Aircraft & Engines

Latvia orders additional helicopters for State Border Guard

The State Border Guard of Latvia has signed a contract for two AW119Kx single engine helicopters plus option for an additional unit, customised configuration and aircrew/maintenance technician training services. The aircraft will be delivered from the Company’s facility in Philadelphia in 2019 and will perform a wide range of missions including search and rescue (SAR), […]

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Latvia orders additional helicopters for State Border Guard

The State Border Guard of Latvia has signed a contract for two AW119Kx single engine helicopters plus option for an additional unit, customised configuration and aircrew/maintenance technician training services. The aircraft will be delivered from the Company’s facility in Philadelphia in 2019 and will perform a wide range of missions including search and rescue (SAR),

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Further blow to Bombardier CSeries as U.S. Commerce Department upholds tariff

It has been announced by the U.S. Commerce Department that any of the Bombardier CSeries aircraft ordered by Delta Air Lines are likely to face a tariff of 292.21% if they enter the U.S. in a partially- or fully-assembled state. This follows on from a preliminary estimate made in September, and is seen as a

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First SSJ100 test flight with saberlets performed successfully

On December 21, 2017, Sukhoi Superjet 100 performed its first flight with the installed saberlets in Zhukovsky. The saber-like configuration of the tips installed on to the Sukhoi Superjet 100 turned out to be the result of a number of research, engineering and experimental activities carried out by the Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company with the

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ICD rig begins test operations at DLR in Cologne

Under the European Clean Sky 2 research program, long-term partners MTU Aero Engines, German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)), and GKN Aerospace Engine Systems, Sweden have joined forces to enhance an engine’s compression system and make it lighter. The new technologies could already go into the next generation of geared turbofan

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