Urgent A320 directive drawn up as solar radiation incident reveals flight-control vulnerability
European safety regulators have issued an emergency directive after flight-control data on Airbus A320-family jets…
Turkey Baykar Kizilelma UCAV first beyond-visual-range BVR air-to-air missile kill target drone
Turkey’s Baykar claims to have scored an aviation first with its Kizilelma unmanned air combat…
Lufthansa 747-8 and A380 among types to receive centenary livery
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is to paint five additional aircraft – each a different model –…
Baykar Kizilelma UCAV conducts simulated F-16 shoot-down with BVR missile in Turkish air force trials
Baykar’s Kizilelma unmanned air combat vehicle (UCAV) has conducted a simulated shoot-down of a Lockheed…
General Atomics, Saab cite ‘tremendous customer interest’ in MQ-9B AEW development
Prospective customers will be in attendance when General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Saab fly…
Government favours longer third runway scheme for London Heathrow expansion
London Heathrow’s third-runway plan will be based on the development proposal submitted by the airport’s…
SmartLynx ‘underperformed’ after operational disruption and fall in cargo narrowbody demand
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group attributes the underperformance of its SmartLynx airline division to operational…
Full-year profit to elude Norse Atlantic as transatlantic market softens
Norse Atlantic Airways admits that it will be unable to achieve its ambition of full-year…
Airbus expects main-deck cargo door fit for initial A350F test aircraft early next year
Airbus has yet to fit the main-deck cargo door to its initial A350F test aircraft…
GKN Aerospace to fly new Swedish UAV demonstrator within 18 months
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has awarded GKN Aerospace a contract to design, develop and…
