Content Archive: January 2016

Aircraft

Airbus Seals 118-Aircraft Deal with Iran

Nuclear settlement paves way for direct negotiations with Iran Air
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Aircraft

Russia Revives Large Airlifter Design Work

The Ilyushin Il-106 could be a replacement for the An-124s that are no longer supported by Ukraine.
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Charter & Fractional

XOJet Boosts Charter Earnings and Sales

The 10-year-old on-demand charter provider also is investing in fleet refurbishment and improvements to its digital platforms.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Lufthansa Subsidiary, Drone Maker DJI Agree To Cooperate

Lufthansa Aerial Services is eyeing drones to perform infrastructure monitoring and visual inspections of aircraft, runways and taxiways.
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Aircraft

Raytheon, Northrop Grumman To Further Develop JStars Radars

The U.S. Air Force served notice that it will
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Aircraft

Boeing Commercial Deliveries To Drop in 2016

CEO cites 737 to 737 Max transition, 747-8 rate cut
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Rotorcraft

Norwegian Operator Forms Weather Camera Network

A Norsk Luftambulanse pilot has invented a sensing unit comprising three cameras, a thermometer and a barometer.
Rotorcraft

Airbus Flies First H160 Prototype with Turbomeca Engines

The Turbomeco Arrano engine will be the production standard on the H160.
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Regulations and Government

U.S. Government Eases Certain Air Crew Limits in Cuba

A new rule makes another round of changes in travel restrictions to Cuba, including permitting certain transactions for aircraft crews.
Charter & Fractional

Aerolineas Ejecutivas Adds Three Learjet 75s to Fleet

Deliveries come as company reports finishing up a strong 2015.