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CSeries aircraft customers will have to wait another year emanating from the fact that Bombardier has put back the first delivery date. The entry into service of the 125-seater CS100 jet, is now scheduled for the second half of 2015, and that of its "big brother" the 160-seater CS300, for early 2016 ! A new delay due, as in the past, to simple software updates of the aircraft as the programme director explained to us...
 

The construction of the future Airbus Group headquarters officially began with the laying of the foundation stone by the Head of the group in person on 14th., January. Adjacent to the Toulouse-Blagnac airport runways, in south west France, the two buildings...
 

Everyone at aeronewstv.com wishes you a happy festive season and all the very best for the coming year. aeronewstv.com will be taking a short break from December 25 to January 1, but our video reports will be back daily from 2nd., January 2014. In the meantime, you can visit or revisit any one of the 720 subjects online.
 

?Less than a year before its first test flight, expected next autumn, the A-320neo is taking shape in the various Airbus plants. The first prototype of this re-engined version of the current A-320 will be assembled here on this assembly line in Toulouse ( south west France ) where all the parts will come together in February.
 

Last week, what is called a routing error, made headlines ! On 20th., November, both pilots of a Boeing 747 Dreamlifter landed the plane at a small Kansas airport in the United States, 12 kilometres (7 miles) from the air base at which... WATCH THE VIDEO
 

Seat width does indeed have an impact on the well-being of economy class passengers during long-haul flights. So with this in mind, and at the request of Airbus, the London Sleep Centre recently undertook a study of a sample of passengers…
 

While Boeing intends to reduce the production rate of its 747-8 and Airbus is equally studying this possibility for their A380, it’s perfectly reasonable to ask whether the future of very large aircraft is guaranteed...
 

Since its first flight in June, the A350 has been stepping up its test flights. 77 have been carried out to date ! During the 380 hours already spent in the air, Airbus pilots have been able to enlarge the operational flight envelop, with systems tests and establishment of the low speed aerodynamic configurations...
 

In response to the Chinese domestic market, Airbus will soon launch a “light-weight” new version A330-300 allowing companies to carry more passengers: 400 instead of the current 300…
 

This is a historical order, not by its value, $ 9.5 billion all the same, but in its impact. Japan Airlines has just given their first ever order to Airbus. Until now JAL’s fleet consisted entirely of Boeings.
 

This video was sent to us by Karol (Los Angeles - USA). A passenger's eye-view from inside an A380 taxiing before take-off and using images taken by the camera located on the top of the aircraft tail. Many thanks Karol... You also could send us your videos by clicking on the tab below.
 

On the occasion of the Beijing air show, all eyes were riveted on the Chinese manufacturer Comac. Its 190-seater C-919 should reach the market in 2015, something for the whole country and the many industrial partners in the project to be proud of.
 

On September 17 the Boeing 787-9 undertook its first flight of more than 5 hours between Seattle and Everett in the North-western United States. With an additional length of 6 metres, this version of the Dreamliner should come into service mid-2014. Images without comment follow…
 

With the maiden flight of the first CS-100 having just been carried out, the spotlight is on the Canadian manufacturer’s CSeries! What are its characteristics ? Who are its competitors ? What are its advantages ?