US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is mulling a shorter test schedule for its Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter programme in an effort to save money, Sikorsky s president said this week. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark is impressed with how Boeing’s proposed New Midsize Airplane (NMA) is challenging long-held airliner design principles but thinks airline leaders may be too risk-adverse to embrace radical ideas. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
UK-based teardown specialist AerFin has taken delivery of the last three Airbus A340-300s from Cathay Pacific, marking the retirement of the type from the airline’s fleet. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Airbus s 3D printing technology business has teamed up with software house Dassault Systemes to streamline the process for designing and series manufacture of flight-approved metal parts which could help bring printed structural components inside airliner cabins within a year. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Lockheed Martin has launched an additional variant of its C-130J optimised to perform missions supporting the special operations forces (SOF) of international customers. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
A technology that protects pilots from optical laser strikes could be in service next year following an agreement signed at the Paris air show. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
US electric truck maker Workhorse is giving a Le Bourget debut to its SureFly personal helicopter, which it hopes will enter service in 2019 and has already taken pre-orders at the show. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) officials packed the balcony of the company’s chalet to witness the first Paris display conducted with its Hurkus turboprop trainer on the opening day of the show. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
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