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Airbus continues site divestment strategy despite stop of preferred bidder negotiations with OHB / MT Aerospace
Airbus has terminated negotiations with the OHB / MT Aerospace consortium regarding the sale of the Airbus sites in Nordenham, Varel and the EADS site in Augsburg since a viable industrial and financial solution was not achievable.
“We have always… Continue reading
EMBRAER PROMOTES DEFENSE PORTFOLIO AT FIDAE 2008
Santiago, Chile, is the site of Latin America’s biggest air show
São José dos Campos, March 26, 2008 – Embraer will participate in the biennial Feria Internacional del Aire y del Espacio, FIDAE 2008, being held March 31 through April… Continue reading
AirAsia X Orders 10 Additional Airbus A330 Aircraft
Toulouse, 27 March 2008
AirAsia X, the new long-haul low cost-carrier within the AirAsia Group, has signed a firm contract for an additional 10 A330-300s, which brings the airline’s total order to 25 A330 aircraft. In June 2007, AirAsia X placed a… Continue reading
Raytheon Awarded $17.8 Million for NATO SEASPARROW Surface Missile System
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 26, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $17.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy
and the NATO SEASPARROW Project Office for the company’s MK57, MK29 and
MK73 NATO SEASPARROW missile systems.
Under… Continue reading
Raytheon Awarded $17.8 Million for NATO SEASPARROW Surface Missile System
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 26, 2008 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $17.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy
and the NATO SEASPARROW Project Office for the company’s MK57, MK29 and
MK73 NATO SEASPARROW missile systems.
Under… Continue reading
Russia bombers get NATO escort near Alaska: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – NATO forces sent jets to escort two Russian long-range air force bombers patrolling neutral skies near Alaska on Wednesday, Russian news agencies quoted the defense ministry as saying.
Russia’s military has resumed its Cold War practice of… Continue reading
Bombardier Confirms Previously Unidentified Q400 Customer as Being Air Berlin
Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that a firm order from a European airline for 10 Q400 turboprop aircraft plus 10 options, announced on October 23, 2007, was placed by Air Berlin PLC of Berlin, Germany. The airline had requested to remain… Continue reading
Precision Air Services Takes Delivery of its First ATR 72-500
Tanzania’s Precision Air Services today accepted delivery of its first ATR 72-500. This first delivery follows a deal inked in 2006, for the purchase of 6 new ‘-500s’ ATRs. In 2007, the airline booked an additional ATR 42-500.
With these… Continue reading
Airbus showcases new A350 XWB cabin at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2008
Airbus showcases the new A350 XWB cabin at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg/Germany (April 1-3, 2008) on its stand located in Hall A3 (Stand 3D15). Visitors will discover the attributes of the A350 XWB cabin interior in a… Continue reading
NASA’s Shuttle Crew Returns Home After Successful Mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew landed at 8:39 p.m. EDT Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after completing a 16-day journey of nearly 6.6 million miles in space. The first landing attempt at Kennedy… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft Sets 33-Hour Flight Endurance Record
SAN DIEGO, March 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) RQ-4 Global Hawk set an endurance record for a full-scale, operational unmanned aircraft on Saturday, March 22, 2008, when it completed a flight of 33.1 hours at altitudes… Continue reading
U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $166 Million Contract to Produce Hydra-70 Rockets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command has awarded General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products a contract worth $166.4 million for the production of 2.75-inch Hydra-70 rockets. The award is part of a five-year… Continue reading