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.
Business aviation remains an important element of many Asia-Pacific economies
“Essential” national defense and customer operations activity continues at Boeing’s Puget Sound and Moses Lake facilities during the plant closures.
New Seastar starts test flight campaign in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.
While production of the U.S. Air Force’s tanker is on hold due to Covid-19, engineers are working on a fix to refueling vision system issues.
Coulson Aviation USA has been awarded a multi-year contract from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service for firefighting services.
A retrenchment at Dublin-based Avolon includes a reduction in aircraft commitments from 284 to 165 over the next three years.
The CEO of U.S. aerospace giant Boeing warned of unforeseen “challenges” spawned by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Embraer is recalling workers in areas such as manufacturing, customer support, and maintenance, while others will remain on paid leave through mid-April.
The move by Airbus to close its Spanish plants follows a government order to cease all non-essential activities across the country.
The U.S. Treasury Department now faces the task of allocating coronavirus aid and assigning conditions.
