Aircraft

03.09.2010 2:00

PICTURES: Poland completes third Baltic air policing spell

Polish air force MiG-29s have completed their third spell of providing air policing cover for Baltic states Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania . [Read more]

03.09.2010 2:00

L-3 division pushes for more F-35 work in Canada

Canadian firm L-3 MAS is lobbying the nation's government to negotiate a greater role on Lockheed Martin's F-35 programme . [Read more]

02.09.2010 2:00

US SOCOM expands Puma purchase

US Special Operations Command will spend $35. 3 million on Puma All Environment unmanned air vehicles, says manufacturer Aerovironment . [Read more]

02.09.2010 2:00

Gulfstream proclaims success in G650 dive test

Gulfstream says its first prototype G650 business jet has successfully passed high-speed flutter testing, a key hurdle in meeting the planned certification of the 7,000nm (13,000km) range, fly-by-wire, Rolls-Royce BR725-powered twinjet next year. [Read more]

02.09.2010 2:00

BA: Apprentices needed to help build third-party MRO

British Airways Engineering opens a new era of growth this week with the induction of 90 aspiring technicians to its newly established apprentice scheme. [Read more]

02.09.2010 2:00

Aeroflot plans up to 50 MS-21s as part of effort to support Russia’s airliner industry

Aeroflot has pledged to find places for up to 50 examples of Russia's all-new single-aisle twinjet, the Irkut MS-21, in its fleet as part of a drive to include locally produced airliners in its future plans. [Read more]

02.09.2010 2:00

Investigators confirm engine problem preceded DC-3 crash

German investigators have confirmed that an engine problem on a sightseeing Douglas DC-3 in Berlin preceded the forced landing which severely damaged the. [Read more]

02.09.2010 2:00

Nextant 400XT powers up for first flight

Nextant Aerospace has begun full-power ground runs of its 400XT with Williams International FJ44-3AP engines. [Read more]