First A350F completes ground tests; maiden flight nears
New-generation freighter is expected to fly in September, with entry into service planned for 2027 after delays.
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KLM’s first A350 completes flight tests seven years after airline gave up the type
The Night Watch flew on September 4 and 10 and is expected to join the Dutch carrier later this month, becoming the first of 22 A350-900s
Germany’s first F-35A makes maiden flight ahead of official rollout
First of 35 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fighters ordered for the Luftwaffe will be formally presented on September 18
IAI’s first converted Airbus A330-300 freighter completes maiden flight
A330-300BDSF begins flight-test campaign as Israeli company prepares to certify its first Airbus passenger-to-freighter conversion
B-21 Raider stealth bomber made its maiden flight
Northrop Grumman aircraft filmed taking off from Plant 42 in Palmdale, California
Yakovlev completes first flight with “Russified” SJ-100 regional jet
The prototype of the aircraft had 40 systems replaced by local components to rid Russia of western dependence, but the engine used is the same SaM146, developed by the French company Safran
Airbus response to the Boeing 787, A350 completes 10 years of maiden flight
Aircraft emerged in the 2000s initially as an evolution of the A330, but Airbus soon realized that widebody should be completely new
Iranian aircraft Simorgh performs maiden flight
Turboprop is a version of the Antonov An-140 modified by the Iranian state-owned manufacturer HESA
TAI Hürjet, Turkey's first supersonic jet, makes maiden flight
Light attack jet and advanced training is developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries
Capable of flying 8,000 nm, Gulfstream G800 takes off for the first time
Business jet performed 2-hour flight from Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, Georgia, on Tuesday, June 28