for both years exclude extraordinary or...
on 14/06/2018 at 14h34
Airbus has inaugurated its fourth A320 Family production line in Hamburg, Germany. The new facility, featuring digital technologies and a more flexible industrial set-up, will play a key rôle in ramping up Airbus single-aisle production to 60 aircraft per month by mid-2019. Airbus also inaugurated...
on 12/06/2018 at 17h46
Russia's United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) report that they have approved the overall configuration of the CR929 long-range wide-body aircraft, clearing the way for the programme to enter full-scale joint development. The two partners in...
on 12/06/2018 at 17h13
TAG Aviation Asia — part of Geneva-based private jet charter, management and maintenance specialist TAG Aviation — is set to operate a Fixed Base Operation (FBO) at Macau International Airport. The company has agreed to a six-year concession agreement with the Macau Airport Authority to provide...
on 08/06/2018 at 15h39
Rolls-Royce and Thai Airways International have agreed to explore how the two companies will work together to expand the Trent CareNetwork by building on the airline's existing Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) capabilities. Becoming an Authorised Maintenance Centre (AMC) for Rolls-Royce will...
on 06/06/2018 at 15h05
The Saudi Air Navigation Service Co (SANS), the entity in charge of air traffic management in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), has selected Thales to support a programme for the modernisation of all surveillance radars in the Kingdom. The programme comes under the auspices of KSA Vision 2030,...
on 05/06/2018 at 11h31
Japan Air Commuter has converted one of the nine ATR 42-600s that the airline had previously ordered into an ATR 72-600. This conversion signifies the arrival of the larger, 70-seat ATR 72 in Japan. JAC, a regional subsidiary of Japan Airlines (JAL), introduced its first ATR 42-600 in April 2017...
on 04/06/2018 at 15h24
IATA now expects airlines to achieve a collective net profit of $33.8bn (4.1% net margin) in 2018 — which it describes as a solid performance despite rising costs, primarily fuel and labor, and an upturn in the interest rate cycle. Rising costs are said to be the the main driver behind the...
on 04/06/2018 at 12h02
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has taken delivery of its first A321neo aircraft in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft is the first of 21 A321neos ordered by the airline under its fleet renewal programme. Powered by Pratt and Whitney Pure Power engines, the new aircraft features a premium two-class layout...
on 04/06/2018 at 11h06
Cathay Pacific plans to use a blend of alternative jet fuel to fly its new fleet of Airbus A350-1000 aircraft to Hong Kong, underlining a key part of its strategy to achieve carbon neutral growth from 2020. The airline has 20 A350-1000s on order for delivery over the next four years, the first of...
on 01/06/2018 at 16h40
Zhejiang Loong Airlines has taken delivery of the first LEAP-1A-powered A320neo aircraft from the Airbus Final Assembly facility in Tianjin, China. The airline will be the first in Greater China to operate the advanced engine/aircraft combination. Loong Air launched the LEAP-1A in China when it...
