Aircraft

05.03.2010 2:00

Airbus details A380’s new, more efficient Heathrow departure procedures

SIA's new lower-thrust, faster-acceleration procedure saves 300kg of fuel when departing from noise-sensitive airport . [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

Honeywell completes initial ground tests of A350 APU

Honeywell has completed ground testing of the HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) designed for the Airbus A350 XWB. The company says the APU passed. [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

PICTURE: Netherlands gets first refurbished Hercules

The Royal Netherlands Air Force has received its first of two modernised ex-US Navy Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transports . [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

Northrop Grumman to fix B-2 aft deck

Northrop Grumman expects to receive a contract to accelerate a programme to install a redesigned aft deck on the US Air Force's B-2 bombers . [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

PICTURE: ATR 42-600 flight testing gets underway

French airframer ATR has officially launched flight testing of the successor to its ATR 42-500 turboprop aircraft, the ATR 42-600. ATR unveiled the. [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

Somon Air orders two 737-900ER aircraft

Somon Air has purchased two Boeing 737-900ERs in its first direct purchase of aircraft from an airframer. The Dushanbe, Tajikstan-based carrier signed. [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

Thales inks deal with airline to install complete in-flight connectivity suite

Thales has reached agreement with a "very significant" airline covering installation of its TopConnect in-flight connectivity suite comprising such cabin. [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

Inquiry: Crosswind limit clarity needed after A320 wing-strike

German investigators believe that lack of clarity over crosswind operating limits contributed. [Read more]