Aircraft
News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
The airworthiness directive limiting Gulfstream G500/600 runway crosswind operations is causing delays in aircraft deliveries and for G700/800 approvals.
A “backlog clean-up” during the second quarter resulted in Gulfstream purging its backlog by $1.2 billion, but funded orders still rose 38.9 percent YOY.
The CAAs of Russian and Iran agreed on July 26 to a pact calling for the supply of Iranian parts and services for Russia’s Western jets.
Tecnam's revamped Italian single-engine airplane features a luxury interior and touchscreen avionics.
The new fighters are required urgently to complete the replacement of the air force’s Soviet-era hardware.
The two A330s will be converted into tanker/transports to restore a capability lost with the retirement of the Boeing KC-137 in 2013.
Piper is celebrating its 85th anniversary and huge demand for its products.
Airbus has engineered a fully roll-on, roll-off solution that can turn any A400M into a firefighter without modification.
Daher's new $3.487 million Kodiak 900, which received FAA certification on July 20, is a stretch variant of the company’s Kodiak 100 utility turboprop.
Textron unit Pipistrel plans to seek EASA IFR certification for its four-seat single-engine Panthera.
