Aircraft
Australia halts air strikes in Syria
A A27 Hawk on the BAE Tarmac with a new paint scheme.Hawk A27-30 is sporting a new colour scheme aimed at increasing visibility and reducing the potential risk of mid-air collision. The decision to trial the new paint scheme followed an assessment of operational risk of Hawk operations in Pearce Airspace in 2010.
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Boeing lifts 20-year industry demand forecast to $6 trillion
Boeing revised up its rolling 20-year industry forecast for passenger and freight planes by 4 percent on June 20, though signs at the world's biggest air show suggest a cooling of demand at the moment after years of red-hot growth.
The first nations to use aircraft to bomb ships were…Greece & Mexico?
In the annals of aerial warfare, the names of Greece and Mexico don’t usually appear very often.
Yet Greece and Mexico were the first to use aircraft to bomb ships, a breakthrough that led to the Pearl Harbor raid—and to today’s aircraft armed with ship-killer missiles.
Turkey's indigenous trainer aircraft makes maiden flight abroad at Paris Air Show
The Hürkuş, an indigenous basic trainer aircraft built by Tusaş Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), made its first public flight abroad at the Paris Air Show on June 19, the TAI has said in a statement.
A number of top local and foreign officials, including Defense Minister Fikri Işık, watched the six-minute international appearance of Hürkuş.
Lockheed signs pact with Tata to make F-16 planes in India
Lockheed Martin signed an agreement with India's Tata Advanced Systems on June 19 to produce F-16 fighter planes in India, pressing ahead with a plan to shift its Fort Worth, Texas plant to win billions of dollars worth of order from the Indian military.
New Boeing jet, F-35 demand lift aerospace spirits at Paris Air Show
The Paris Airshow opened under bright blue skies on June 19, with a new member of Boeing's best-selling 737 range set to vie for attention with a potentially huge order for F-35 fighter jets and a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Dutch firm aims to deliver first flying car in 2018
From "The Jetsons" to "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", flying cars have long captured the imagination.
While several futuristic projects are under way in different countries, a Dutch design may be the first one sold and soaring into the skies.
Boeing, Airbus take dogfight to Paris Air Show
The aircraft industry descends on Paris for the world's biggest airshow, a prime battleground for bitter rivals Boeing and Airbus, but also a chance for new kids on the block to snap at the heels of the two giants.
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If it flies or hovers, it will be at the Paris Air Show
While Airbus and Boeing will again hog the spotlight at the Paris Air Show with their battle for ever-larger slices of the lucrative pie in the sky, a lot of the really interesting stuff will be going on elsewhere at the upcoming biennial aviation and defense industry gathering.
Two B-25 Bombers that went missing in World War II have been found (PHOTOS)
The remains of two B-25 bombers that disappeared from the skies over 70 years ago have been located in the waters off Papua New Guinea. IFL Science reports that the planes were discovered by Project Recover, an organization dedicated to tracking down U.S. aircraft that crashed into the sea during World War II.