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London will be Europe’s first city to get A380 service
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — The world’s largest passenger jet will take off for London from Singapore on March 18, marking the Airbus A380’s first commercial flight to Europe.
Singapore Airlines said on Wednesday that it will start the daily service to… Continue reading
Modern twist on old battery type cuts aircraft maintenance hours, costs
by Robert Kaper
NAVAIR Public Affairs Office
A program to replace troublesome nickel-cadmium batteries with a modern version of old-fashioned lead-acid cells in some Navy aircraft is expected to save $1.5 million annually in replacement costs and nearly 56,000 hours… Continue reading
NASA Issues Environmental Impact Statement for Constellation
WASHINGTON – NASA issued an environmental impact statement for the Constellation Program Jan. 10.
NASA’s Constellation Program is developing a space transportation system that is designed to return humans to the moon by 2020. The Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement… Continue reading
NASA Spacecraft Streams Back Surprises From Mercury
WASHINGTON – The recent flyby of Mercury by NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft has given scientists an entirely new look at a planet once thought to have characteristics similar to those of Earth’s moon. Researchers are amazed by the wealth of images… Continue reading
STRONG MARKET FOR JETSTREAM 41 AS NEW TRANSACTIONS ARE CONFIRMED
Hatfield, Hertfordshire. BAE Systems Regional Aircraft confirms that the market for its portfolio Jetstream 41 remains buoyant and that during 2007 a total of 22 transactions were completed, more than double the 2006 total.
Previously confirmed transactions included new leases… Continue reading
FINNISH CARRIER BLUE1 EXTENDS RJ85 LEASE WITH BAE SYSTEMS REGIONAL AIRCRAFT
Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Finnish regional carrier Blue1, which is a member of the SAS Group, has signed a long-term lease extension with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft on one RJ85 (msn E2392). This lease will see the aircraft operating in the Blue1… Continue reading
BAE SYSTEMS SELLS AVRO RJ100 TO BAHRAIN DEFENCE FORCE
Hatfield, Hertfordshire. BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has sold an Avro RJ100 regional jet to the Bahrain Defence Force, to bring its fleet of the type to three aircraft.
The aircraft (msn E3386) is currently being operated by Finnish carrier Blue… Continue reading
MALMÖ AVIATION AGREES LONG TERM AVRO RJ FLEET LEASE EXTENSION WITH BAE SYSTEMS REGIONAL AIRCRAFT
Hatfield, Hertfordshire. BAE Systems Regional Aircraft and Swedish carrier Malmö Aviation have signed long-term lease extensions on the airline’s fleet of nine Avro RJ100s. Under this new contract Malmö Aviation will be operating the aircraft well into the second half… Continue reading
NATIONAL JET SYSTEMS EXTENDS BAe 146-200 LEASE WITH BAE SYSTEMS REGIONAL AIRCRAFTNATIONAL JET SYSTEMS EXTENDS BAe 146-200 LEASE WITH BAE SYSTEMS REGIONAL AIRCRAFT
National Jet Systems (NJS), Australia’s largest provider of contracted air transport services, has signed a long-term lease extension with BAE Systems Regional Aircraft for one of its BAe 146-200s (E2170).
The lease extension is on the back of a contract… Continue reading
BAE SYSTEMS REGIONAL AIRCRAFT ANNOUNCES FURTHER NEW JETSTREAM 32 TRANSACTIONS
Building on its success in the first half of 2007 when it placed 19 Jetstream 32s with 10 customers, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft today announced that a further 16 aircraft were placed in the second half of the year with… Continue reading
Atlantic Airways becomes new customer for Airbus A319
Atlantic Airways, flag carrier of the Faroe Islands and based in Sørvágur, has signed a firm contract for one Airbus A319 plus one option, and becomes a new Airbus customer.
Atlantic Airways’ Airbus A319s will feature a comfortable single-class cabin… Continue reading
Boeing Begins Major Assembly of First New 777 Freighter
SEATTLE, Jan. 29, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] mechanics began major assembly of the new 777 Freighter at the company’s Everett, Wash., facility today. The 777 Freighter will fly farther and provide more capacity than any other twin-engine cargo airplane.… Continue reading