Aviation & Travel
Demonstration Tour of Ansat and Mi-171A2 Helicopters Begins in Southeast Asia
aerobd.news : Potential customers from Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia can learn about functionality of brand new Мi-171A2 and Ansat helicopters during their demonstration tour through Southeast Asia. The first
GKN Aerospace signs $66M Contract with Pratt & Whitney for F135 engine components
aerobd.news : GKN Aerospace Norway today announced that it has signed an eight-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney for the production of diffuser cases, low pressure turbine cases and shafts
Resupply drones tested in largest ever British Army robot exercise
aerobd.news : UK troops are testing over 70 examples of technology including drones for enhanced surveillance and resupplying in the battlefield. The four-week Autonomous Warrior experiment at Salisbury Plains, Wiltshire
Indian trainer aircraft begins spin testing
aerobd.news : Hindustan Aeronautics has started the spin testing of its HTT 40 basic trainer aircraft with the successful execution of two turn spins and their recoveries. The spin testing
CAE to acquire Bombardier Business Aircraft Training for US$645m
aerobd.news : CAE – the Canadian manufacturer of simulation technologies, modeling technologies and training services to airlines and aircraft manufacturers – has acquired Bombardier Business Aircraft Training (BAT) for US$645m.
VOLGA-DNEPR AIRLINES AND BOLLORÉ LOGISTICS SUPPORT HISTORY-MAKING SPACE MISSION
aerobd.news : Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the market leader of heavy and outsize air cargo transportations, together with its partner Bolloré Logistics, are supporting a milestone mission for the global aerospace industry
Low pressure arc-testing for spacesuits
aerobd.news : A group of engineers at the US Air Force Research Laboratory has helped NASA determine the effects of unintended electrical arcing on astronaut spacesuits during extravehicular maintenance using
FAA approval for Bombardier’s Global 7500
aerobd.news : The new flagship business jet from Bombardier, the Global 7500, has been granted FAA certification. The jet should enter service later in 2018. “This milestone is the latest
Mitsubishi reaffirms mid-2020 first delivery for MRJ
aerobd.news : Japanese company Mitsubishi has confirmed first delivery of its troubled MRJ regional jet, refinanced the project and played down concerns over a lawsuit filed by Canadian firm Bombardier.
New security system trialed at Luxembourg Airport
aerobd.news : The University of Luxembourg’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) has tested a high-tech airport security system at Luxembourg Airport. The trial hopes to test the
Russian Helicopters delivers two Mi-172 helicopters to Equatorial Guinea
aerobd.news : As part of the contract with the government of Equatorial Guinea, Russian Helicopters holding company (part of Rostec State Corporation) produced and transferred to the customer two Mi-172
First A330-800 makes maiden flight
aerobd.news : The first A330-800, test aircraft MSN1888, has taken off from Toulouse in France on its maiden flight for the dedicated flight-physics tests. The flight marks the start of