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Boeing Business Jets Unveils Interior Concepts for 787 VIP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 31, 2007 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] Business Jets today unveiled concepts of luxury and comfort for the 787 VIP airplane. Concept renderings of custom interior designs for the advanced-technology widebody VIP jet were displayed at… Continue reading
Eurocopter delivers the first pair of 16 EC135′s to German ministry of interior
The German Ministry of the Interior, one of Eurocopter’s largest civilian customers worldwide, took delivery of the first pair of a total of sixteen EC135 air rescue helicopters at Eurocopter’s Donauwörth plant on January 31, 2007. Over the next… Continue reading
Bombardier Updates Market on Status of its CSeries Commercial Aircraft Program
Montréal, January 31, 2007
- Development of CSeries aircraft family continues; discussions with limited number of international partners progressing
- Next update on status of the program to be provided in late March 2007
Bombardier confirmed today that it will continue to… Continue reading
Comlux places repeat order for two A318 Elites
VVIP charter operator Comlux has placed a firm order for two more Elites, taking its total orders for the type to five and making it – together with an undisclosed client – the joint largest customers.
Comlux is a launch… Continue reading
Sea Launch rocket carrying commercial satellite explodes during launch
A Sea Launch rocket exploded Tuesday during liftoff from an oceangoing platform in the equatorial Pacific. The rocket was carrying a commercial communications NSS-8 satellite built by Boeing and intended for Netherlands-based SES New Skies. The cost of the rocket… Continue reading
Qantas Airways Continues To Build Bombardier Q400 Aircraft Fleet With An Order For Two More Aircraft
Toronto, January 30, 2007
Q400 Turboprop Program Records Order For 200th Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Australia’s Qantas Airways has placed a firm order for two 72-seat Bombardier Q400 high-speed turboprop airliners on behalf of its QantasLink regional… Continue reading
Czech Republic takes delivery of first Airbus ACJ
The Czech Republic has taken delivery of the first of the two Airbus Corporate Jetliners (ACJs) that it has ordered, becoming a new Airbus operator and highlighting the aircraft’s appeal to governments throughout the world.
Airbus’ ACJ is already the… Continue reading
Boeing C-17 GSP Program Increases U.S. Air Force Readiness Rates
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 30, 2007 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] aviation technicians prepare a U.S. Air Force C-17 as part of the Globemaster Sustainment Partnership (GSP) program at the Boeing Support Systems facility in San Antonio, Texas. In 2006, the program… Continue reading
LOCKHEED MARTIN READIES FOR ORION CREW EXPLORATION VEHICLE AT NASA’S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL,January 30, 2007
In another milestone marking steady progress on the Orion crew exploration vehicle program, the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team accepted responsibility today for the Operations & Checkout (O&C) Building at the National Aeronautics and… Continue reading
Hubble camera stops working
A Hubble Space Telescope camera used frequently by astronauts has stopped working because of a power problem. Astronauts can still use other instruments on the telescope, a program manager says. The camera was installed in 2002 and produced the Ultra… Continue reading
Royal Air Force of Oman orders two Airbus A320 Corporate Jets
The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has signed a contract for two A320s from the Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) Family, becoming another new government customer for the company’s increasingly popular corporate jets.
Airbus’ ACJ Family has already been chosen… Continue reading
Airbus wins two new customers for VIP A340s
Airbus has won two new customers for VIP versions of its ultra long-haul A340s – one for an A340-500 and one for an A340-300 – highlighting their strong appeal to the business aviation market. The deals build on a customer-base… Continue reading