Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland is establishing an AW139 final assembly plant at Tomilino, near Moscow, to satisfy Russian and CIS civil helicopter markets. “Russian Helicopters is increasing its presence on foreign markets, delivering Russian rotorcraft to foreign customers and opening service centres,” said Russian Helicopters COO Andrei Shibitov during a ground-breaking ceremony on June 22
Lawmakers in the US have introduced a bill to Congress which if passed would extend bonus depreciation for businesses that purchase general aviation aircraft in 2010. “Bonus depreciation is a powerful incentive to purchase a GA aircraft and is proven to increase sales during difficult economic conditions,” said Pete Bunce, president and CEO of the
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working with Boeing and American Airlines (AA) to remedy structural cracks found on the engine pylons on at least two of the airline’s Boeing 767s discovered during recent maintenance checks. According to a report from Reuters, the cracks were discovered by FAA inspectors while working on a different
Airbus has announced that the global fleet of A320 Family narrowbody aircraft has exceeded 50 million flight cycles since the first aircraft entered service in 1988. “One of our A320 Family aircraft takes off every six seconds somewhere around the world and they have carried more than five billion people, which is a huge achievement,”
The Lockheed Martin F-35B development aircraft BF-04 has successfully demonstrated its Northrop Grumman AN/APG-81 AESA radar in recent testing. “During the F-35 flight, the Northrop Grumman APG-81 radar met and exceeded performance expectations, tracking long range targets at all aspect angles with excellent stability,” said Jeff Leavitt, vice president of combat avionics at Northrop Grumman’s
Gulfstream Aerospace has announced that the fourth G650 made its first flight on June 6, joining three other aircraft involved in the flight test campaign for the new type. The aircraft, MSN 6004, will be the first G650 outfitted and tested with a full interior, which will be installed later this northern summer and used
