Irish aircraft lessor Macquarie AirFinance is reportedly in talks to buy approximately 100 new aircraft, which are being sold by Awas Aviation Capital for more than $4bn.
Iridium Communications has completed the first phase of testing of the Iridium NEXT platform software, which is designed to manage flight functions of the next-generation satellites.
Gulfstream has selected Garmin International automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) solution for its G150 business aircraft.
Safran subsidiary Hispano-Suiza is to construct an engine components facility in Poland.
Lockheed Martin and the University of Arizona are preparing to commence the next phase of testing on Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument on Nasa’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
French space agency Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) has awarded a contract to Thales Alenia Space to build an oceanography satellite.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is reportedly preparing to recommend new standard to improve global tracking of aircraft flights.
Astronomers have identified eight new exoplanets in distant solar systems and believe them to be in the habitable 'Goldilocks' zone of their parent stars.
Qatar Airways has finalised an order for four twin-engine Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft with an option for four additional aeroplanes.
Royal Air Maroc has taken the delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, becoming the first carrier in the Mediterranean region to operate the aircraft.
