UAC Prepares for First Test Flight of Il-114-300 Plane
Russias United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has begun preparations to conduct the first flight of the first prototype of the Il-114-300 aircraft. In a
China Eastern Airlines to Equip Boeing 737 Fleet with Thales DO-260B-Compliant Transponders
China Eastern Airlines have chosen Thales/ACSS to equip their B737 fleet with the NXT-800 DO-260B-compliant transponders to meet the CAACs (Civil Aviation Administration of China) ADS-B Out mandate. This is the first inter-mix configuration retrofit with the Boeing Service Bulletin for DO-260B mandate in China,
Boeing Designs Ultravoilet Wand to Sanitize Aircraft Interiors
Boeing entered into a patent and technology license with Florida-based Healthe Inc. today under which Healthe will manufacture an ultraviolet (UV) wand designed to sanitize airplane interiors
BAE System to Supply Flight Control System for World’s First Supersonic...
BAE Systems has received a contract from Aerion Supersonic to supply flight control system for its new AS2 supersonic business jet that will fly at a maximum speed of Mach 1.4 (about 1728 kilometers per hour)
Qatar Airways Pays Out $1.2 Billion to Customers in COVID- related Cancellations
Qatar Airways pays out over $1.2 Billion to customers since March in the wake of COVID-related cancellations by passengers and flight suspensions by the airline
14 Dead, Including Pilot as Dubai-Calicut Air India Plane Overshoots Runway, Breaks...
An Air India Express Boeing 737 from Dubai overshot the runway, crashed through a wall, plunged 30 feet down and split in two while landing at Kozhikode (Calicut) Airport in Indias Kerala state at 1940 hours IST on Friday. Till reports last came in 14 people were killed including one of the two pilots as the aircraft of Flight IX-1344 with 191 on board skidded off the runway amid heavy rain, police and emergency services officials told the media
Sound-Absorbing Components of MC-21's PD-14 Engine Developed
Russias ORPE Technologiya has developed resonance-type sound-absorbing structures and burn-in-panels of PD-14 engine to United Engine Corporation (UEC) for testing. Rostec
Russian PD-14 Engine successfully "tried on" on MC-21-310 Plane
Russia's state-owned Rostec announced Thursday it completed installation testing of locally manufactured PD-14 engine on MC-21-310 prototype aircraft. Russia's MC-21-300 fitted with local engines has been renamed as MC-21-310
Ethiopian Airlines 777F Catches Fire at Shanghai Airport
A Boeing 777F plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday. The massive fire appears to have originated from the main cargo deck
Nepal Airlines to Ground Chinese-made Y12, MA60 Aircraft from July 16
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has decided to ground two types of Chinese made aircraft, the 17-seater Y12e and the 56-seater MA6 from July 16 suspecting engine underperformance. Shortage of trained pilots to fly the Chinese aircraft is being cited as another reason for the grounding
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Delivery less than a Third of 2019
In its Second-Quarter delivery results announced Tuesday, planemaker Boeing put out bleak numbers. The company delivered 70 (Q2: 20) airplanes this year, down from 239 (Q2: 90) in 2019
Human Error, Misaligned Radar Led to Iranian Downing of Ukrainian Airliner
Iranian investigators have found that the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) airplane was accidentally shot down in January owing to human errors and a misaligned missile radar. The UIA flight 752 hit the ground shortly after taking off from Tehrans Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all 176 people onboard
Uruguay Orders Five A-29 Super Tucano Aircraft
Italian Army Orders Rheinmetall’s Skynex Air Defense System
Fincantieri Acquires Leonardo's Underwater Armaments & Systems Business
South Korea Begins Development of Long-range Air Defense Missile System
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U