Supposedly retired, F-117 stealth fighter seen flying in San Diego
Those who were driving on the highways near the Miramar Naval Base in San Diego on Tuesday may have witnessed a strange scene: two planes …
Defense
Airbus unveils new advanced training jet design
Airbus unveiled on Friday a new advanced training jet project called the Airbus Future Jet Trainer (AFJT). The aircraft will be the exclusive responsibility of …
After two decades, Brazil completes F-5 Tiger II fighter modernization program
Last week Embraer delivered the last modernized F-5M fighter to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). The Northrop aircraft upgrade program was launched in 2000 and …
Air Transport
IL-96-400M aircraft may lose program funds
Russia’s transport minister has decided to step up state investment in the MC-21 and SSJ100 commercial aircraft programs, according to a legislative proposal presented this …
Mitsubishi about to freeze SpaceJet aircraft program
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is about to freeze the development of the regional SpaceJet aircraft, according to sources from the Kyodo news agency. The program, launched …
Boeing is mulling a 757 ‘2.0’ plane
After halting the development of the New Midsize Airplane (NMA) earlier this year, Boeing went back to studying a future passenger jet that could fill …
History
The only Concorde that ended up becoming scrap
Retired in 2003, the supersonic Concorde can be visited in several museums around the world, especially in the United Kingdom, France and the US. Of …
TAA-1, the Toyota’s mysterious airplane
One of the largest automakers in the world, Toyota is also a reference in the industry for its efficient manufacturing methods. With oriental patience and …
Embraer’s first commercial jet flew 25 years ago
It was on August 11, 1995 that Embraer was practically born again. The Brazilian airframer, founded in 1969 to produce the Bandeirante turboprop, was a …
Nearly a year later, Bell unveils 429 helicopter with electric tail rotors
Bell kept a secret in Canada for almost nine months. Since May 2019, the manufacturer has been testing a new concept of electric tail rotor …
Bell reveals 360 Invictus, its proposal for the FARA program
Bell had already anticipated that its proposal for the US Army’s Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program would be a helicopter based on the new …
