The World of Aviation

Qatar has become the latest customer for the NH Industries NH90 helicopter, with an order for 28 of the type. The 28 machines will be split between 16 tactical transport helicopters (TTH), and 12 of the naval frigate helicopter (NFH) configuration. As part of the deal, Qatar also ordered 16 Airbus H125 light helicopters for

Embraer has lost another airline operator in Australia with Cobham Aviation Services confirming it has parted company with its E190 regional jet after three years of operations. The aircraft, VH-NJA, left Australia for Europe via Indonesia on February 24, and landed in the Polish capital Warsaw on February 27. Cobham Aviation Services said VH-NJA had been

The General Electric engine that will exclusively power Boeing’s new 777X has completed its first test flight. GE Aviation’s 747 flying testbed with the GE9XTM engine on the wing took off from Victorville in California at about 1040 on Wednesday (US time). During the four-hour flight, the aircraft and engine “completed the entire test card and

Cathay Pacific has posted its first back-to-back full year loss since the airline was established in 1946 as intense competition hit the bottom line, including on its Australian routes where demand was weak. The airline reported a net loss of HK$1.259 billion (A$04 million) for the 12 months to December 31 2017, a deterioration from

Thousands of Boeing employees have gathered at the company’s Renton facility in Washington State to celebrate the delivery of the 10,000th 737 to Southwest Airlines and a new world record. The milestone aircraft is a 737 MAX 8, N8717M. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7QnTXokjY[/embedyt] The festivities on Tuesday (US time) included fresh recognition for the evergreen narrowbody from

Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) says there has been good progress on its night-time aerial firebombing trial. In an Australian first, the state government body has been leading a study of night time firefighting, which kicked off in late 2017 with some reconnaissance flights and aerial mapping. The ability to fight fires from the air at