Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council Approves Purchase of Three Presidential Jets

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja on Wednesday has approved the purchase of three new aircraft for the Presidential Air Fleet at a cost of $154.53 million.

Cathay Pacific Intending to Purchase 36 New Aircraft

Cathay Pacific Airways has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with the Airbus Company to buy 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The airline has also expressed its intention to exercise existing purchase rights in respect of six Boeing 777-300ER...

Virgin America Plans to Order 40 New Airbus A320 Aircraft

Virgin America is to order 40 new Airbus A320 aircraft, with options for 20 additional aircraft. The new aircraft would be delivered from 2013 through 2016 – with 10 firm orders per year on average, and options for 20 additional aircraft in 2017-2018....

Uzbekistan Airways National Air Company Upgrades Fleet

Uzbekistan Airways National Air Company has received the 5th Il-114-100 airliner with modifications made by Tashkent Aircraft Plant named after Chkalov. How People Arrived Here: quien pilota uzbekistan airways

Bombardier Completes Ultimate Load Test on Cseries Aircraft Demonstrator Wing

Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast has completed the ultimate load test on the CSeries aircraft composite demonstrator wing, successfully replicating 150 per cent of the most severe forces the wing is ever likely to experience in service.

Russian Air Force to Receive More Than 60 Fifth-generation Fighters From 2015

The Russian Air Force commander has said that the service will receive more than 60 fifth-generation fighters from 2015-16. “The Air Force will start taking delivery [of fifth-generation fighters] in 2015-16. The preliminary number is over 60,”...

Royal Australian Air Force Fleet Receives 6 New Boeing Super Hornets

Six new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley on July 6, expanding the RAAF’s fleet to 11 next-generation, multi-role air combat aircraft. The RAAF’s first five Super Hornets arrived in Australia...

Deutsche Lufthansa AG Places Order for 8 Additional Bombardier CRJ900 NextGen Regional Jets

Bombardier Aerospace has announced that Deutsche Lufthansa AG of Germany has placed a firm order for eight CRJ900 NextGen regional jets. The transaction involved the exercise of eight previously announced purchase rights.

RAF Showcases Its Tornado Force

The Tornado Force based at RAF Marham has showcased its state-of-the-art technology being used to support ground forces in the Counter Insurgency and Counter Improvised Explosive Device (IED) campaigns. This top class intelligence and surveillance capability,...