Airbus has delivered its first A250-900 to National Carrier Singapore Airlines (SIA)from their Delivery Centre in Toulouse on Wednesday. Among the highlighted features of the new A350-900 are the improvements to the traveling experience regarding larger windows and raised ceilings and reduced jet lag due lighting upgrades along with an extra wide body for more creature comforts.

Austrian based aviation company Diamond Aircraft has recently acquired an FAA certification to fly its DA62 twin-piston in the United States, and this new approval comes just months after the DA62 was also cleared to fly in European markets. Diamond has been hard at work attempting to access additional foreign markets for nearly four years, and these latest developments will likely spur an upswing business development.

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, the business jet aircraft manufacturer which is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, has recently announced that their fourth Gulfstream G500 test aircraft (referred to as T4) has officially joined the G500 test-flight program and has completed its initial flight. Gulfstream’s G500 test aircraft took off at 9:47 a.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport. The aircraft was piloted by Brian Dickerson and Eric Holmberg, while flight test engineers, Mark Mondt and Dominic Pompeo, provided on-board data and test analysis.

Qatar Airways used Pratt & Whitney engines for their Airbus fleet however Qatar Airways mentioned that they were experiencing a high number of engine related problems. This is not the only case that Pratt & Whitney has been dealing with. Gulf airline also ordered over 45 Airbus aircrafts. These Airbus aircrafts are the A430neo with the Pratt & Whitney engine which was supposed be expecting to be delivered near the end of the year however, Gulf airline rejected these aircrafts once they got word about the engine problems. Instead, the first of these jets was handed over to Lufthansa last month.

Pratt & Whitney have announced that they will be using a Singapore Airshow to demonstrate its commitment to using Singapore as the base for future manufacturing works. The company plans to build the fan blades and turbine disks for their GTF (geared-turbine fan) engine with the first fan blade having been manufactured and assembled right there in Singapore earlier in the fiscal year.

Aerolease Aviation, a privately owned aircraft leasing company which specializes in converting and leasing used aircrafts, has recently announced in collaboration with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation that the two companies have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to place an order for ten firm MRJ90 aircrafts, with the option for an additional ten MRJ90 aircrafts. Under this Letter of Intent, both companies will be working together in order to conclude a definitive agreement in the foreseeable future.

Tech giant Samsung has just announced that it expects 2016 to be an especially weak year for the chip industry due anemic global economic conditions and fierce competition between competitors.  This announcement also comes in the wake of a speech recently made by Samsung CEO Kwon Oh-hyun in which he warned of low growth projections over the coming year. Although financial specifics were not mentioned during the speech, Oh-hyan told employees and investors that earnings for Q4 2015 will be lower than expected due to the aforementioned global economic instability as well as low seasonal demand for components.

Adams Communication and Engineering Technologies has called upon Erickson to assist the United States Navy in refurbishing two Sikorsky MH-53E helicopters. Under the contract, Erickson will repair the Sea Dragons back into service. They were chosen by the US Navy based on their extensive experience with large Sikorsky-made helicopters, plus their manufacturing capabilities.