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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Saab Signs Contract to provide Belgium with a Combat Training Centre
Saab has signed a supply contract with the Belgian MoD for the deliveries of training systems to the Belgian Army. The order value is approximately SEK 160 million and deliveries will take place in 2021.…
Another Skydiving Accident Kills Nine in Sweden
Planned skydiving landing area marked by pin Just three weeks after a skydiving plane in Hawaii crashed on take-off killing all 11 aboard, nine people were killed in a Swedish skydiving accident on July 14,…
Airbus, Boeing May Pull Out of Canada Fighter Jet Race
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Airbus SE <AIR.PA> and Boeing Co <BA.N> may pull out of a bidding process to supply Canada with new fighter jets because they say the contest is unfairly tilted towards Lockheed Martin…
Bombardier Unveils New Light Rail Vehicle Safety System
Bombardier unveils new innovative light rail vehicle safety system at UITP 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden. COMPAS provides enhanced safety for passengers and drivers, helping to prevent derailingInnovative overspeed protection system co-developed with Austrian Institute of…
Airlines Collaborate on First Regional ‘Perfect Flight’ in Sweden
Braathens Regional Airlines has collaborated with Air BP, ATR and Neste to achieve the ‘Perfect Flight’ from Halmstad City airport to Stockholm Bromma airport in Sweden – a country aiming to be carbon neutral by…
UK Regional Airline Flybmi Collapses, Blames Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - British regional airline Flybmi has gone into administration and has cancelled all flights with immediate effect, the company said in a statement on Saturday, blaming Brexit uncertainty as one of the reasons…
Ryanair Hopes To Close Union Deals By Christmas
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair (RYA.I) hopes to reach deals with all of its major unions by Christmas, its chief executive said on Monday, in a sign an end may be in sight to disruptions which…
Lockheed Martin To Build Wings For F-16 Jet In India
By Neha Dasgupta NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin will build wings for its F-16 combat plane in India with its local partner, Tata Advanced Systems Limited, an executive at the U.S. company said on…