Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
NOEMI Aerospace has selected Syensqo as materials partner for its nine-passenger electric seaplane, using carbon fibre prepreg and structural adhesive chosen to make a 21-metre single-span wing achievable without an autoclave. SYENSQO TO SUPPLY AIRFRAME MATERIALS FOR NOEMI’S ELECTRIC SEAPLANE Syensqo, the Brussels-based advanced materials group, has been selected as a materials partner by […]
France’s Aeronautical Maintenance Directorate has placed a follow-on order for four two-drone Capa-X systems for the Navy and Army, after a land and sea evaluation campaign found the uncrewed aircraft met the requirements of a light tactical drone programme. FRANCE ORDERS EIGHT MORE AIRBUS CAPA-X DRONES FOR NAVY AND ARMY The French Aeronautical Maintenance
FRENCH FORCES ORDER EIGHT MORE AIRBUS U050 CAPA-X DRONES AFTER SUCCESSFUL EVALUATIONRead More »
The GCAP Electronics Evolution consortium, spanning Italian, Japanese and UK defence electronics firms, has been contracted to further develop the sensing and communications systems for the tri-national sixth-generation fighter programme. G2E CONSORTIUM SECURES SENSING AND COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACT FOR GCAP An 18-month contract has been awarded to the companies of the GCAP Electronics Evolution (G2E)
GCAP FIGHTER’S SENSOR CONSORTIUM WINS 18-MONTH EDGEWING CONTRACTRead More »
Announced at the International Space Summit in Paris, the order will replace ageing OneWeb satellites and extend a European satellite-manufacturing programme WAN has been following through the week’s Space Summit coverage. EUTELSAT EXTENDS ONEWEB REPLENISHMENT WITH 229-SATELLITE AIRBUS ORDER Eutelsat has signed an Authorisation to Proceed with Airbus Defence and Space covering initial industrial
EUTELSAT ORDERS 229 MORE ONEWEB SATELLITES FROM AIRBUS, TAKING TOTAL TO 669Read More »
The Avia Solutions Group-owned Queensland operator argues that manufacturer-backed life-extension programmes, not the calendar, determine whether a regional turboprop fleet remains economically viable. SKYTRANS LINKS DASH-8 FLEET VIABILITY TO OEM SUPPORT PROGRAMMES Regional airline turboprop fleets vary widely in condition, and operators of ageing aircraft are increasingly finding that spare-parts supply chains have become
SKYTRANS SAYS OEM SUPPORT, NOT AIRCRAFT AGE, IS WHAT KEEPS ITS DASH-8 FLEET VIABLERead More »
Luis Felipe Oliveira, who led Airports Council International World until 2024, says airports too often judge technology by its sophistication rather than by the passenger and revenue outcomes it is meant to deliver. AIRPORTS RISK POOR TECH RETURNS WITHOUT OUTCOME-LINKED RFPS, SAYS FORMER ACI CHIEF Airports risk spending money on technology that delivers only
FORMER ACI CHIEF WARNS AIRPORTS RISK WASTING TECH INVESTMENT WITHOUT CLEAR RFPSRead More »
ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa will showcase its maintenance capabilities at the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo, a show whose roots trace back to a 1975 exhibition that World Airnews itself helped found. EXECUJET TO SHOWCASE MRO CAPABILITIES AT AAD 2026 ExecuJet MRO Services South Africa, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dassault Aviation, will exhibit
EXECUJET MRO SERVICES TO EXHIBIT AT AAD 2026, MARKING 35 YEARS SUPPORTING THE SAAFRead More »
Baltic Ground Services and its fuel-supply subsidiary Gulfstream Oil have begun into-plane fueling services for Airest at Kaunas and Riga airports respectively, extending BGS Group’s footprint in the Baltics. BGS GROUP EXTENDS BALTIC FUELING FOOTPRINT WITH AIREST PARTNERSHIP Baltic Ground Services (BGS), an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fueling services, has begun
BGS AND GULFSTREAM OIL BEGIN FUELING COOPERATION WITH AIREST AT KAUNAS AND RIGA AIRPORTSRead More »
Pratt & Whitney Canada has removed contractual restrictions that limited independent suppliers’ access to used PT6 and PW100-series turboprop parts, following a European Commission competition probe. IATA says the principle should now extend across the entire engine aftermarket. IATA CALLS FOR WIDER ENGINE-PARTS COMPETITION AFTER P&WC CHANGES The International Air Transport Association has welcomed
Hawker 700, 800 and 900 series operators can now install Starlink’s high-speed connectivity kit, following an FAA Supplemental Type Certificate awarded to AeroMech. HAWKER FLEET GAINS HIGH-SPEED STARLINK CONNECTIVITY OPTION Textron Aviation has announced that Starlink’s high-speed internet is now available for the Hawker 700, 800 and 900 series, after the Federal Aviation Administration
TEXTRON AVIATION OPENS STARLINK UPGRADE PATH FOR HAWKER 700, 800 AND 900 SERIES JETSRead More »
