Ryanair intends to make a firm bid to acquire Alitalia’s fleet of jets, chief executive Michael O’Leary has indicated. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

A fifth G600 flight test aircraft and the first to be equipped with a full interior has joined Gulfstream s campaign to certificate and begin delivering the ultra-long-range business jet next year, the Savannah-based manufacturer announces. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading

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