Aircraft

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Airbus A350
February 17, 2020, 1:48 PM

U.S. Ups Import Duty Rate on New Airbus Aircraft

The EU and the UK call for a negotiated solution on the long-running dispute over subsidies to large aircraft programs.

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Air Baltic A220-300
Feb 12, 2020 - 12:13 PM
Air Baltic A220 Flight Diverts After Latest PW1500G Shutdown
The captain of an Air Baltic A220 narrowbody shut down the left PW1500G engine before diverting to Bordeaux on a fight from Riga to Malaga.
preowned business jet
Feb 12, 2020 - 11:07 AM
Preowned Bizcraft Inventory Climbs 2% in 2019
Preowned business aircraft inventory climbed 2 percent across all market segments to 6,324 aircraft, up from 6,201 at year-end 2018.
Airbus factory in Tianjin, China
Feb 12, 2020 - 5:32 AM
Airbus Restarts A320 Assembly in China as Virus Hits Airlines
Airbus is gradually resuming A320 assembly work at its factory in China, but the scale of disruption to the aerospace supply chain remains uncertain.
AS330 Tanker
Feb 12, 2020 - 2:53 AM
Singapore Gets Smart with Airbus A330 Tanker
The Republic of Singapore Air Force will work with Airbus to certify automatic refueling for the A330 MRTT.
Singapore Airshow 2020
Feb 12, 2020 - 2:41 AM
Defense Dominates Daily Singapore Display
With several commercial aircraft absentees, it is military hardware that has provided the main spectacle for Singapore showgoers.
Blackshape Prime ISP, Gabriel BK 160
Feb 12, 2020 - 1:09 AM
The Shape of Things that Fly
Blackshape’s trainer aircraft at Singapore Airshow
T-7A Red Hawk
Feb 11, 2020 - 11:41 PM
Boeing Sees APAC Potential for the T-7A Red Hawk
Boeing and Saab are well advanced in the development of the T-7A for the U.S. Air Force and are receiving interest from potential export customers.
LCC Zipair
Feb 11, 2020 - 8:20 PM
JAL’s Zipair LCC Aims to Fly Transpacific
The first services for the new JAL subsidiary start on May 14 from Tokyo to Bangkok.
U-2 Dragon Lady
Feb 11, 2020 - 7:02 PM
USAF Legacy Fleets Survive Budget Review, in Part
The Pentagon decided not to completely retire the A-10, B-1, KC-10, and U-2 after all.
Feb 11, 2020 - 2:04 PM
Spidertracks Adds AHRS Data
Satellite flight tracking service Spidertracks is launching a new generation of hardware—Spider X.