Saab Brazilian Gripen E Completes its First Flight
Saab today completed a successful first flight with the first Brazilian Gripen E fighter aircraft, 39-6001. At 2.41 pm CET on August 26, the Gripen E aircraft took off on its maiden flight flown by…
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Apollo and Athene to Acquire PK AirFinance From GECAS
NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) (APO); Athene Holding Ltd. (ATH); and GE Capital, the financial services arm of GE (GE), today announced…
Rostec Ready for 737 MAX Out of Court Deal with Boeing
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A unit of Russian conglomerate Rostec said on Tuesday it was ready for an out-of-court settlement with Boeing over its order for 35 Boeing 737 MAX jets, a spokesman for Rostec's subsidiary…
Piaggio Aerospace awarded aircraft maintenance Contract
The Italian manufacturer will provide ENAV - the Italian air navigation service provider – with the maintenance of the four P.180s used for flight inspection activities at national airports. Piaggio Aerospace has been awarded a…
L.J. Aviation Grows Fleet with Addition of Two Bombardier Challenger 350 Business Jets
Two new Challenger 350 business jets recently added to L.J. Aviation’s existing fleet of more than 40 aircraft under managementThe Challenger 300 aircraft series continues to outperform the competition as the fastest business jet in history to reach 300…
Gulfstream Aerospace Expands Wisconsin Service Center
Gulfstream's expanded facility in Appleton, Wisconsin. The $40 million, 190,000 square-foot building can accommodate 12 Gulfstream G650ER aircraft and employs more than 100 people. (Gulfstream photo) SAVANNAH, Ga., Aug. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced…
Dozens of Airbus A380’s Face Urgent Checks
LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw in a recently salvaged cracked part in a move likely to trigger…
Boeing Selected for A-10 Thunderbolt II Re-Winging Contract
- Eleven-year award builds on more than a decade of A-10 support PLANO, Texas, Aug. 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) will continue its legacy of A-10 Thunderbolt II sustainment work under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)…
Textron Bell 407GXI Earns IFR Certification
FORT WORTH, Texas (15 August 2019) – Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) for the Bell…
Embraer Advances Demonstrator Aircraft Electric Propulsion
São José dos Campos-SP, August 16 2019 – Embraer unveiled today, on the eve of its 50th anniversary, images of the demonstrator aircraft with 100% electric propulsion technology, which is currently under development. The prototype…