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Bruce Dickinson Cardiff Aviation Limited confirms £5 million (€5.9m/$8.1m) inward investment
Cardiff Aviation Limited, the aircraft maintenance and flight training organisation established in July 2012 by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson and business partner Mario Fulgoni, has agreed inward investment of £5 million (€5.9m/$8.1m). Finance Wales, the UK SME investment company and Welsh Government subsidiary, has invested £1.6 million (€1.88m/$2.5m), while the remainder will be provided or … Continued
The Airbus A350 XWB MSN1 takes to the air for the first time
The brand new A350 XWB from Airbus, MSN1, has taken to the air for the first time from Toulouse today. This new aircraft is taking the fight to Boeing and the 787 as it looks to set the standard for…
The Airbus A350 XWB First Flight Live Here 14th June 7am UTC
Watch the Airbus A350 XWB take its first flight here from 7am UTC on the 14th June. Airbus has confirmed that the A350 XWB first flight is planned for this Friday, 14th June, based on current visibility of the programme and…
US Army to order up to 215 Boeing Chinook helicopters
The Army and Boeing have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract for 177 CH-47F Chinook helicopters, with the Army holding options that could increase its total buy to 215 aircraft. The agreement should save the U.S. government more than $800 million.…
Eurocopter X3 hybrid concept helicopter breaks helicopter speed record
The Eurocopter X3 hybrid helicopter has achieved a speed of 255 knots (472 km/hr) in level flight on the 7th June. Several days before this accomplishment, the X3 helicopter reached a speed of 263 knots (487 km/hr) during a descent.…
British Airways 787 and A380 aircraft due to arrive within weeks
British Airways is poised to become the first airline in Europe to introduce both the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 787 into its aircraft fleet. The airline will take delivery into the UK of its first two 787s on consecutive days, on the 26th and 27th of June. The A380 will be delivered on the 4th July. They will … Continued
Two 787 Dreamliners to top Boeing product line-up at Paris Air Show
A pair of super efficient 787 Dreamliners will be the featured Boeing products on display at the Paris Air Show, which begins next week on the 17th June at the Le Bourget exhibition centre.. One 787 will perform daily flying displays from Monday, through-out the week until Friday, while the other – a Qatar Airways 787 … Continued
Aviation Conference – International Forum on Aeroelasticity & Structural Dynamics
The International Forum on Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics (IFASD) is the key international conference for engineers and scientists working in the fields of aeroelasticity and structural dynamics. The forum has been running since 1981 and, following on from the success…
More aircraft for RAF Air Tattoo as MiG-29 and Saab Gripen confirmed
The RAF Air Tattoo continues to grow as two more aircraft have been confirmed for this must visit weekend air show in July. The organisers have announced this week that Eastern European airpower will take centre stage at the Air…
FAA approves Sikorsky Aircraft’s new Platform Approach System for S-92® helicopters
Sikorsky has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved a new functionality on the S-92® helicopter to provide offshore oil operators with an automated approach that reduces cockpit workload by 60 percent and allows safer operations under challenging…
New Cessna Turbo Skylane JT-A takes its first flight
Cessna has announced that the first production flight of its Turbo Skylane 182 JT-A took place yesterday at the company’s facility in Independence, Kansas. The aircraft has the distinction of being the first modern single engine aircraft powered by a…
Oman Air orders three Airbus A330-300 aircraft
Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has placed an order for three A330-300 aircraft, growing its A330 Family fleet to a total of ten Airbus aircraft. The aircraft will be operated on long haul routes and can comfortably seat close to 300 passengers. “The efficiency, reliability and passenger appeal of our in-service A330’s … Continued
Cardiff Aviation team move 737-400 flight sim from Istanbul to Karachi
Cardiff Aviation’s flight simulator technical team have completed baseline testing of Shaheen Air International‘s Boeing 737-400 flight simulator at its current location at the Turkish Airlines Flight Training Centre in Istanbul, Turkey. Cardiff Aviation will be responsible for the breakdown, shipping, installation, commissioning and re-qualification of the simulator in Karachi, Pakistan. “This is just one example of … Continued
United Airlines get their 787 back in the air
United Airlines has today put its Boeing 787 back to work with the re-launch of commercial service from the airline’s hub in Houston. The first Dreamliner flight since the grounding, United’s Flight 1,departed from Houston Intercontinental at 11 a.m. to…
China Eastern Airlines gets first Chinese assembled A320 with Sharklets
China’s largest operator of Airbus aircraft, China Eastern Airlines, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing-tip devices, becoming China’s first carrier to do so. The aircraft is also the first Sharklets equipped A320 assembled and delivered in Tianjin. The…