16+ hour, 17+ min ago  (415+ words) India's Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program is entering a decisive phase, with local media reports indicating that Airbus' A400 M is increasingly viewed as unsuitable due to its size and cost. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking to acquire 60 aircraft…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (229+ words) Air Data News Air Canada launches pilot for third-party dispute resolution in APPR claims The pilot invites 500 customers with existing claims filed at the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) to transfer their case information to Canada Aviation Dispute Resolution (CADR), an…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (310+ words) Southwest Airlines said it will tighten restrictions on portable chargers and other lithium battery devices onboard, as carriers and regulators respond to a rise in inflight battery incidents. Under the new policy, effective April 20, passengers will be limited to one…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (387+ words) A prototype YFQ-42 A Collaborative Combat Aircraft has crashed shortly after takeoff in California, prompting General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to suspend flight operations of the type while the cause is investigated. The incident occurred on April 6 at a company-owned…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (267+ words) Azorra said it has delivered an ATR 72-600 to Air Moana, a regional airline based in Tahiti, French Polynesia. The aircraft's delivery date was not revealed, but as of the end of March it was based in Toulouse, France. The turboprop,…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (484+ words) Vertical Aerospace has completed a piloted thrustborne transition with a full-scale e VTOL aircraft, a test that demonstrates the shift from vertical lift to wingborne flight under real operating conditions. The flight took place on April 2 at the company's test…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (367+ words) South Korea has agreed to transfer one of the six KF-21 Boramae prototypes to Indonesia, advancing the long-delayed joint fighter program between the two countries as the aircraft nears the end of its development phase. The handover will involve the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (254+ words) Vietnam Helicopter Corporation (VNH) subsidiaries Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company and Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company have ordered three Airbus H225 helicopters to support offshore energy operations and replace older aircraft in their fleet. The order was announced in Hanoi on April 7. The…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (295+ words) Boeing has conducted maximum brake energy testing on its 777-9 test aircraft at Edwards Air Force Base in California, a site long used by the U. S. Air Force for advanced military aircraft testing since the end of World War II. The test simulates…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (256+ words) Air Asia X stated on April 6 that it remains committed to launching its new hub in Bahrain, with the first flight from Kuala Lumpur scheduled for June 26, despite the conflict between United States, Israel and Iran. The airline plans daily…...