Gulfstream Aerospace reported that a second large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250 completed its first flight. Gulfstream designed and built the super mid-size business jet in collaboration with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Tel Aviv, Israel. Flown by IAI chief test pilot Ronen Shapira, the test article
Dassault Falcon delivered the first Falcon 7X to China on March 5th. Two more will be delivered to mainland China by the end of this month. “This is a significant milestone for the Falcon 7X program and Dassault. The time has arrived for China to emerge as a strong market for business aviation,” said John
Sikorsky Aircraft completed the first flight of its second S-76D helicopter. The prototype aircraft successfully completed its initial test card during a flight on March 19 that lasted approximately 30 minutes. The S-76D helicopter is the latest version of the S-76 helicopter. Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Greg Barnes and Pilot Tom Davis conducted the test
The second and the third Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC 522 and RC 521, successfully completed their first flight on March 14th and March 18th respectively. The 747-8 Freighter flight-test program calls for all three airplanes to perform approximately 3,700 hours of testing both on the ground and in the air. The first 747-8 Freighter delivery
AWAS has delivered an Airbus A330-300 to IBERWORLD AIRLINES. IBERWORLD AIRLINES, part of the group ORIZONIA CORPORACION, is a new customer for AWAS. The AWAS A330-300 will join the existing IBERWORLD Airbus fleet which operates holiday charter flights across Europe, Africa and the Americas.
Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet to British Airways this month. The aircraft will be operated by BA CityFlyer, British Airways
AWAS has delivered its fifth Airbus A330-300 aircraft to Singapore Airlines. This aircraft will join the fleet of A330-300s which Singapore Airlines will operate on selected routes serving the Middle East, West Asia and North Asia. From March this year, these routes will include services to Abu Dhabi, Jeddah and Kuwait, as well as Male.
Air Berlin has agreed with Boeing to streamline its order book to account for a change in market conditions and in order to meet Air Berlin
A second Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC 522, successfully completed its first flight on March 14th. The airplane took off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., for a two-and-a-half-hour flight and landed at Boeing Field in Seattle. The airplane reached an altitude of 27,000 feet (8,230 m) and an airspeed of 240 knots, or about 276
Boeing has added the fourth 787 Dreamliner to its flight-test fleet with the completion of the first flight of ZA003. Captains Ray Craig and Mike Bryan piloted the airplane on its three-hour-and-six-minute flight. ZA003 is the final 787 with Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to enter the flight-test program.
