Bell Helicopter s V-280 Valor flew its inaugural flight this week, marking a later maiden voyage than expected after the company announced the tiltrotor would fly earlier this fall. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Boeing has revealed a narrow, nose-on view of the company s bid to win a three-way competition to build the MQ-25 Stingray, a carrier-based unmanned air system (UAS) that the US Navy plans to use as an in-flight refueler to extend the range of manned fighters. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Faced with yet another delay to the development schedule for its Falcon 5X business jet, Dassault made a bold move in December to axe the ultra-wide-cabin aircraft and end its increasingly fractured relationship with Safran, whose troubled Silvercrest engine programme has been major source of frustration for the French airframer. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Windtunnel tests have begun in Germany as part of a project seeking to improve engine compressor efficiency in an effort to reduce the weight of future powerplants. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Offshore services provider Babcock International has introduced the first two Airbus Helicopters H175 rotorcraft to be deployed in the southern hemisphere. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor has conducted its maiden flight at Amarillo, Texas. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Delta Air Lines has asked Bombardier to guarantee all 75 CS100s ordered in April 2016 will be assembled in Mobile, Alabama, instead of Canada, a top airline executive says. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Inside a Hamburg maintenance hangar belonging to Lufthansa Technik (LHT), a 40-year-old Boeing 747 Special Performance is undergoing a heavy check to help keep the heavily modified, NASA-owned aircraft in service until 2034. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Get an overview of airline capacity across the different regions, illustrating the fastest-growing regional markets as of December 2017, so you can plan your next strategic move. Understand YoY change in seat capacity, flight frequencies and ASMs/ASKs. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

The second Comac C919 prototype completed a two-hour maiden sortie on 17 December. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading