Search

Byline: DOMINIC PERRY UK services firm Babcock has again cast doubt on its long-term future operating crew-change helicopters in support of the offshore oil and gas sector, with its chief [...]

Byline: DOMINIC PERRY Budget carrier's goal to increase intake of women training for cockpit career will be met by 2020, says provider CAE UK budget carrier EasyJet is on course [...]

Byline: investigationdominic perry Marignane Airbus Helicopters says it has identified and reproduced trigger event in gearbox that led to crash of heavy-twin Airbus Helicopters is confident that it has identified [...]

Byline: COVER STORYdominic perry london Embraer has handed over the second of its E-Jet E2 variants: an E195-E2 for Brazilian carrier Azul via lessor AerCap. Formally delivered during a ceremony [...]

Byline: programmedominic perry Marignane Despite its tribulations, heavy-twin helicopter family remains key part of airframer's range as it marks 1,000th delivery Speaking to employees gathered in a delivery hangar at [...]

Byline: rotorcraftdominic perry london Germany is working to progressively bring its Airbus Helicopters Tigers back into service after a safety issue forced their grounding on 2 August. Berlin's decision to [...]

Byline: safetydominic perrylondon N/A European regulators are proposing to mandate a modification to the Pilatus PC-24 in order to prevent a fuel leak and consequent possible fire. In a consultation [...]

Byline: launchdominic perry london Airframer unveils sub-$10 million Liberty variant to tackle cost disadvantage of current 75 model against rival aircraft Bombardier has launched the Learjet 75 Liberty - a [...]

Byline: technologydominic perry london German start-up Lilium has revealed the initial prototype of its developmental five-seat electric-powered Lilium Jet air taxi, hot on the heels of the aircraft's first flight [...]

Byline: financialdominic perry london Helicopter specialist enters Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as huge debt load proves unsustainable over long term Bristow Group has bowed to the inevitable and entered Chapter [...]

Byline: surveillanceDOMINIC PERRY london Order for five Boeing early warning and control system aircraft involves two 737NGs converted from commercial use Two of the UK's five on-order Boeing E-7 Wedgetail [...]

Byline: financeDominic Perry Paris French airframer reveals positive 2018 performance, and future strategy should help to keep company on even keel Although it has a manufacturing presence throughout France, Dassault's [...]

Byline: ORDERSDOMINIC PERRY PARIS Fu r ther business expected for fou r th-generation fighter, with Dassault chief seeking additional European customers Dassault believes it can secure sufficient additional orders for [...]

Byline: resultsDOMINIC PERRY paris French airframer says modest increase in orders show sector recovery is 'progressing', despite economic uncertainty Dassault plans to deliver around 45 Falcon business jets this year [...]

Byline: technologyDominic Perry Marignane European ai r framer has submitted o f fer to US Army's FARA contest derived from X3 high-speed compound rotorcra f t Airbus Helicopters has pitched [...]

Byline: analysisDominic Perry montreal A f ter divesting CSeries and Q400 programmes, Canadian ai r fr amer is relying on success of Global 7500's se r v ice ent r [...]

Byline: capabilityDOMINIC PERRY london'Huge effort' to address past failings in Tiger and MRH90 acquisitions has transformed performance and availabilityAustralia believes it has finally overcome the high-profile problems that have dogged [...]

Byline: mergerDominic Perry londonCombined group will offer full range of products, emphasing digital technology and bolstering aftermarket presenceIt has been 14 months in the making thanks to a tortuous regulatory [...]

Byline: rotorcraftDOMINIC PERRY londonSerbia has received the first of an eventual nine Airbus Helicopters H145M light-twins, with the initial search and rescue-roled example destined for use by the nation's air [...]

Byline: rotorcraftdominic perry londonBoeing could soon secure a fresh order for the AH-64E Apache, after the US Department of Defense approved a possible 10-unit sale to Egypt. To be conducted [...]

Byline: regulationdominic perry london Potentially unsafe condition on medium-twin could cause loss of control, warns EASA European safety regulators have warned of a potentially unsafe condition affecting tail rotor assemblies [...]

Byline: manufacturingdominic perry london Italian aerospace giant Leonardo is to collaborate with Kangde Investment Group under a deal that could lead to establishment of a Chinese aerostructures production plant to [...]

Byline: rotorcraftdominic perry marignane Airbus Helicopters is working with its French defence ministry customer on early de-risking activities for the H160M, having been selected by Paris to fulfil a tri-service [...]

Byline: Dominic PerryLondon Bor n fro m a pragmatic appraisal of flightcrew employment pra c tice, OSM Aviation an d i t s 5 0% owner are shaking up the [...]

