Earlier this year the US airline industry appeared poised to succeed in its years-long quest to strip air traffic control (ATC) from the Federal Aviation Administration. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Bell Helicopter is pitching the in-development 525 Relentless to military customers as a 20-passenger troop transport or search and rescue (SAR) platform. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Alitalia Airbus A320 suffered a tail-strike on departure from Milan Malpensa. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Criminal investigators probing the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have received additional radar information from Russian authorities. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Updated with response from Qantas that it has yet to decide where A380 upgrade will take place. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has challenged Airbus and Boeing to provide aircraft with superior economics over extreme ranges. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Qantas has posted an underlying profit before tax of A$1.4 billion ($1.1 billion) for its 2017 financial year ended 30 June, down 8.5% from a year earlier, but still the second highest result in the carrier’s history. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Spirit Airlines will launch six new routes on 9 November. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Northrop Grumman plans to modernise its Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle in order to meet the requirements for the US Missile Defense Agency s (MDA) proposed high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) effort, a programme that would stretch the RQ-4 beyond its current capabilities. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Cobham has been selected to provide the weapons carriage and release equipment for South Korea’s developmental KF-X fighter aircraft. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading