Aviation industry

Over the last three years, India has been seriously considering buying up to 126 Dassault Aviation Rafale – until now ! The Indian defense minister has just declared that his country will not go beyond the 36 combat aircraft ordered in mid-April.
 

Dassault Aviation has just unveiled the first Falcon 5X to roll off their Bordeaux (south-western France) assembly lines. The inaugural flight is scheduled for the summer, with entry into service expected in late 2017 or early 2018.
 

The US manufacturer Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider has just undertaken its maiden test flight. The hybrid helicopter has established a technological breakthrough compared to current aircraft.
 

APS Coatings specializes in the coating of aircraft parts. They form a link in the production chain, but recently also produced a process to repair worn parts.
 

On 19 May, Airbus conducted the first flight of an A320neo equipped with LEAP turbofan engines. Developed by CFM International, this engine marks a technological breakaway from the CFM56.
 

On the occasion of the last day of the business aviation dedicated EBACE show in Geneva, Switzerland, we take a closer look at NetJets. Since its inception, the company has become the world leader in business aviation timeshare.
 

On 18 May, Gulfstream, the US aircraft manufacturer, took advantage of the Geneva (Switzerland) EBACE show, to put their future long-haul business jet under the spotlight, by announcing that they had successfully carried out the first flight of their G500 in the US.