Aviation & Travel
Boom Time for Civil Engine Makers
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 16, 2016, London : Propelled by the extraordinary surge in demand for single-aisle aircraft, both CFM International, the General Electric-Snecma joint venture, and Pratt
Bell 505 Arrius 2R engine successfully passes EASA certification
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…Bordes, France (16 December, 2015): Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, and Turbomeca (Safran, Euronext Paris : SAF), are delighted to announce that Turbomeca
Netherlands Preparing For F-35 Introduction
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, London : With plans to purchase just 37 aircraft, the Netherlands fleet of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) is likely to be
Russian Air Force Receives First Russian-assembled Il-76MD
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, Ulyanovsk, Russia : The Russian air force has taken into service the first modernized Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavy airlifter. The aircraft, serial number 0105,
France orders third Reaper system
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, Paris : France has ordered the third General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air system to bolster its growing fleet of the
Japan unveils new fifth generation stealth fighter jet
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, Tokyo : An experimental advanced technology demonstrator (ATD) fifth-generation fighter, the X-2 – unofficially named ‘ShinShin’ (Spirit of the Heart) – has been
Northrop Grumman Studies Technologies for F-22, F/A-18 Replacement
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, PALMDALE : Amid signs of growing U.S. Air Force and Navy interest in a sixth-generation combat aircraft, Northrop Grumman is accelerating studies of
F-35 fleet exceeds 50,000 flying hours
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, Florida, USA : F-35 Lightning II aircraft operating at 12 different locations worldwide have surpassed the 50,000 flight-hours mark this month. The first flight
Rolls-Royce begins testing of Trent 7000
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, London : A Trent 7000 demonstrator engine has run for the first time, marking another program milestone for the latest member of
PAC-3 missile intercepts target in flight test
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, London : A Lockheed Martin PAC-3 missile (Patriot Advanced Capability) successfully intercepted an incoming target on November 19, 2015, as part of
The first flight of the MRJ protype
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, TOKYO : The first flight of the MRJ shows the aircraft taxiing, taking off and in flight, as well as views of the
Attendees May Now Register for ABACE2016
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…FEB 15, 2016, Shanghai, China : The Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2016) will once again return to Shanghai, China from April 12 to
