Boeings new 747-8 flies for the first time
Boeing's new 747-8 started it's test flights today form Everett. The 747-800 is the largest civilian Boeing ever to fly, it looks like a normal 747 but the plane has enormous ...
GOL Airlines selects Rockwell Collins to provide data link system and multi-mode receiver for its Boeing 737 fleet
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (February 08, 2010) - Brazil's GOL Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide CMU-900 Communications Management Unit (CMU) for its fleet of Boeing 737NG airplanes. In addition, the airplanes ...
Cirrus Aircraft and Red Bull Air Race announce global partnership
SANTA MONICA, California - Cirrus Aircraft, a leading personal airplane manufacturer, and Red Bull Air Race have announced a global partnership for the 2010 World Championship. At Red Bull Air ...
Team K-MAX Demonstrates Successful Unmanned Helicopter Cargo Resupply to U.S. Marine Corps
DUGWAY, UT, February 8th, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] and Kaman Aerospace Corporation, a subsidiary of Kaman Corporation [NASDAQ GS: KAMN] have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Marine ...
BAE Systems Wins Engineering Contract for Mitsubishi Regional Jet
Prestwick, Scotland, BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation of Japan to provide design integration and certification services in connection with the propulsion systems for the next-generation ...
UAE business travel set to take off in 2010
DUBAI – UAE business executives plan to travel more frequently over the next 12 months as an improvement in the economy spurs a recovery in the travel industry, a survey ...
Boeing to Continue Providing F/A-18 Engineering Services to Royal Australian Air Force
Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], has been awarded a $1.5 million contract for the provision of engineering support services for the Royal ...
Last Night Launch Space Shuttle Begins a Complex Mission
"What a beautiful launch we had this morning... the orbiter performed extremely well," said Bill Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for Space Operations, during the STS-130 postlaunch news conference. "This is a ...
Boeing Completes 747-8 Freighter Taxi Tests
EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) completed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Freighter today. With Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein at the controls, the airplane reached a ...
Endeavour Launch Rescheduled
Managers officially have scheduled space shuttle Endeavour's next launch attempt for Monday, Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST. The Mission Management Team will meet at 6:15 p.m. Sunday to give the ...
NASA Managers Say “Super Shuttle” Sunday Launch a “Go”
Officials meeting at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida reviewed space shuttle Endeavour's readiness for flight at the L-2 prelaunch meeting. They unanimously decided to move forward with the STS-130 ...
Alenia Aermacchi at Singapore Air Show 2010
Alenia Aermacchi - a world leader in the design, production and support of military pilot training solutions and aircraft with a century-long tradition of innovation - will attend the Singapore ...
Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 302 Aircraft in Fiscal Year 2009/10
February 5, 2010 — Montréal Aerospace Business aircraft: 176 deliveries; 85 negative net orders Commercial aircraft: 121 deliveries; 88 net orders Amphibious aircraft: 5 deliveries; 8 net orders Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it delivered ...
FIREFLY Awarded as Asia Pacific Best Value Airline
ATR72 operator FIREFLY received today in Singapore the 2010 Frost and Sullivan's Asia Pacific Best Value Airline Award, which recognizes the strong development of the Malaysia Airlines' subsidiary, both domestically ...
Eurocopter Southeast Asia signs contract with Vinacopter Vinacopter orders four helicopters to develop commercial helicopter market in Vietnam
Singapore, Eurocopter Southeast Asia (ESEA), subsidiary of the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, today announced that it has signed its first contract with Vinacopter for the purchase of four helicopters. This sale ...
Spotters News
BAHRAIN International Airshow – 2010/01/22
Please note that flying displays may be subject to change FLYING Aerosonde MK 4.7 UAV UTSL Vigilant UAV CyberFlight E-Swift Eye UAV Bahrain Air A320 French Air Force Raphale Patrouille de France Gulf...
Old Warden Aerodrome (UK)
A photo report of our visit to the Old Warden Aerodrome (UK) in September 2007. The Old Warden Aerodrome houses the Shuttleworth collection of witch most aircraft are air worthy. More information about...
Luftwaffe Museum Berlin (Gatow)
Added, a photo report of our visit to the Luftwaffe museum in Gatow (Berlin) Germany May 2006. More information about the Luftwaffe Museum can be found on Aviationmuseum.eu Visit the report page. SHARETHIS.addEntry({...
Sanicole Air Show 2009
Sanicole AirShow 2009 was linked to the NATO Tiger Meet at Kleine Brogel AFB, and so the date was set in late September in stat of the usual early August. Light conditions were very bad, sunlight straight...
FlightSimulator News
Downloads for FlightsimulatorX at flightsimulatorX.eu
Downloads for FlightsimulatorX, Flightsimulator 2004, and Combat Flight Simulator 3, find them at FlightsimulatorX.eu All downloads are free, no membership needed, just easy, fast and Free downloads for...
New Flight Simulator X from Microsoft available in demo download (668 MB)
Microsoft’s new Flight Simulator X is available as demo download. Flight simulator enthusiast can download a three mission trial version and have a glimpse of what the new Simulator X can do. Flight...
Extra
First Flight Sukhoi PAK FA
First flight of the experimental example of the fifth generation combat aircraft that took place from the KnAAPO factory aerodrome brings evidence that today the history of the world aviation is being...
Eurocopter celebrates the maiden flight of its new EC175 helicopter
Marignane, December 17 EC175, the latest member of the Eurocopter range, today performed its official maiden flight in the skies above Marignane. At the controls were Alain Di Bianca, Eurocopter Experimental...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner has taken to the skies for the first time (video)
Finally, the Dreamliner gets free from the concrete at Paine Field. Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner has taken off with Captain Mike Carriker and co-pilot Randy Neville at the controls for its first test...
First Flight of Airbus A400M Successfully performed (post udated with video)
First take-off Airbus A400M successfully performed at 10:16 , landed back in Seville, Spain at 14:02 local time,after completing a successful maiden flight lasting 3h 47min on December 11, 2009. The...
Articles
Paris Air Show 2009 Aircraft
For this centenial edition of the 48th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, you will discover both brand new aircrafts and 30 historical airplanes. Highlights of this year will be the Lockheed F-22 Raptor,...
Iwo Jima
February and March of 1945 Written by Pacific Aircraft (www.warplanes.com), producing the finest collection of hand made and hand painted Aircraft, Ships, and Space Craft models for over 20 years. Viewing...
Baron Manfred Von Richthofen, the world’s first Ace
Written by Pacific Aircraft (www.warplanes.com), producing the finest collection of hand made and hand painted Aircraft, Ships, and Space Craft models for over 20 years. Photo: M. van Leeuwen (Duxford...
