Philippine Airlines has informed its lessors of a plan to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the USA by the end of May, three people with knowledge of the matter tell Cirium. Philippine Airlines has informed its lessors of a plan to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the USA by the end of May,...Continue Reading

Cairo has ordered 30 additional Dassault Rafale fighters, in a follow up to a previous acquisition of 24 examples. Cairo has ordered 30 additional Dassault Rafale fighters, in a follow up to a previous acquisition of 24 examples. The 30 new Rafales will be funded through a loan with a tenure of ten years, discloses...Continue Reading

The US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters passed data to one another using a communications gateway aboard a U-2 spyplane. The US Air Force’s (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-35 and F-22 stealth fighters passed data to one another using a communications gateway aboard a U-2 spyplane. The F-35’s Multifunction Advanced Data Link...Continue Reading

US airlines have joined almost 50 other aviation and travel organisations, appealing to the governments of the USA and UK to open up a travel corridor between the two countries “as soon as safely possible”. US airlines have joined almost 50 other aviation and travel organisations, appealing to the governments of the USA and UK...Continue Reading

The US Army believes it is feasible to upgrade its fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks with the GE T408 turboshaft engine. The US Army believes it is feasible to upgrade its fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks with the GE T408 turboshaft engine. That’s the service’s conclusion after seven months of flight testing the more powerful...Continue Reading