Aviation & Travel
Aerion reveals test flight timetable for supersonic business jet
aerobd.news : Supersonic aircraft developer Aerion has confirmed the progress it has made developing it AS2 business jet, which is on schedule for its first test flight in 2023 and
Air BP fuels world’s new longest flight between New York and Singapore
aerobd.news : On 12 October 2018, Air BP fuelled the world’s new longest non-stop flight between Newark International Airport (EWR/KEWR) and Singapore Changi Airport (SIN/WSSS). The Singapore Airlines’ Airbus A350-900ULR
A220-100 starts flight tests with Delta Air Lines
aerobd.news : Delta Air Lines’ first A220-100 has taken its maiden flight, heralding the start of several months of flight testing and assembly before the airline becomes the first in
F-35s Grounded Worldwide For Fuel Tube Inspection
aerobd.news : The U.S. military’s most sophisticated fighter aircraft fleet was temporarily suspended from operations beginning Thursday as the Defense Department worked to determine which of their platforms had a
First production KC-390 makes maiden flight
aerobd.news : The first serial production KC-390, Embraer’s military transport jet, has successfully completed its maiden flight. The aircraft, which is for the Brazilian Air Force, will now join the
Flying Colours Corp. delivers 100th Bombardier Challenger retrofit
aerobd.news : Ahead of this year’s NBAA-BACE Flying Colours Corp. has reached a significant milestone as its Peterborough facility re-delivered its one hundredth major retrofit of a Bombardier Challenger model.
Hypersonic engine successfully tested
aerobd.news : Researchers in the USA have successfully tested a new dual-mode ramjet/scramjet (DMRJ) engine at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. The DMRJ engine being developed by Aerojet Rocketdyne
Zunum confirms flight testing schedule for hybrid-electric aircraft
aerobd.news : Zunum Aero has confirmed that flight testing for its first hybrid-electric regional aircraft, the ZA10, is on schedule to begin next year. The ZA10 is a 12-seat, hybrid-electric
Lockheed Martin Awarded $390 Million for JASSM Lot 16 Production
aerobd.news : The Air Force on Friday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $390 million contract to continue production of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff missile (JASSM) currently in use on several
Bombardier to open new service center in Florida
aerobd.news : Bombardier plans to open a new service center at Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, in 2020, serving Learjet, Challenger and Global customers in the
Hawk T2 trainer jet passes hot weather trials
aerobd.news : A pair of Hawk T2 aircraft from the RAF’s IV Squadron have passed a series of planned exercises in temperatures reaching 44˚C (111˚F) to prove the aircraft’s capabilities
ACI’s carbon reduction efforts save 350,000 tons of CO₂ in last year
aerobd.news : Members of ACI World’s Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) program have saved nearly 350,000 tons of CO₂ between them in the last year. Speaking at the Global Sustainable Aviation
