Lockheed Martin has won a $172 million contract from the US Navy and US Air Force for the second production lot of its stealthy Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Delta Air Lines expects it could be forced to delay the start date for its Airbus A220 operations due to ramifications of the US government shutdown, management told analysts and media on an earnings call on 15 January. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Swiss firm AMAC Aerospace has secured its first BBJ Max 9 completion contract and plans to take delivery of the re-engined narrowbody at its Basel facility in September 2020. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Eurofighter intends to pitch its Typhoon aircraft to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force s fleet of Boeing CF-18A/B Hornet fighters. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Air Canada will invest C$97.3 million ($73.3 million) in regional partner Jazz Aviation’s parent Chorus Aviation, as it extends the Jazz capacity purchase agreement (CPA) by an additional 10 years until end-2035. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Dassault has been contracted by the French government to begin development work on the new F4 standard for the Rafale fighter. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
A decline in fuel prices should enable US airlines to expand profit margins in 2019 despite slowing economic expansion, declining unit revenue growth and potential for a hike in labour rates, financial analysts say. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
The big-two airframers just about managed to get over the line to hit their delivery targets for last year, and in doing so set production records for themselves and the industry. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Vietnamese start-up Bamboo Airways has set 16 January as its launch date, one week after gaining its air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), and sticking to its previous announcement of a mid-January launch. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) has been put in the awkward position of having to assure investors and the travelling public that it is not ceasing operations, after being hit by a series of negative news reports. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
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