FALCON 9 STATIC FIRE
On Tuesday, March 9th, SpaceX performed our first Static Fire for the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. We counted down to T-2 seconds and aborted on Spin Start (the process that ...
Crew strike threatens BA’s future-UK minister
LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - British Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis urged cabin crew at British Airways on Sunday to call off their planned strikes this month, saying it threatened the ...
Emirates on track to reach FY profit aim
BERLIN - Emirates airline, owned by the crisis-hit government of Dubai, is set to meet its full-year profit goal of 2 billion dirham, and expects no problems funding its plane ...
Oman Air to focus on profit
BERLIN - Oman Air, flagship carrier of the sultanate of Oman, aims to focus on becoming profitable rather than on further expanding its fleet, its chief executive told Reuters on ...
Nextant Aerospace 400NEXT Phase 1 Completes First Flight
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, OHIO — March 12, 2010 – Nextant Aerospace today announced the first flight of a fully equipped Phase 1 400NEXT aircraft. The flight took place Thursday February 25th ...
USAF Fairchild A-10 Inspections Ordered
WASHINGTON -- The Air Force has issued a TCTO (time compliance technical order) requiring immediate inspection and repair of wing cracks for a portion of the A-10 fleet. This action impacts approximately ...
Hall gives Australia taste of new season with Sydney warm-up
SYDNEY, Australia – Matt Hall gave Australians a thrilling taste of what’s in store for the 2010 season with a dazzling display of his Red Bull Air Race aerial skills ...
Indian Airlines Sign for Antonov An-148
Moscow, 12 March 2010. United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), together with the State Corporation Antonov of Ukraine and HindAvia Aeronautical Services Pvt Ltd of India took part in the 2rd International ...
Sikorsky Aerospace Services Announces Selection by EADS North America to Provide Support for U.S. Navy H-72A Fleet
SHELTON, Connecticut - Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced today that Helicopter Support Incorporated (HSI), a Sikorsky Aerospace Services company, has been chosen to provide a Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) program for ...
RAF Nimrod MRA4 Declared ‘Ready to Train’
Woodford, United Kingdom: The Nimrod MRA4 has made significant steps forward with the UK Ministry of Defence formally accepting the aircraft and declaring it ‘ready to train’. This declaration follows the ...
Red Arrows Diamond Nine fly together for the first time this year!
The world famous Red Arrows Diamond Nine formation has graced the skies of Lincolnshire for the first time this season as the Team reached a milestone in their 2010 display ...
F-35B STOVL-mode Flight
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md, March 11th, 2010 -- The first Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter passes overhead at 40 knots (46 mph) prior to a slow ...
Mideast airlines to see $400 mln loss in 2010
DUBAI - Middle East carriers will post a loss of $400 million this year, $100 million more than estimated earlier, as yields remain low despite a double-digit passenger growth, an ...
Spotters News
Air Race 2010
All info of the Red Bull Air Race and Reno Air Races here at www.aviationnews.eu and www.air-races.com Red Bull Air Race 2010 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates March 26/27 Perth, Australia April 17/18 Rio...
Two Planespotters Arrested in India for Suspicious Behavior
Two British men near Indira Gandhi International Airport have been detained in India for suspicious behavior at their hotel after cameras, binoculars, airport maps and flight tracking equipment were found...
Blue Angels 2010 Show Schedule
Blue Angels Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron. The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. Show Schedule 2010 MARCH 13 20 –...
Thunderbirds 2010 Show Schedule
USAF Demonstration squadron the Thunderbirds, 57th season with 73 performances in the United States and Canada. Show Schedule of 2010 Davis Monthan AFB, AZ…20/21 Mar 2010 Maxwell AFB, AL…27/28...
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
USAF National Museum of the Air Force remembers ‘Aztec Eagles’
3/3/2010 - DAYTON, Ohio (AFNS) – National Museum of the Air Force officials revealed a new exhibit Feb. 26 here dedicated to Mexican airmen who fought alongside U.S. forces in World War II. Members...
Loss of a British Icon
Your Help Needed to Prevent the Loss of another British Icon. The last flying example of one of Britain’s most iconic historic aircraft, Avro Vulcan XH558 only has weeks to live and Nuneaton Based Air...
Swedish pilot prevents drama
A Swedish pilot of a small airplane faced a dramatic turn of a simple parachuting flight in Portugal on Sunday. Mikael Anderson took off with three passengers from an airfield near Evora, east of Lisbon. Two...
Eurocopter celebrates maiden flight of CH-53GA right on schedule
Donauwörth, February 10, The CH-53GA medium-lift military transport helicopter successfully completed its maiden flight over the Bavarian town of Donauwörth today before an admiring crowd of approximately...
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...
