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EADS MTA successfully performs first in-flight contact of its Air Refuelling Boom System using a combat aircraft receiver.
The first in-flight contact of the EADS MTA Air Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) has successfully been performed using an F-16 combat aircraft.
The boom, installed on an Airbus A310 used as a flight test bed, performed the contact with the… Continue reading
Boeing, Lessor Babcock & Brown Announce Order for 20 Next-Generation 737s
SEATTLE, Dec. 10, 2007 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Babcock & Brown Aircraft Management (BBAM) today announced that BBAM, in conjunction with its long-term business partner, Nomura Babcock & Brown, has placed an order for 20 Next-Generation 737-800s.
The order,… Continue reading
Boeing Installs High-Energy Laser on Laser Gunship Aircraft
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 10, 2007 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has installed a high-energy chemical laser aboard a C-130H aircraft, achieving a key milestone for the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration program.
Boeing completed the laser… Continue reading
Libyan Airlines confirms order for 15 Airbus aircraft including A350s, A330s and A320s
Libyan Airlines has signed a firm contract for the purchase of 15 Airbus aircraft, including four A350-800s, four A330-200s and seven A320s, thus confirming its initial agreement signed in June this year. The Libyan flag carrier will use the new… Continue reading
Afriqiyah Airways confirms oder for six A350s
Afriqiyah Airways has signed a firm contract with Airbus for the purchase of six A350-800s for its long-term expansion plan. This comes in addition to the 14 A320 Family aircraft and three A330-200s this young and dynamic airline from Libya… Continue reading
First Batch of AgustaWestland AW109N Helicopters Delivered
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce the delivery of the first batch of AW109N light twin helicopters to the Italian Carabinieri during an official ceremony held at the company’s Vergiate plant, Italy, at the end of October. The aircraft were accepted… Continue reading
Fuel sensor problem keeps Atlantis on the ground untill at least January 2nd 2008
Space shuttle Atlantis’ STS-122 mission to the International Space Station is targeted to launch no earlier than Jan. 2 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The liftoff date depends on the resolution of a problem in a fuel sensor system.
Early… Continue reading