Lockheed Martin received its first F-16 fighter in Greenville, South Carolina as part of a 10-year sustainment contract with the US Air Force. Lockheed Martin received its first F-16 fighter in Greenville, South Carolina as part of a 10-year sustainment contract with the US Air Force (USAF). The fighter arrived at the Lockheed Martin manufacturing...Continue Reading

Five months after launching its ACJ TwoTwenty executive jet, Airbus Corporate Jets (ASJ) is talking up the performance of its modified A220-100, pitching the type as competitive in two segments of the business-aircraft market. Five months after launching its ACJ TwoTwenty executive jet, Airbus Corporate Jets (ASJ) is talking up the performance of its modified A220-100, pitching...Continue Reading

Nigerian carrier Azman Air has been ordered to suspend Boeing 737 operations in order to undergo a safety audit. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority says the measure – which takes effect from 15 March – affects all 737s across the airline’s fleet. It states that the decision follows a “series of incidents” with Azman 737s....Continue Reading

Airbus has teamed up with Draken Europe to bid for the UK’s forthcoming second-generation search and rescue contest, also known as UKSAR2G. Airbus has teamed up with Draken Europe to bid for the UK’s forthcoming second-generation search and rescue contest, also known as UKSAR2G. But details of the aircraft to be proposed for the requirement...Continue Reading

Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to steadily expand its network in the coming months, as it sees a gradual recovery stemming from global vaccination campaigns. Singapore Airlines (SIA) plans to steadily expand its network in the coming months, as it sees a gradual recovery stemming from global vaccination campaigns. SIA offered this outlook in its February...Continue Reading

Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court has granted low-cost carrier Nok Air a one-month extension to file its rehabilitation plan.  Thailand’s Central Bankruptcy Court has granted low-cost carrier Nok Air a one-month extension to file its rehabilitation plan.  In a 15 March stock exchange disclosure, Nok chief Wutthiphum Jurangkool says the court allowed the carrier up to...Continue Reading

China Aircraft Leasing reported steady operating profit and revenues in 2020, as the key fundamentals supporting its operations for the long term “remain unscathed”, despite a massive hit to its bottom line. China Aircraft Leasing reported steady operating profit and revenues in 2020, as the key fundamentals supporting its operations for the long term “remain...Continue Reading

Aircraft lessor SkyWorks Leasing is offering 17 LATAM Airlines Group aircraft for auction. Aircraft lessor SkyWorks Leasing is offering 17 LATAM Airlines Group aircraft for auction. The aircraft are currently in storage in Victorville, California, and are being sold on an “as-is, where-is” basis via public auction to be held on 14 April, the lessor...Continue Reading

The US Air Force is researching adding “cognitive electronic warfare” capabilities to the Boeing F-15 fighter. The US Air Force (USAF) is researching adding “cognitive electronic warfare” capabilities to the Boeing F-15 fighter. In particular, the service is looking for artificial intelligence and machine learning “algorithms to advance the capabilities of airborne electronic warfare systems...Continue Reading

Kazakhstan’s government has disclosed that four fatalities resulted from a military Antonov An-26 accident at Almaty on 13 March. Radar contact with the aircraft, operating from the capital Nur-Sultan, was lost at 17:22 according to the country’s ministry of emergency situations. The An-26 came down near Almaty airport, it adds. Kazakhstan’s defence ministry says the...Continue Reading