African Business Aviation Association (AfBAA)

Virgin Atlantic | September 10, 2020

Virgin Atlantic has taken delivery of its latest A350-1000. Registered G-VDOT, the aircraft was delivered from Toulouse to Manchester at lunchtime yesterday, marking the first A350 delivery for the airline since G-VJAM arrived in October 2019. DOT took off from the Airbus plant in Toulouse at 12:15 local time yesterday. After around an hour and a half in the sky, she touched down at Manchester Airport. Photographer Anthony Bryant caught some wonderful images of the plane’s arrival into MAN...

Air Transport

L3Harris Technologies | November 02, 2020

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been awarded a firm-fixed price contract to missionize three new King Air 350ER aircraft for the Canadian manned airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (CMAISR) project. The aircraft will be delivered to the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) as a Foreign Military Sale managed by the U.S. Army, Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation, Fixed Wing Project Office....

Aviation Technology

CAE | July 16, 2021

CAE stated today that it will invest C$1 billion in innovation over the next five years. The investment will go toward Project Resilience, a transformation project aimed at developing tomorrow's technologies, such as digitally immersive solutions based on data ecosystems and artificial intelligence in civil aviation, defense and security, and healthcare. CAE will also be able to position itself as a leader in end-to-end technology, operational support, and training solutions for Advanced Air...

Air Transport

PRnewswire | August 22, 2023

Capella Federal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Space, has announced an award for the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services (PLEO) contract through U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC). With this award, Capella will be able to partner more quickly with SSC and the U.S. Space Force to broaden access to global 24/7, all-weather imagery for key missions. This award makes Capella one of the first commercial earth observation companies to work with a new government ...