Singapore Airlines has become the first airline to take delivery of the Boeing 787-10, the largest member of the 787 family. The carrier has 48 additional 787-10s on order.
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The French company has signed an agreement with Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co., Ltd to create a joint venture in China.
Sections for the first All Nippon Airways A380 have arrived in Toulouse. Final assembly is set to start next month.
According to Indian press reports, a consortium including Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Jet Airways has expressed interest in submitting a bid as part of the privatisation process of national carrier Air India.
India will require 1,750 new passenger and cargo aircraft over the next 20 years to meet an exponential rise in both passenger and freight traffic, according to Airbus’ latest India Market Forecast.
The European Union’s Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency (GSA) has officially launched the EDG2E project with a consortium led by Thales to further optimise aviation navigation with Galileo.
After posting the highest growth since 2010 last year, air freight has got off to a bright start in 2018.
BAE Systems Australia will undertake a significant upgrade to Australia’s Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN) which detects and tracks air and maritime targets from Australia’s northern approaches.
Babcock is set to become the global launch customer for Airbus Helicopters' H160 after signing a five-year framework agreement for the purchase of a fleet of H160s.
Leonardo announced orders for helicopters at HAI Heli-Expo in Las Vegas for a total of 17 aircraft valued at almost €140m for a range of commercial and public service applications.
Safran Helicopter Engines has added a new digital solution to its EngineLife customer portal and announced new customers for its Health Monitoring service.
Airbus Helicopters has announced a partnership with Fly Blade — a helicopter hailing service — to expand new market opportunities for on-demand helicopter services.
Airbus, Delta, OneWeb, Sprint and Airtel have created the Seamless Air Alliance “to empower passengers with seamless in-cabin connectivity experience”.
Airbus Helicopters has selected Safran’s new Aneto engine to power its Racer high-speed demonstrator, which aims to achieve a cruise speed of up to 400kph.
Dassault Aviation has officially unveiled the Falcon 6X, the PW800-powered successor to the company's ill-fated 5X project.
Airbus has announced new light helicopter orders in China and Japan at HAI Heli-Expo 2018 in Las Vegas.
Viking Air and Mahindra Aerospace have agreed to form a strategic alliance to seize opportunities arising out of India’s growing regional air connectivity requirements.
The Singapore-based group reported 6% increases in pretax and net profits in FY2017 on marginally lower sales of $6.6bn.
The Daher Airplane Business Unit reported total deliveries of 57 TBM 910 and TBM 930 turboprops in 2017.
Airservices Australia and the Australian Department of Defence, in partnership with Thales Australia, have officially launched a project to unify the nation’s civil and military air traffic management systems.
The Indian Air Force has committed to ordering an initial batch of 15 SARAS Mk 2 twin turboprop aircraft, following the successful second test flight of the aircraft in its upgraded configuration on 21st February.
Safran Electrical & Power will supply a complete electrical channel for the next phase of the Boeing ecoDemonstrator programme on a FedEx 777 Freighter.
Airbus has delivered the world’s first A350-1000 to launch customer Qatar Airways, which has ordered 37 aircraft.
Air France-KLM reported a 5.6% increase in passenger numbers, along with a 42% increase in operating profit in 2017.
The newest and longest-range member of the A320 family has showed its transatlantic capabilities with a nonstop Paris-New York flight.
IATA and the CAAS have ageed to establish a Global Safety Predictive Analytics Research Center (SPARC) in Singapore using predictive analytics to identify potential aviation safety hazards.
AirAsia has announced agreements to adopt digital solutions offered by Airbus and GE across its entire A320 and A330 fleet.
Airbus Helicopters’ Skyways unmanned air vehicle has successfully completed its first flight demonstration at the National University of Singapore (NUS).
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) and Thales have signed an MoU to cooperate on developing next-generation ATM technologies.
Emirates and Airbus have firmed up an earlier MoU and signed a contract for 20 additional A380s with a further 16 options to be confirmed at a later date.
CEFA Aviation will supply its Flight Animation System to the French BEA air accident investigation agency.
ATR has signed contracts with Bangkok Airways and Berjaya Hotels & Resorts, underling the region’s role as a key market for the regional turboprop builder.
The Kota Kinabalu Flight Information Region is being modernised with Thales systems.
The newest member of the A330neo Family has rolled out of the paintshop, on track for its first flight in mid-2018.
Thales will be Airbus’ subcontractor for MRO across Asia-Pacific for repair of all avionics components on Airbus single-aisle, long-range and A350 aircraft for seven years.
Singapore's Seletar Airport is set to welcome scheduled turboprop flights, which will be relocated from Changi at the end of the year. The move will be good news for ATR 72 operators Firefly and Malindo Air.
The self-piloted, eVTOL aircraft from A³ by Airbus, successfully completed its first full-scale test flight on 31st January.
IATA announced global passenger traffic results for 2017 showing that demand for the full year rose 7.6% compared to 2016, while capacity was up 6.3%, leading to a record factor of 81.4%.
The latest addition to the A320neo family, now known as the A321LR, completed its maiden flight from Airbus' facility in Hamburg, Germany on 31st January.
Japan’s much-delayed MRJ90 regional jet programme has suffered its first order cancellation.
ATR reported a total of 113 firm orders in 2017 — a threefold increase from the previous year — and delivered 80 aircraft.
Safran Nacelles has announced two new contracts with carriers in the Middle East for MRO services through its Dubai-based AMES joint venture with AFI KLM E&M.
Thales has delivered the SuperCam instrument for NASA's Mars 2020 rover mission, which aims to place a rover equipped with latest-generation instruments on the surface of Mars in 2020.
Emirates Airline has committed for up to 36 additional A380 aircraft, including 20 firm orders, with deliveries to start in 2020.
The Safran/GE joint venture concluded orders and agreements covering nearly 500 engines during French President Emmanuel Macron's recent state visit to China.
Bell has joined a growing number of companies seeking to develop urban air taxi vehicles.
HNA Group has selected Thales AVANT in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems for 42 new A330 and 17 A350 XWBs.
The Airbus Cabin Flex (ACF) version of the A321neo offers longer range and higher capacity.
AVIC's four-engine AG600 amphibious aircraft completed a successful first flight on 24th December.
Following the Letter of Intent signed during the 2017 Dubai Air Show, Bombardier and EgyptAir have confirmed an order for 12 CS300 aircraft along with purchase rights for an additional 12 aircraft.
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