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Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik Expand Partnership to Support German P-8A Poseidon...

July 5, 2022 @ 02:59 PM

Boeing, ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik signed a three-party agreement today to support Germanys new P-8A Poseidon fleet. With the new agreement, Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik will be the team responsible for executing the P-8A sustainment program in Germany

Sweden Orders Two GlobalEye AEW&C Aircraft from Saab for $710M

July 4, 2022 @ 11:19 AM

The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) awarded Saab nearly$710 million (SEK 7.3 billion) for two GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft

Textron Aviation Delivers Special Mission Cessna Citation Aircraft to Japan

July 2, 2022 @ 10:21 AM

Textron Aviation handed over special mission Cessna Citation Longitude jet fitted with flight inspection calibration equipment to be operated by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) on June 30. The aircraft will conduct flight validation and flight inspection operations to ensure the integrity of the airways that constitute the national airspace...

China Could Develop Fixed-Wing Transport Plane for Third Aircraft Carrier

June 30, 2022 @ 06:55 AM

China could develop a transport plane based on the KJ-600 for its third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, featuring electromagnetic catapults. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Naval Aviation University recently organized a series of training sessions under realistic combat scenarios with Y-7 transport aircraft at an airfield in North China recently,...

Korea Aerospace Ventures into Urban Air Mobility Aircraft

June 28, 2022 @ 09:59 AM

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) aims to develop an Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft that will reportedly be 25-40% smaller than standard-size aircraft by 2024. KAI said it will later develop a full-scale UAM aircraft that can be used as a standardized model for the air taxi business in Korea amid the governments push to commercialize air taxis by 2025

Engine Failure Caused Russian Il-76 Cargo Plane Crash that Killed 4

June 24, 2022 @ 11:26 AM

Russias Defense Ministry has said that the Il-76 crashed in the western city of Ryazan on Friday after one of its engines failed. According to reports, the Il-76, that took off from Urals city of Orenburg, was attempting an emergency landing in Ryazan shortly after refueling in the city

Chinese AG600 New Configuration Fire-Fighting Seaplane Makes First flight

June 6, 2022 @ 02:15 PM

The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) announced the first flight of a new variant of the AG600 Kunlong fire-fighting/water rescue amphibious aircraft. In a

Chinese Warplanes ‘Harass’ Canadian Patrol Aircraft Enforcing U.N. Sanctions

June 2, 2022 @ 12:51 PM

The Canadian Armed Forces alleged that Chinese warplanes harassed its aircraft tasked with patrolling international airspace as part of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) mission to enforce sanctions imposed against North Korea. Canada made these accusations Wednesday, saying that on several occasions between April 26 and May 26, Chinese military planes approached CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft in an attempt to divert them from their flight path

After 'Moskva' Warship Postage Stamp Success, Ukraine Offers 'Miriya' Aircraft Stamp

May 26, 2022 @ 09:50 AM

Ukrainian postal service, UkrPoshta will release a new postage stamp depicting its An-225 ‘Miriya aircraft that was destroyed during the initial days of its war against Russia following the sell-out of an earlier stamp showing a defiant gesture by a Ukrainian soldier against the Russian warship, Moskva. Invading Russian forces destroyed the Ukrainian-manufactured plane at the Hostomel airport in early April near Kyiv during a failed attempt to encircle and capture the capital city of nearly 3 million people

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