Aircraft

27.08.2010 2:00

AUVSI: Skunk Works lifts curtain on new UAV programs

Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs division - also known as Skunk Works - has chosen the AUVSI show to lift the curtain on two previously internal. [Read more]

27.08.2010 2:00

AUVSI: Northrop tries spreading Heron wings

The US Army's longest-serving UAV could get new wing to carry it beyond 2020 - if funding is found . [Read more]

27.08.2010 2:00

AUVSI: Army to test Boeing A160s for ISR

US Army officials say they will purchase a handful of Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft "within the next couple of years" to experiment with intelligence,. [Read more]

27.08.2010 2:00

India asks for enhanced systems on third Il-76 AEW

The third Ilyushin Il-76 airborne early warning aircraft ordered by the Indian air force will carry additional systems for enhanced performance. [Read more]

27.08.2010 2:00

Superjet prototype arrives in Italy for testing

Sukhoi has flown its Superjet 100 regional jet to Italy for the first time, with one of the prototypes touching down at Turin's Caselle airport. [Read more]

27.08.2010 2:00

SAS Group to remove MD-90s through lease to US carrier

SAS Group is to withdraw its Boeing MD-90 aircraft from its fleet after reaching a lease agreement with a US carrier for the eight aircraft. The identity. [Read more]

27.08.2010 2:00

Pratt & Whitney gears up for PurePower test run

Pratt & Whitney has reached a milestone in the development of its new geared turbofan engine after completing assembly of the first PW1524G scheduled to power Bombardier's CSeries airliner. [Read more]

27.08.2010 2:00

Restructuring BMI plans A321 revamp

BMI, the loss-making London Heathrow-based Lufthansa subsidiary, is planning a medium-term revamp of its Airbus A321 fleet as a part of a £200 million ($309 million) restructuring programme designed to staunch heavy losses. [Read more]