Paris has ordered eight additional Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft as well as an additional prototype of the VSR700 unmanned helicopter. Paris has ordered eight additional Airbus Helicopters H225M rotorcraft as well as an additional prototype of the VSR700 unmanned helicopter. The order comes under the auspices of a 2020 programme to support France’s aerospace sector,...Continue Reading

Vietnam Airlines has outlined various support measures to improve its financial position following its losses in 2020. Vietnam Airlines has outlined various support measures to improve its financial position following its losses in 2020. In a filing to the Ho Chi Minh City stock exchange dated 14 April, the flag carrier has disclosed the serious...Continue Reading

Autonomous aircraft company Xwing says its Cessna Grand Caravan 208B has completed its first “fully autonomous gate-to-gate demonstration of a commercial cargo aircraft”. Autonomous aircraft company Xwing says its Cessna Grand Caravan 208B has completed its first ”fully autonomous gate-to-gate demonstration of a commercial cargo aircraft”. Xwing, a startup based in the San Francisco Bay...Continue Reading

The US Air Force’s Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter finished its developmental test programme on 13 April. The US Air Force’s Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopter finished its developmental test programme on 13 April. The service’s new combat search and rescue helicopter wrapped up nearly two years of testing...Continue Reading

Airlines, lessors and other financiers laid out $59 billion for the purchase of new commercial aircraft in 2020 – a full 40% less funding than was available in 2019. Airlines, lessors and other financiers laid out $59 billion for the purchase of new commercial aircraft in 2020 – a full 40% less funding than was...Continue Reading