Aircraft

05.03.2010 2:00

Lockheed receives first contract to restart Egypt F-16 production

Lockheed Martin has received a $213 million contract to support the sale of 20 Advanced Block 52 F-16s to the Egyptian air force . [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

PICTURES: MNG receives converted 737-400 freighter

Turkish operator MNG Airlines has received the first Boeing 737-400 to have undergone freighter conversion by US firm Aeronautical Engineers. The 21-year. [Read more]

05.03.2010 2:00

Airbus updates A330 tanker progress, nears decision on KC-X bid

Airbus expects to receive full certification for its A330-based multi-role tanker transport design by the middle of this year . [Read more]

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]