News

Asobo Studio

Junkers Ju 52 Ready for Take-Off

29th September 2021

Asobo Studio has announced a new series for Microsoft Flight Simulator called “Local Legends” that will frequently coincide with World Updates. For World Update VI (Germany, Austria and Switzerland), the team chose a famous aircraft from the 1930s - the Junkers Ju 52.

Air-to-Air Refuelling

MQ-25A refuels F-35C in-flight for the first time

29th September 2021

Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray test asset marked yet another milestone on September 13, when the platform completed its first aerial refuelling of a US Navy-operated Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter

Airports

Austrian trials Materna IPS bag tag solution

29th September 2021

Austrian Airlines is trialling a Materna IPS solution that enables passengers to drop off their baggage on trains from Linz and Salzburg to Vienna Airport

Air France

Where will Air France be flying its new A220?

29th September 2021

Air France has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220-300 as it starts the process of replacing its A318 and A319 fleet with the next generation narrowbody.

HAWC

US industry completes test flight of scramjet-powered hypersonic missile

29th September 2021

Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, in partnership with Northrop Grumman, completed the first flight test of a scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept weapon system

Boeing

Boeing awarded contract German for P-8A deal

29th September 2021

The US Navy has awarded Boeing a production contract for five P-8A Poseidon aircraft for Germany, with the first deliveries scheduled to begin in 2024 in replacement of its current P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft

Embraer

Power on for Portugal’s first KC-390

29th September 2021

Embraer is making good progress with manufacture of the first Portuguese Air Force KC-390 Millennium, after the air arm revealed that the aircraft had achieved ‘power on’ for the first time at Embraer's factory in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, on September 21

Altitude Angel

Drone Center Sweden Builds National Drone Infrastructure

29th September 2021

Altitude Angel has been retained by the Swedish Transport Administration project PNK4UTM and Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) to implement its GuardianUTM Enterprise platform at 2,400km² Drone Center Sweden.

Boeing

Boeing and GAMECO build conversion capabilities

28th September 2021

Boeing and Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) have announced plans to open two new 767-300BCF conversion lines next year

Bristol Airport

Bristol trials electric airside bus

28th September 2021

Trials of an electric airside bus are underway at Bristol Airport as part of the English hub’s efforts to reduce airport operating emissions

Boeing

Boeing awarded contract for five German Poseidons

28th September 2021

Boeing has been awarded a contract for the production and delivery of five Lot 12 P-8A Poseidons for the government of Germany

Aviation heritage trails launched

28th September 2021

On 22 September the Historic England-backed Military Aviation Heritage Networks announced a new heritage trail to highlight the rich aviation history of East Anglia, following on from a similar No 11 Group, Fighter Command trail that was launched during August