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Queen Elizabeth II smashed a bottle of whisky against Britain's biggest warship as she gave her name to the new aircraft carrier at a ceremony in Scotland.

• 05 июля 2014, 12:18

The United States military is grounding its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets as it completes additional engine inspections following a fire aboard an aircraft in Florida last week.

• 04 июля 2014, 12:51

Russian Helicopters company will supply helicopters to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations in 2015.

• 04 июля 2014, 09:32

South Korea said Tuesday it is considering offers from plane giants Airbus and Boeing as well as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide air refuelling tankers in a deal estimated to be worth $1.38 billion.

• 01 июля 2014, 14:10

The US military temporarily grounded its entire F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet fleet at the weekend after an apparent engine oil leak, the latest glitch for the much-vaunted program.

• 16 июня 2014, 13:08

US aerospace giant Boeing said Friday that China Eastern Airlines has agreed to buy 80 737 aircraft, its biggest single-aisle purchase to date by a Chinese airline.

• 14 июня 2014, 16:37

Low-cost airlines are not likely to emerge in Kazakhstan until there is intense competition between airports of nearby cities.

• 07 июня 2014, 14:39

The wreckage of a World War II military aircraft was found in Canada's far west, solving a 72-year old mystery surrounding its disappearance during a training flight, officials confirmed.

• 31 мая 2014, 11:18

Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Wednesday the purchase of 58 more F-35 Joint Strike Fighters costing Aus$12.4 billion ($11.6 billion) in a major defence upgrade to maintain Australia's regional edge.

• 23 апреля 2014, 12:03

Shandong Airlines, one of China's smaller carriers, said it has agreed to buy 50 passenger planes from US manufacturer Boeing for $4.6 billion, in another sign of the country's growing demand for air travel.

• 22 апреля 2014, 14:21

Two-thirds of the planned underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been completed, with no signs so far of the jet, Australian officials said.

• 21 апреля 2014, 12:00

The emergency was declared because the pilot discovered that his plane had a problem with its nose landing gear when he was getting ready to land.

• 10 апреля 2014, 04:29

China showed off its new aircraft carrier to US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday, allowing him a first-hand look at a symbol of its growing military prowess.

• 08 апреля 2014, 10:25

Brake system has failed Scat's Boeing-757 during landing at Astana airport.

• 01 апреля 2014, 16:18

Aircraft from several nations swarmed over the southern Indian Ocean Monday as the search for a missing Malaysian passenger plane was energised with mounting evidence of floating objects suspected to be linked to the plane.

• 24 марта 2014, 12:39

Hot air balloon in Shymkent for as little as $5.

• 11 марта 2014, 21:17

A military aircraft carrying 78 people crashed in Algeria's mountainous northeast on Tuesday, leaving just one survivor in one of the country's deadliest air disasters.

• 12 февраля 2014, 10:36

Myanmar's national carrier on Tuesday signed a deal to lease 10 Boeing aircraft worth nearly $1 billion that will ply international routes in a bid to tap booming tourism as the once-reclusive country opens up to the world.

• 11 февраля 2014, 17:37

The Asia-Pacific will require almost 13,000 new airplanes worth $1.9 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing said Monday, as booming wealth in the region fuels demand for air travel.

• 10 февраля 2014, 12:09

At least 36 people were killed Sunday in regime air strikes and aerial attacks with explosive-packed barrels on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo.

• 03 февраля 2014, 12:13