Two Boeing F/A-18E/Fs have demonstrated a sensor fusion capability that combines the data from multiple sensors on both aircraft in near real-time as the programme launches production of the Block III version of the 20-year-old, carrier-based fighter, says Bob Kornegay, business development manager for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Programs at Boeing. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Boeing has passed the one-year anniversary of the 737 Max with a staggeringly large in-service fleet that has fulfilled promises of improved fuel efficiency while battling normal teething problems. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

An US Marine Corps investigation of the crash of a V-22B Osprey into an amphibious transport ship in August 2017, which killed three, found that the rotorcraft suffered no mechanical or electrical problems and the aircrew was not at fault. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Allegiant Air has taken delivery of its first US-assembled Airbus A320 from Mobile, Alabama. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines will drop first class from its Boeing 737 cabin, as it proceeds with an earlier announced seat densification under a new low-cost strategy. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

A long-awaited open-skies agreement between the USA and Brazil has entered into force, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) confirms to FlightGlobal. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Soon-to-launch Canadian discounter Swoop has released a time-lapse video of a Boeing 737-800 being painted in the carrier’s livery. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Beyond the walls of Mitsubishi Aircraft offices in Nagoya and Seattle, a steady stream of ominous events have followed what the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) programme describes as that dark, dark day on 23 January 2017, when the company was forced to announce a fifth delay for the entry-into-service of the MRJ90. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

BAE Systems received a more than $100 million contract from Lockheed Martin to support the maintenance and replacement of electronic warfare systems on the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Usage of AeroVironment s explosive-tipped drone, the Switchblade, is growing as the US Marine Corps ordered its first of the missile-like weapon in April 2018. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading