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Eviation's Electric Alice Aircraft Catches Fire During Ground Tests

The extent of damage from the fire on Eviation's Alice electric aircraft is not yet known, or how the incident may delay planned flight testing.

Aircraft

January 24, 2020

EASA Set To Publish Accepted Means of Compliance Proposals for eVTOL Certification

EASA proposals for accepted means of compliance will advance plans for rules under which new eVTOL aircraft will achieve type certification.

Aircraft

January 24, 2020

EU Again Halts Work on Boeing-Embraer Merger Probe

Europe’s antitrust regulators for a second time have "stopped the clock" on its in-depth scrutiny of the proposed Boeing-Embraer merger.

Aircraft

January 23, 2020

Analysts: Bombardier's Bizjet Unit Could Be Sold

Business aviation analysts Brian Foley and Rolland Vincent believe financial woes at Bombardier could lead to the sale of its business jet division.

Aircraft

January 23, 2020

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First Indian BrahMos Squadron Commissioned

Based in southern India, No. 222 Squadron now operates the Su-30MKI with the BrahMos supersonic surface attack weapon.

Aircraft

January 23, 2020

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer UAV Makes First Flight - AIN

Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer UAV Makes First Flight - AIN

Aircraft

January 23, 2020

Navy’s Osprey Enters Flight Test

The CMV-22B is a longer-ranged version of the Osprey tiltrotor for carrier delivery duties.

Aircraft

January 22, 2020

Ruag MRO Paints Its First Embraer Lineage

The new livery came as part of the aircraft's 48-month inspection as well as avionics upgrades and a cabin refresh.

Aircraft

January 22, 2020

Airbus To Produce A321s in Toulouse from 2022

The new digitally enabled narrowbody final assembly line will replace the current A380 facility.

Aircraft

January 21, 2020

Boeing Moves Target for Max Service Re-entry to Mid-2020

The U.S. manufacturer’s latest re-certification estimate for the Max remains subject to “known schedule risks.”

Accidents

January 21, 2020

Falcon Business Jets Here for the Long Haul

The Falcon 6X is making progress in Dassault's various manufacturing facilities.

Aircraft

January 20, 2020

Chinese LCC Takes Its First ARJ21, MA700 Set for Assembly

Jiangxi Air’s acceptance of its first ARJ21 brings to 23 the total number of airliners delivered by Comac.

Aircraft

January 20, 2020

Spotlight on the New Bombardier Global 6500 - AIN

Spotlight on the New Bombardier Global 6500 - AIN

Aircraft

January 20, 2020

Dassault Readies Extra AOG Support for Davos Forum

The extra customer support will come from Dassault Aviation's recently acquired service centers in Switzerland.

Aircraft

January 17, 2020

Russia Considers Redundant Jetliners for Anti-Sub Role

Russia’s naval aviation is looking at the cheap-to-acquire Tu-204 and Tu-214 to supplant its elderly Tu-142s and Il-38s on maritime patrol duties.

Aircraft

January 16, 2020

Expert Panel Endorses Max Cert Process, Calls for Upgrades

The special committee formed by Transportation Secretary Chao calls for better assessment of “human-machine interaction.”

Accidents

January 16, 2020

Bombardier Bizjet Deliveries Up, but Short of Target

Bombardier delivered 142 business jets in 2019, short of the estimate of 150 to 155, as four Global 7500 deliveries were pushed into first quarter 2020.

Aircraft

January 16, 2020

Bombardier Mulls Exit from A220 Program

The Canadian manufacturer’s retreat from the Airbus narrowbody program would spell its complete exit from the commercial aircraft business.

Aircraft

January 16, 2020

India's Naval Light Combat Aircraft Goes to Sea

The delayed naval version of the Light Combat Aircraft has undertaken its first carrier trials.

Aircraft

January 15, 2020

Clay Lacy Adds Legacy, Praetor To Embraer Mx Bona Fides

Clay Lacy operates a 152,000-sq-ft service center at Van Nuys Airport.

Aircraft

January 15, 2020