South African carrier CemAir has signed a letter of intent for two Bombardier Q400 turboprops at the Paris air show. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

While the Lockheed Martin F-35B will inevitably be the main attraction of the Royal Navy s new Queen Elizabeth-class carrier, the service is expecting the rotary fleet to really come into its own through the deployment of the AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin, plus other possible rotorcraft in the future. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

Lockheed Martin recently tested a prototype from Rockwell Collins that could solve the F-35 s helmet-mounted display green glow issue, F-35 programme Jeff Babione told reporters at the Paris air show this week. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

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