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New target drone Mirach-40 ready for operations in Italy

Following comprehensive testing at the PISQ (Poligono Interforze Salto di Quirra) joint armed forces test range in Sardinia, Leonardo’s new Mirach-40 (M-40) target drone has been authorised for operational use ... Read More...

NASA Selects Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® to Build X-Plane

Supersonic commercial travel is on the horizon. NASA awarded Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® a contract to design, build and flight test the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator, an X-plane designed to make supersonic pas... Read More...

Leonardo: defensive aids suite for UK Royal Army AH-64E Apache helicopters

Leonardo has announced, at the FIDAE exhibition in Chile (3-8 April), that it has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide a defensive aids suite (DAS) for the British Army’s new fleet of ... Read More...

Leonardo: contract for 4 additional M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers for Poland

Leonardo and the Armament Inspectorate of the Polish Ministry of National Defense have signed a contract to supply four additional M-346 Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT) that will join the Polish Air Force’s existin... Read More...

Boeing 737 MAX 7 First Flight

Boeing's new 737 MAX 7 successfully completed its first flight. The aircraft remains on schedule and now begins a comprehensive flight test program leading to certification and delivery in 2019. "Everything ... Read More...

Memorandum of Intent between Saudi Arabia and UK for more Eurofighter Typhoons

The UK Government has signed a Memorandum of Intent with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to aim to finalise discussions for the purchase of more 48 Typhoons combat aircraft. This is a positive step towards agree... Read More...

Leonardo: contract for over 3 billion euros for the supply of 28 NH-90 helicopters to Qatar

The Ministry of Defence of Qatar has announced a contract today for the purchase of 28 NH90 medium twin-engine multirole military helicopters. The deal was announced during the DIMDEX Exhibition in Doha in the ... Read More...

Boeing receives US Navy contract to modernize F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet

Boeing has been awarded a contract to modernize the U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet, extending the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+ flight hours. In the early 2020s, Boeing will begin installing initi... Read More...

M346 Aircraft of the Polish Air Force – Logistic Support System (LSS)

On 08.12.2017 the Ministry of National Defence – Armaments Inspectorate, officially signed the acceptance of the Logistic Support System (LSS), supplied by Leonardo Company in support of the eight M346 training... Read More...

Leonardo: Japan first maintenance, repair and overhaul center for helicopters

Leonardo and Shizuoka Air Commuter Corporation (SACC) of Japan announced the signing of a Service Centre Agreement to set up helicopter MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) capabilities in Mt. Fuji Shizuoka A... Read More...

A350-1000 begins demonstration tour in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific

The A350-1000, the newest member of Airbus’ leading widebody family, has embarked on a three-week demonstration tour to the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region. The demonstration tour follows the completion ... Read More...

Boeing Sets Airplane Delivery Record, Finishes 2017 with Larger Order Book

Boeing delivered more commercial airplanes than any manufacturer for the sixth consecutive year and set an industry record with 763 deliveries in 2017, driven by high output of the market-leading 737 and 787 je... Read More...

Airbus Commercial Aircraft delivers record performance

Airbus’ Commercial Aircraft deliveries in 2017 were up for the 15th year in a row, reaching a new company record of 718 aircraft delivered to 85 customers. Deliveries were more than four percent higher than the... Read More...

First Airbus BelugaXL transporter rolls off assembly line

This next-generation super transporter is one of the largest aircraft in existence, it will fly in 2018

The first structurally complete airframe for the new BelugaXL rolled out from its assembly hangar in Toulouse, France this month. Once operational, a fleet of these next-generation airlifters will be used t... Read More...

GEVEN ESSENZA aircraft seats for FLYNAS A320

FLYNAS will be the first airline in the world to fly Essenza seat on A320 aircraft

Contract with Geven to deliver the seats for its new fleet of A320NEO aircraft

Largest Saudi Arabia low-cost carrier Flynas has selected the new italian Geven ESSENZA seat model to equip its upcoming A320NEO aircraft. Flynas will undergo a large fleet renewal project as part of its deve... Read More...

First flight for Tecnam P2012 Traveller 002

Tecnam announced the successful first flight of a second P2012 Traveller aircraft occurred on December 22nd. Serial number 002 will be configured as the “Conforming Production Aircraft’ and will be the template... Read More...

Rolls out for the first new Airbus A321neo ACF

New evolution with longer range and higher capacity

Airbus has completed assembly of the first A321neo ACF (Airbus Cabin Flex) at its facilities in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft, powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, will undergo ground tests prior to its scheduled f... Read More...

Aerion Lockheed Martin supersonic business jet

Aerion and Lockheed Martin to develop world’s first supersonic business jet

Aerion and Lockheed Martin announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to define a formal and gated process to explore the feasibility of a joint development of the world's first supersonic business jet, the ... Read More...

Pilatus Obtains PC-24 Type Certificates

Historic Milestone in Swiss Economic History

On 7 December 2017 Pilatus obtained type certificates from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US-American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first ever Swiss business jet. Certificati... Read More...

Tecnam P2008JC MkII major enhancements approved by EASA

Tecnam announced on December 18 the EASA approval of an upgraded version of its popular two seater, the P2008JC. The Tecnam P2008JC MkII will feature a number of significant enhancements. These include a new... Read More...

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