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Europe’s Future Combat Air System: on the way to the first flight

On behalf of the governments of France, Germany and Spain, the French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) has awarded to Dassault Aviation, Airbus, Indra,...

Saab Receives Order for Upgrade of Gripen C/D

Saab and the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) have today signed a contract and Saab has received an order to ensure the continued operability...

Video: ORC Takes delivery of its first ATR 42-600 Covered by an ATR GMA

ORC (Oriental Air Bridge), Japanese regional airline, today took delivery of its first ATR 42-600 covered by an ATR Global Maintenance Agreement contract (GMA)....

Last Pilatus PC-6 Porter Crashes while on a delivery flight

Pilatus Aircraft delivered the last PC-6 Porter on Monday (Read More). Unfortunately, the celebration was shorted lived as this aircraft crashed in Greece on a...

NASA SOFIA retires

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) flew from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, for the last time on 13th December. SOFIA...

SWISS to fly the Airbus A350-900 from 2025

SWISS is to mark a new milestone in the modernization of its long-haul aircraft fleet: from 2025 onwards, the airline will gradually introduce five...

Germany Becomes Latest Country to Join the F-35 Team

The German Ministry of Defense announced today it is procuring 35 Lockheed Martin 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft. “Congratulations to Germany on procuring the...

Air New Zealand announces Mission Next Gen Aircraft partners

Air New Zealand has announced four world-leading innovators it will be working with on its mission to have its first zero emissions demonstrator flight – either...

Boeing, United Airlines Finalize 737 MAX and 787 Order, Including Record Purchase for 100 Dreamliners

Boeing and United Airlines announced the carrier is investing in its future fleet with an order for 100 787 airplanes, with the option to...

UPDATED: Italian AF Eurofighter fighter crash

In the late afternoon of today a single-seat Eurofighter aircraft of the 37th Stormo of Trapani-Birgi, returning from a training mission, for reasons not...

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