News

Menzies Aviation has announced it has appointed a new global head of cargo as it seeks to continue its rapid growth the air freight sector. Beau Paine will take on the role as well as retaining his current role of Senior vice president cargo (OSEA). Mr Paine joined Menzies Aviation [read more]

A crash during a practice flight of the Frecce Tricolori, the aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, has killed a 5-year-old girl on the ground. Footage of the accident shows the aircraft “Pony 4”, an Aermacchi MB-339, break off from the formation and descend towards the ground as it [read more]

Airbus Defence and Space has handed over the first Airbus C295 military transport aircraft to the Indian Air Force (IAF) this week at Airbus; site in Seville, Spain. The first IAF C295 was equipped in a transport configuration and with an indigenous electronic warfare suite and is the first of [read more]

Russian fighter jets launched two missiles at a Royal Air Force (RAF) RC135 Rivet Joint spy plane in an attempt to shoot it down last september according to a report by the BBC. The incident was previously known about and Russia claimed the launches were caused by a “technical malfunction” [read more]

Asian carrier Vietnam Airlines has signed a deal with Boeing to purchase 50 Boeing 737 Max jets as it seeks to grow its fleet. The carrier has selected the versatile 737 Max 8 variant which offers a significant increase in fuel effeciency compared to the older -800 models. The order [read more]

Berkshire-based ISS Aerospace has announced a new Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for time-critical tasking missions. The tube-launched WASP M4-TL is man-portable and deployed in less than 3 seconds and can be operated physically by a person, or remotely if mounted on a vehicle, infrastructure, or ship. After its initial rocket launch from [read more]

Construction of an F-35 production facility in Weeze, Germany has begun following a groundbreaking ceremony attended by top officials including the Supreme Commander of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). Rheinmetall, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are working in partnership for the new state-of-the-art factory which will build the centre fuselage [read more]

French regional turboprop manufacturer ATR is targeting South Korea’s domestic and short-haul market with its ATR72-600 with plans to have a 25-30 strong fleet in the region by 2030. ATR made the forecast at a media briefing on Day 1 of the inaugural Gyeongbuk Aerospace, Defence and Logistics Exhibition (GADLEX) [read more]