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Boeing Adds Russia’s S7 Airlines to 787 Customer Team with Order for 15
SEATTLE, May 29, 2007 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Russia’s S7 Group today announced an order for 15 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and purchase rights for 10 additional 787s. S7 Group subsidiary S7 Airlines will operate the Dreamliners. The 787s will… Continue reading
Qatar Airways orders 80 Airbus A350XWBs
Qatar Airways has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to buy 80 of the all-new Airbus A350XWB aircraft. The agreement was signed at the Elysée Palace in Paris in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Emir… Continue reading
70 Airbus aircraft for Avianca
Colombia’s national flag carrier Avianca is acquiring 70 Airbus aircraft, including 38 firm orders (33 A319s/A320s and five A330-200s) and 32 options (27 A319s/A320s and five A330-200s).
“With this order, Avianca will enter a new era in terms of advanced… Continue reading
Eurocopter signs an agreement for Helicopter Maintenance Services with Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) in Abu Dhabi. FAS enlarges its fleet and orders 2 EC130 and 2 AS365 N3 Eurocopter helicopters
Eurocopter, the number 1 helicopter manufacturer in the world, is pleased to announce the launch of a Maintenance Centre with Falcon Aviation Services (FAS), a renowned provider of high level aviation services in the UAE and Gulf regions, specialising in… Continue reading
LOCKHEED MARTIN SUCCESSFULLY DEMONSTRATES HIGH ALTITUDE LAUNCH CAPABILITY FOR MK-54 TORPEDOES
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully demonstrated its High Altitude ASW Weapons Concept (HAAWC) from a P-3 aircraft recently.
HAAWC employs the Lockheed Martin LongShot® Wing Adapter Kit to allow the launch of torpedoes from high altitudes and long standoff… Continue reading
Boeing Awarded Contract to Test Advanced Helicopter Rotor System
ST. LOUIS, May 29, 2007 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $3 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract to test an innovative main rotor system that promises quieter operation, reduced vibration and potentially improved performance… Continue reading
Finnair Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A340-300E
Finnair took delivery from Airbus today of its first long-range A340-300E (E for Enhanced), the first of an initial order of three placed in December 2005. Since, Finnair has increased its order for Airbus long haul aircraft, adding seven A330/A340s… Continue reading
Saab Gripen conducts high altitude firing with Meteor
Saab Gripen at Le Bourget Air Show 2003.
Yet another important milestone was reached today when Gripen successfully conducted the first Meteor firing in the UK and continued the testing of the six-nation Meteor air dominance missile.
“Gripen is the… Continue reading
Philippines’ Cebu Pacific orders up to 14 brandnew ATR 72-500′s
Philippine-based low-fare carrier Cebu Pacific and ATR today announced in Manila the signature of a contract for the purchase of 6 ATR 72-500s plus options for 8 additional aircraft. This major contract is valued at more than US $ 250… Continue reading
Avion Aircraft Trading signs for eight A330-200F – Icelandair Cargo to become new operator
Icelandic Avion Aircraft Trading has firmed up its deal with Airbus and has signed a contract for eight A330-200 Freighter aircraft, increasing its initial commitment (MOU) by two. This follows the finalisation of a first leasing arrangement with Icelandair Cargo… Continue reading
First Eurocopter EC635 for Swiss Air Force takes to the Air
The first EC635 destined for the Swiss Air Force successfully performed its maiden flight at Eurocopter’s Donauwörth facility on May 23. The program, which foresees the delivery of a total of 18 EC635 for transport and training missions and two… Continue reading
Boeing Business Jets, Ocean Sky Announce BBJ Order
GENEVA, May 23, 2007 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] Business Jets and Ocean Sky Aviation today announced an order for a BBJ. Based in London, Ocean Sky is Europe’s fastest growing private jet charter company.
The new order, worth $51 million… Continue reading