Tue, May 12, 2015
The General Aviation Manufacturers Association has published its first quarter 2015 aircraft shipment results and to say the least, they’re a stunning disappointment.
The general aviation industry shipped 678 aircraft in the first three months of the year for a total value of $5.3 billion. An A400M, due to be delivered to the Turkish Air Force within weeks, went down during a shakedown test flight with a crew of six aboard on Saturday. The accident occurred right after departure from Seville's San Pablo airport. Early reports indicate that of the 6 people on board the aircraft, 2 survived and were reported in serious condition. Boeing and CFM International announced that they successfully initiated flight testing of the LEAP-1B engine on a modified 747 flying testbed at GE Aviation Flight Test Operations. The testing is the next major milestone in a two-year program that will culminate in engine certification in 2016 and delivery of the first Boeing 737 MAX in 2017. The engine performed well and completed multiple aeromechanical test points at various altitudes during the five hour, 30 minute first flight. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
- GAMA Releases Disappointing 1Q/15 Sales Report
- A400M Lost During Test Flight
- Boeing 737 MAX LEAP-1B Begins Extensive Flight Test Program
- Aeromobil Flying Car Prototype Downed in Flight Testing
- AVW: Introducing F1FPV
- FAA Issues Memo Addressing Newsgathering By UAV
- SWISS Revealed As Bombardier CSeries Launch Customer
- Mission Aviation Fellowship Reaching Isolated Areas Of Nepal Hard-Hit By Quake
- First Private Heliport In 12 Years Opens In Chicago
Airborne 05.11.15 is chock full of info in this Daily news episode for Monday, May 11th, 2015... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Brianne Cross, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
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