Spirit Airlines will add Austin as its 70th destination in February 2019, as the ultra low-cost carrier continues with a stream of new route announcements in recent days. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Jet Aviation is scheduled to open a second widebody-capable completions hangar at its Basel, Switzerland facility on 21 November. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Gulfstream has almost wrapped up certification tests on its G600, with flight into known icing, and function and reliability trials the only evaluations remaining before US approval is granted for the super-large-cabin, long-range business jet later this year. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Airlines, unions and regulators are working to understand the 737 Max’s flight systems while unions uncover seeming errors in emergency ‘runaway stabiliser’ checklists. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
The Department of Defense is accepting proposals for commercial drones to be used as the US Army s Short Range Reconnaissance (SSR) unmanned air vehicle. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
The Washington DC-area airports of Ronald Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles International are poised to benefit from Amazon’s plans to open half of its highly-sought after second headquarters in the suburb of Arlington, Virginia. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Civil-registered Chinook helicopters formerly owned by British Airways could make a surprise return to UK operations after Bristow Group announced a $560 million merger with tandem-rotor stalwart Columbia Helicopters. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
UK start-up Samad Aerospace has entered the preliminary design review phase on its e-Starling hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, and has set out an ambitious plan to bring the six-seater to market by 2022, with a the 10-seat Starling Jet to follow two years later. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
The US Air Force awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to upgrade US Air National Guard and US Air Force Reserve F-16 aircraft with anti-jam GPS receivers. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
US air cargo company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has closed its $845 million purchase of Omni Air International, a charter carrier that operates a fleet of Boeing widebodies. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
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