Byline: operationsdominic perry london Royal Navy operations with the Westland Sea King helicopter have ended, with the service withdrawing its last examples from use after 49 years of UK operation [...]

Byline: acquisitiondominic perry london Government changes tack as review spells out conditions enabling fleet to meet naval and coastguard requirements Norway has reversed course and determined that it will be [...]

Byline: rotorcraftDominic Perry Marignane Ai r framer says planned test schedule means initial pre-serial medium- t win must perform its maiden so r tie in December Dominic Perry/FlightGlobal Airbus Helicopters [...]

Byline: rotorcraftDOMINIC PERRY london Austria's government has given the green light to begin replacing the aged fleet of Aérospatiale Alouette III helicopters operated by its air force. Vienna is committed [...]

Byline: rotorcraftDominic Perry london 'Modified and reinforced' medium-twin to resume flight testing following latest changes Russian Helicopters is preparing to restart flight-test activities with the Kamov Ka-62 medium-twin, having been [...]

Byline: developmentDOMINIC PERRY london Franco-German pa r tnership leads sixth-generation initiative, but fu r ther nations invited The chief executive of Airbus Defence & Space has urged Europe to work [...]

Byline: rotorcraftDominic perry london Airbus Helicopters remains locked in an impasse with the Romanian government over a possible order for new rotorcraft that has left the manufacturer's industrial plans in [...]

Byline: deliverydominic perry marseille Super-medium programme lifted as Government Flying Service takes first three public service-configured 7.8t helicopters Delivery ceremonies in the aviation industry are not all created equal. An [...]

Byline: propulsionDOMINIC PERRY london CFM International gains European approval for new versions of narrowbody engine series European safety regulators on 30 May approved four new sub-variants of the CFM International [...]

Byline: competitionDominic Perry loNDON Airbus Helicopters will pitch its H135 for the US Navy's forthcoming trainer replacement programme. To be offered via US subsidiary Airbus Helicopters Inc, the light-twin would [...]

Byline: tradeJon Hemmerdinger boston & dominic perry london W TO broadly upholds decision that EU suppo r t for Ai rb us harmed US interests, as indust ry braces for [...]

Byline: STRATEGYDOMINIC PERRY london Airbus Helicopters believes its decision last year to launch a dedicated business aviation operation - mirroring the approach of its fixed-wing sister company - is already [...]

Byline: ROTORCRAFTDOMINIC PERRYLONDON Leonardo and Australia's Department of Defence are to jointly establish a transmission repair and overhaul operation for the NH Industries NH90 and certain civil helicopter types in [...]

Byline: fleetdominic perrylondon Bell appears hopeful that it can revive an order from the Philippines for 412EPI medium-twin transport helicopters that was cancelled almost as soon as it was announced [...]

Byline: productiondominic perry london Ai r framer says large idle fleet of rotorcra f t demands 'soft launch' with delayed Relentless Bell plans a 'soft' service debut in 2019 for [...]

Byline: upgradedominic perry london Czech Republic-based Aero Vodochody and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) are to develop and market an advanced version of the former's L-159 trainer and light-attack aircraft. The [...]

Byline: debutDominic Perry london Icelandair has performed a one-off introductory flight using its new Boeing 737 Max, designed to allow passengers to fully appreciate Iceland's unique landscape. The 14 April [...]

Byline: Deliverydominic perry São José dos Campos Double milestone for 'almost clean-sheet' narrowbody, as launch operator Widerøe welcomes its first jet aircraft It was not a typical delivery ceremony. With [...]

Byline: procurementdominic perry london Germany is proceeding with a project to replace its navy's fleet of 22 Westland Sea Lynx anti-submarine warfare helicopters, but does not yet have a date [...]

Byline: analysisdominic perry london Business select committee says UK aerospace will be harmed if nation pursues 'regulatory divergence' from Europe UK members of parliament have warned that exit from the [...]

Byline: procurementdominic perry london Qatar has finally firmed a long-held tentative deal for NH Industries (NHI) NH90 helicopters, to be split between the naval and troop transport variants. But the [...]

Byline: InventoryDominic Perry LONDOn Ageing rotorcraft singled out, but reliability and maintenance issues extend to new types including A400M transports Berlin is struggling to maintain the operational readiness of its [...]

Byline: Dominic Perry London The SH09 is a light-single built on a light industrial footprint, and now a revamped and renamed Kopter is nearly ready to take it to market [...]

Byline: Dominic Perry London Guillaume Faury has exploited a sharp market downturn to overhaul the Airbus Helicopters industrial structure while developing the H160 How do you measure whether chief executives [...]