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Bell V-280 Valor Prepping for Flight-test Program

Bell's next tiltrotor design is 93 percent done and conducting ground testing in preparation for first flight around September 2017.

February 10, 2017

U.S. Airlines, Airports See Silver Linings in White House Meeting

President Donald Trump criticized the FAA's NextGen modernization effort and suggested the agency would be better run by a pilot.

Regulations and Government

February 10, 2017

Australian F-35s and EA-18 Growler To Appear at Avalon Airshow

The RAAF’s first two Lightning IIs will make a transpacific roundtrip; the air arm’s first Growler will also be there.

February 9, 2017

Boeing Wins $13.8 Billion Singapore Order For 777-9s, 787-10s

Deal calls for deliveries to start in 2020

February 9, 2017

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Brazil Launches WTO Challenge over Aid for Bombardier

Canadian government follows up on C$1 billion Quebec loan commitment with C$372.5 for C Series, Global 7000

February 8, 2017

Airline Pilots Look to Trump To Revoke Norwegian Air Permit

The Air Line Pilots Association is encouraged by President Trump's 'America first' rhetoric, believing he will support labor in permit dispute.

February 8, 2017

Ilyushin Unveils Il-38 ASW Upgrade for Russian Navy

The venerable equivalent of the US Navy’s P-3 Orion ASW aircraft is receiving a makeover that will keep it effective.

February 7, 2017

Third A350-1000 Prototype Enters Flight Tests

Interior-equipped flight test article to test cabin and air systems

February 7, 2017

U.S. Non-Legacy Airlines Oppose Complaint About Gulf Carriers

CEOs of Hawaiian Airlines, FedEx Express, JetBlue and Atlas Air Urge Transportation and State Department heads to reject efforts to curb Open Skies

February 7, 2017

Coming Soon: Crowd-sourced Wx Radar

Honeywell expects to debut its new EFB-based realtime weather reporting service this year.

February 6, 2017

Lifting of U.S. Travel Ban Normalizes Airline Ops, For Now

Passengers from seven countries on Trump’s list begin trickling into U.S.

February 6, 2017

Royal Australian Navy Orders Unmanned Schiebel Camcopter

The service earlier evaluated the 243-pound helicopter for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as well as forward observer missions.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

February 6, 2017

Pentagon: Latest Contract Drops F-35A Cost Below $100 Million

President Donald Trump's intervention helped expedite negotiations for the latest F-35 production lot, Lockheed Martin acknowledged.

February 3, 2017

Airline Passenger Traffic Grew by 6.3 Percent, IATA Says

The growth in revenue passenger kilometers over 2015 outpaced the 10-year average annual growth rate of 5.5 percent.

February 2, 2017

U.S. Airlines Petition Trump Administration on Gulf Carriers

The CEOs of American, Delta and United airlines request a meeting with new Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

February 2, 2017

Pratt Changes Leadership at Commercial, Military Divisions

Management shakeup on commercial side sees Calio replace Gernhardt amid Geared Turbofan struggles

February 1, 2017

Northrop Grumman Drops From U.S. Air Force's T-X Competition

A week after Raytheon and Leonardo-Finmeccanica publicly withdrew, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems said they also will not compete for T-X.

February 1, 2017

First ATR Biofuel Demonstrator Takes Flight

Swedish airline BRA flies ATR 72-600 fueled with 45-percent cooking oil

Sustainability and Environment

February 1, 2017

CFM International Names Méheust As New CEO

Veteran Safran v-p takes over for Jean-Paul Ebanga

February 1, 2017

Indian Navy Releases RFI for New Carrier-borne Fighter

Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet is the likely front-runner; the Navy is also talking E-2D Hawkeye AEW with the U.S.

January 31, 2017

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