The US Navy is planning to award Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to modify the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye’s mission computer and displays software so that the early warning aircraft could control unmanned air vehicles. The US Navy (USN) is planning to award Northrop Grumman a sole-source contract to modify the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye’s mission computer and...Continue Reading

One hazy aspect of last year’s fatal Iranian missile attack on a Boeing 737-800 centres on the circumstances through which the aircraft was singled out when other flights were also operating from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. The Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation, which investigated the 8 January attack on Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752, attributed the...Continue Reading

Brazilian airframer Embraer posted a net loss of $731.9 million for the full year 2020, but says an increased demand for regional travel, and the jets that supply that sector, will drive the post-pandemic recovery. Brazilian airframer Embraer lost $732 million for the full year 2020 but says an increased demand for regional travel will...Continue Reading

Maintenance companies are confident of a recovery in CFM International CFM56 overhaul shop visits after airlines sharply reduced engine MRO activities amid the pandemic. Maintenance companies are confident of a recovery in CFM International CFM56 overhaul shop visits after airlines sharply reduced engine MRO activities amid the pandemic. However, service providers diverge in their views on what long-term impact...Continue Reading

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has confirmed that it intends to make its debut on a local stock exchange in the third quarter. Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways has confirmed that it intends to make its debut on a local stock exchange in the third quarter. The company expects to list 105 million shares on either the Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City...Continue Reading