Pilatus will cease production of its PC-6 multirole trainer in 2019 after a 60-year run. The decision follows poor sales of the single-engined turboprop, also known as the Porter, and limited development opportunities for the platform. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Israel has suspended the export licence granted to Aeronautics covering the sale of its Orbiter 1K armed loitering unmanned air vehicle to Azerbaijan. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Perlan II pilot Jim Payne plans to soar to 91,000ft in his Airbus-sponsored unpowered glider but that was not the objective of a quick, 1h flight on 30 August in El Calafate, a rugged tourist destination in southern Argentina. Payne s team had made several modifications to the Perlan II s control system, and this...Continue Reading

Qantas will switch its Sydney-Dubai-London flights will return to operate via Singapore under a new from 25 March 2018 under a renewed partnership with Emirates. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

F-35As are flying high again at Luke AFB, Arizona, though the US Air Force has not identified the root cause of physiological events that provoked the base s decision to restrict its F-35 squadron s flying operations. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Initial testing of the Irkut MC-21-300’s horizontal stabiliser has demonstrated that the design can withstand stresses over a 60,000-cycle operating period. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Potential buyers of Air Berlin have until 15 September to submit their offers, the carrier has confirmed. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

China Eastern Airlines expects to add 191 aircraft to the group’s fleet by the end of 2019. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

A Jetstar Boeing 787-8 suffered damage to its left wing and flap system after one of its main landing gear tyres delaminated while taking off from Singapore Changi International airport on 13 May. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Pratt & Whitney says that it is on track to introduce improvements to the PW1100G engines that power Airbus A320neo aircraft in India by the end of the year. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading