Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company announced at the Farnborough Airshow three significant new commitments for the Superjet 100 (SSJ100) from Orient Thai Airlines, Pearl Aircraft Corporation and Gazpromavia for up to 79 aircraft. Orient Thai Airlines has signed a letter of intent with Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company which is expected to see it buy up to
Piper Aircraft has announced that Geoffrey Berger, who is managing director of Imprimis’s Brunei operations, has been appointed as its interim CEO after Kevin J Gould stepped down from the position. Commenting on the management change, Piper’s chairman and managing partner of Imprimis, Stephen W. Berger said, “Kevin’s leadership, first as VP Operations, then as
Qantas has announced that it has exercised options for seven additional Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprops, valued at US$218m (A$247m) at list prices. “The aircraft really suits QantasLink’s operations and is extremely popular with the airlines customers,” said Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce. “We have therefore made the decision to acquire another seven aircraft for delivery
The USAF Global Hawk Block 40 has completed envelope expansion flight testing at its Edwards AFB test facility. The Block 40 has been designed to operate with the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor installed in a large ‘canoe’ fairing on the aircraft’s lower fuselage. After development testing aboard a Scaled Composites Proteus testbed,
Boeing has successfully launched an AMRAAM air-to-air missile test round from the conformal weapons bay (CWB) it is developing for its F-15SE Silent Eagle. The test, conducted on July 14 from Point Mugu NAS in California saw Boeing’s F-15E1 test aircraft fitted with a CWB launch the AMRAAM successfully. The firing followed a successful demonstration
AgustaWestland has launched sales of its new medium lift AW169 helicopter, which is expected to compete against Eurocopter’s EC145 and AS365 Dauphin. The four tonne class, 10 passenger multirole helicopter will be powered by two FADEC controlled Pratt & Whitney PW210 turboshaft engines and is planned to enter service in 2015. The AW169 will also
