DEFENSE

US Air Force awards $9B contract to Boeing for next training jet - Defense News

The program promises to keep Boeing's tactical aircraft business strong ... The team produced two single-engine, twin-tailed prototypes, which were ...

CAE wins $200m contract for USAF's C-130H aircrew training system - Airforce Technology

CAE USA has secured a contract worth more than $200m to deliver comprehensive aircrew training services for the US Air Force's (USAF) C-130H ...

Meggitt wins $323m DLA contract to supply military aircraft parts -  Army Technology

As a sole-source acquisition, the firm-fixed-price, requirements contract for aircraft consumable and reparable parts has been received by the ...

Air Force, Navy Officials Describe Need for C-130 Aircraft - Department of Defense

The Air Force would like to “do more and go faster” in modernizing its C-130 Hercules aircraft fleet, the service's deputy chief of staff for strategic plans ...

Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Agree to New F-35 Contract - USNI News

The bulk of the aircraft covered by this contract – 91 fighters – will be ... Component-parts are purchased a year before work on the first LRIP-11 aircraft ...

Taiwan to take delivery of first batch of four upgraded F-16s in 2019 - Focus Taiwan News Channel

The Air Force is scheduled to take delivery of its first four upgraded F-16 fighter jets in the next six months, a military official said ...

COMMERCIAL

Dreamliners Face New Inspections on Rolls-Royce Jet Engine Flaws - Yahoo Finance

Faulty Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc engine blades are deteriorating faster than expected, prompting additional groundings of Boeing Co.'s 787 jetliners ...

Jet Aviation Acquires KLM Jet Center in Amsterdam and Rotterdam - Aviation Pros

- Jet Aviation announced today that it has completed its acquisition of KLM Jet Center, a leading provider of comprehensive ...

Saab expands DeWitt executive's role - The Central New York Business Journal

Smith has more than 18 years of aerospace and defense-industry experience in the marketplace. Since joining Saab in 2007, he has held positions ...

Bombardier customers benefit from OEM advantage - Aviation International News

They actually see it, feel it, and they know exactly where that part fits on the aircraft. That's one of the unique advantages of being an OEM training ...

British Airways marks 60th anniversary of first jet engine flight across Atlantic - Business Traveller

As a lead-up to its 100-year anniversary next year, British Airways is marking the 60the anniversary of its first flight using a turbo jet engine aircraft from ...