http://www.airplanes.com/blog/ en 2008-10-08T12:13:39+01:00 hourly 6 2008-10-08T12:13:39+01:00 http://www.airplanes.com/blog/new-beechcraft-king-air-350i-is-most-advanced-turboprop 2008-10-08T12:13:39+01:00 en Editor Features The Hawker Beechcraft Corporation has long been the most successful turboprop family on the market. It seems that officials have no intention of letting their great reputation slide – they have just announced the arrival of Beechraft’s most technically advanced aircraft turboprop, the Beechcraft King Air 350i. http://www.airplanes.com/blog/first-fuel-cell-powered-flight 2008-10-06T12:39:11+01:00 en Editor Features Up until now aircraft making use of fuel cells have not been powered exclusively by this power source. But that all changed on the September 30, 2008, at the Stuttgart airport where the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) presented their very first exclusively fuel-cell powered aircraft. http://www.airplanes.com/blog/pre-historic-inspiration 2008-10-01T10:13:34+01:00 en Editor Features Who would have thought that an ancient creature that once soared through the skies approximately two hundred and twenty million years ago would be able to influence the future? The natural features that made Pterodactyls the stealthy flying predators of the earth are the inspiration behind the creation of an aircraft that is beyond imagination. The Pterodactyl might not be around to compare the new aircraft to, but if their legendary abilities are anything to go by, the futuristic aircraft will most certainly be turning heads. http://www.airplanes.com/blog/india-aviation-2008 2008-09-23T10:31:57+01:00 en Editor Features The India Aviation 2008 is an exciting event for the country, as well as the aviation industry in India. In recent years India has seen a growth in the aviation industry, with the two main airlines operating in the country, Air Sahara and Jet Airways, gaining competition with the introduction of various other airlines into the market, including Indigo, Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines and SpiceJet. With the increase of private airlines, the industry has opened up doors to give way to business ventures and opportunities in regard to maintenance and repair of aircrafts, aircraft manufacturing, development of infrastructures and various employment prospects in the airline service field. http://www.airplanes.com/blog/the-2008-nas-oceana-air-show 2008-09-18T10:20:41+01:00 en Editor Features Airplane lovers will be thrilled and excited at this year’s NAS Oceana Air Show. The air show is proudly presented by the men and women working at Naval Air Station Oceana and takes place almost every year. The 2008 NAS Oceana Air Show promises to be bigger and better than ever! http://www.airplanes.com/blog/lighter-aircraft-may-be-possible-with-new-hybrid-joining-technique 2008-09-15T10:10:08+01:00 en Editor Features There has been a lot of excitement at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Applied Materials Research IFAM, located in Bremen, where researchers have been hard at work developing a new, hybrid way to bond lightweight aircraft materials. http://www.airplanes.com/blog/bombardiers-crj1000-prototype-flies-successfully 2008-09-08T11:59:44+01:00 en Editor Features Bombardier Aerospace recently announced that their CRJ1000 prototype enjoyed a successful inaugural flight. The CRJ1000 NextGen Jetliner took off from the Bombardier facility located in Mirabel, Quebec, for its first three hour, twenty-five minutes flight. http://www.airplanes.com/blog/saab-decides-to-expand-aircraft-family 2008-09-05T10:37:20+01:00 en Editor Features Swedish airplane contractor Saab has decided to expand its 2000 Special Mission family to include features which will not only help in matters of safety and security, but also assist in keeping our planet clean. The company has fitted out the basic airframe with new signals intelligence (SIGINT) and maritime patrol versions that will assist officials greatly in a number of different ways. http://www.airplanes.com/blog/dont-miss-jet-expo-moscow-2008 2008-09-03T12:05:15+01:00 en Editor Features Everybody who is anybody in the Russian aviation industry will likely be making an appearance at the Jet Expo Moscow 2008. Though the Jet Expo is still a relatively new event - having been conceived in 2006 and held annually since then – it continues to set the standard in Russian international business aviation exhibitions. http://www.airplanes.com/blog/revolutionary-sport-plane-debuts-at-air-venture 2008-09-01T13:48:50+01:00 en Editor Features The Oshkosh AirVenture 2008 has already been running for a few weeks now, yet it seems it’s not yet too late for a few new things. Icon Aircraft recently unveiled their new ICON A5 sport plane at the aviation event in Wisconsin, much to the praise of the public and media.