Lockheed Martin’s Radar Sensor Systems market segment has been awarded a contract from Northrop Grumman worth over $600 million for multi-year production (MYP) of 24 additional APY-9 radars for the US Navy’s E-2D aircraft program. It’s also known as the Advanced Hawkeye program. The APY-9 radar program is nearing completion of a current five-year productionRead More
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Russia starts production of fifth generation fighter
Russia’s first fifth generation fighter, the Sukhoi Su-57, has entered serial production. Under the terms of a contract signed last June United Aircraft Corporation will produce 76 Su-57s, with the first jet likely to enter service before the end of 2019. First sighted in 2010, the Su-57 takes its name from the famous Sukhoi DesignRead More
Portugal announces firm order for multi-mission airlifters
The Portuguese Government announced today a firm order of five multi-mission airlifters Embraer KC-390 as part of the process to modernize Portuguese Air Force capacities to support national Armed Forces operations and increase readiness in missions of public interest. Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2023. The KC-390 is designed to set new standards forRead More
Etihad Airways to boost its services with fourth daily service to London Heathrow
Etihad Airways is to boost its services from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow by adding a fourth year-round daily service between the two capitals, launching on 27 October 2019. The new service introduces a convenient mid-morning departure from Abu Dhabi and a late evening departure from London Heathrow and follows the introduction of additional seasonalRead More
Emirates to fly to Mexico City via Spain
Emirates recently made an announcement that it plans to launch a new daily service from Dubai (DXB) to Mexico City International Airport (MEX), via the Spanish city of Barcelona (BCN), starting on 9 December 2019. Emirates’ Mexico City flight will be a linked service with Barcelona, meaning that customers can now travel between the twoRead More
Ryanair rebrands its ‘MAX’ fleet
While it has not been used commercially before, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) as the ‘737-8200’ in its official documentation already references the specific configuration of 200 passengers ordered by Ryanair. The rest of the family is simply designated as 737-7 and 737-9. Due to the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAXRead More
Carsten Spohr : Chairman & CEO of Lufthansa Group
Carsten Spohr, has been Chairman of the Executive Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG since 1 May 2014. He manages the Lufthansa Group with the business segments NetworkAirlines, Eurowings and Aviation Services with around 135,000 employees worldwide. After graduating with a degree in industrial engineering from the University of Karls-ruhe, Carsten Spohr obtained a commercial pilot’sRead More
Gulfstream’s G600 receives FAA certificates
Gulfstream’s newest addition to its lineup, the large-cabin, long-range G600, has earned both its type and production certificates from the FAA, paving the way for deliveries to begin later this year, the manufacturer announced recently. For Gulfstream, this represents its third model to receive both certifications simultaneously, joining the G550 in 2003 and the G600’sRead More
DAE signs credit facility deal with major UAE banks
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a new long-term unsecured revolving credit facility (the ‘Facility’) with First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC and HSBC Bank Middle East Limited as Bookrunners and Mandated Lead Arrangers. Following an oversubscription, in syndication, the Facility was closed at an amount of $440 million with a group of 12 lenders. TheRead More
Avia Solutions to acquire Chapman Freeborn
Avia Solutions Group has agreed to acquire 100% of the shareholding in Chapman Freeborn Group, in a deal signed in London in June. The addition of Chapman Freeborn’s business will bolster Avia Solutions Group’s portfolio, a global holding company with 42 subsidiaries engaged in aircraft maintenance, pilot training, ground handling and fuelling, aviation IT solutionsRead More