Monthly Archives: September 2006
Boeing, Ryanair Agree to Order for 32 Additional 737-800s
SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2006 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Ryanair, Europe’s largest and most profitable low-fares airline, announced today an order for 32 Next-Generation 737-800s.
Deliveries for this order to the Dublin-based carrier, valued at $2.25 billion at list prices,… Continue reading
Danish Defence Minister on Eurofighter fact-finding mission in Germany
- Evaluation for Danish fighter aircraft replacement ‘heating up’
- EADS Manching location visit part of evaluation on best aircraft determination for Royal Danish Air Force
- EADS welcomes delegation’s fair and transparent selection process
(Munich / Manching, 28 September… Continue reading
AirTran postpones delivery of eight Boeing planes
AirTran has pushed back the delivery of eight Boeing 737s until as late as 2011. The company is facing increased competition and has scaled back its growth plans.
Boeing Completes Block E Avionics Upgrade of B-1 Bomber Fleet
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27, 2006 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] this week installed the final Block E avionics modification kit on the U.S. Air Force’s active fleet of 67 B-1B Lancer long-range heavy bombers, completing a five-year, $680 million… Continue reading
Boeing Synthetic Vision System Improves Visibility for Rescue Mission Pilots
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 27, 2006 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful field testing of its new Enhanced/Synthetic Vision System (E/SVS) designed to increase situational awareness for rescue mission pilots during approach and landing in various environmental and ambient… Continue reading
LOCKHEED MARTIN’S COMPACT KINETIC ENERGY MISSILE SUCCESSFUL IN FLIGHT TEST AGAINST REINFORCED URBAN STRUCTURE
DALLAS, TX,September 27, 2006
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully conducted a guided test flight of its Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) against a reinforced urban structure (RUS) recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. All objectives for this test were… Continue reading
Boeing’s Workhorse Delta II Delivers Another GPS Satellite to Orbit
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25, 2006 — The reliable Boeing [NYSE: BA] Delta II launch vehicle, known as the workhorse of the launch industry in its payload class, successfully delivered to orbit earlier today a replenishment Block IIR Global Positioning System… Continue reading
LOCKHEED MARTIN HAAWC SUCCESSFUL IN WIND TUNNEL, WING SEPARATION TESTS
ORLANDO, FL,September 26, 2006
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully performed wind tunnel and wing separation tests of its High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapons Concept (HAAWC) system, intended to enable P-3C aircrews to launch torpedoes from outside the range of enemy… Continue reading
Images show Mars “face” is a rugged landform
New images from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter show that a face-shaped rock formation on Mars is a heavily eroded surface. A 1976 picture by NASA’s Viking raised public speculation that the form was a face created by intelligent life on Mars.
Boeing Supports Initial Operational Capability of Small Diameter Bomb on F-15E Strike Eagles
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26, 2006 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has met the necessary U.S. Air Force requirement to support Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of the Small Diameter Bomb I (SDB I) system, which recently served with a squadron of Boeing… Continue reading
Boeing Begins KC-767 Tanker Advanced Boom Flight Tests
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26, 2006 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] began a new chapter in aerial-refueling history on Sept. 21 by flight-testing its fifth-generation KC-767 Tanker boom for the first time.
During a complex series of tests in Wichita, Kan., the… Continue reading
Air Force may postpone awarding tanker contract
The Air Force wants to delay awarding a contract worth up to $20 billion to build aerial tankers until 2009, according to media reports. Teams led by Boeing and Northrop Grumman are competing for the contract. The Air Force may… Continue reading