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New Dutch airline, Amsterdam Airlines
A group of investers has started a new Dutch Airline, Amsterdam Airlines.
The new airline will start flying it’s first aircraft from this spring. Pilots and cabin-crews are being selected at this time.
Martinair ex head flight-service Matthijs Boertien is… Continue reading
Kuwait starts sales process for national airline
KUWAIT, April 28 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s government started the sales process of its loss-making national carrier, Kuwait Airways Corp [KA.UL] (KAC), state-owned Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported on Monday, citing the cabinet affairs minister.
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Kuwait’s parliament in January approved… Continue reading
LOCKHEED MARTIN DELIVERS MILESTONE C-130J SUPER HERCULES TO AIR MOBILITY COMMAND
MARIETTA, Ga., April 28th, 2008 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] yesterday delivered the 100th C‑130J Super Hercules to the U.S. Government. The C-130J was delivered to Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., where it is assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron,… Continue reading
Israel Aerospace Industries’ AMOS 3 Communications Satellite Successfully Launched This Morning and on Course to Final Orbital Slot
IAI’s President & CEO, Itzhak Nissan: “This is another achievement to Israel Aerospace Industries. Once again we demonstrate our technological prowess”
Israel Aerospace Industries’ AMOS 3 communications satellite AMOS 3 communications satellite was launched today to space at 08:00 Israel… Continue reading
Japan Coast Guard’s first two Eurocopter EC225 helicopters in operation The EC225 is the new reference for offshore SAR missions
Following the delivery of their first two EC225s in Search and Rescue (SAR) configuration a month ago, these helicopters will be launched into operation by the Japan Coast Guard today at the Kansai International Airport. They will perform public service… Continue reading
BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES $31.6 MILLION CONTRACT TO MANUFACTURE NEW MK 14 MISSILE LAUNCHING CANISTERS FOR THE U.S. NAVY
MINNEAPOLIS – BAE Systems has received a $31.6 million contract to manufacture Mk 14 Mod 2 Tomahawk missile launching canisters for the U.S. Navy. The canisters will house, safely transport and enable loading of the U.S. Navy’s Tactical Tomahawk Missile… Continue reading
Boeing Moves 787 Dreamliner Static Test Airframe to Testing Rig
EVERETT, Wash., April 25, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE:BA] moved the 787 Dreamliner static test airframe from its Final Assembly facility in Everett to its structural test rig this evening. The test rig is located only 1,000 feet away from Final… Continue reading
Al set for San Diego Air race
The Red Bull Air Race lands in San Diego, USA next weekend for the second stop of the 10-race World Series. Such was the success of last year’s race in the Southern California city that tickets are quickly being snatched… Continue reading
LOCKHEED MARTIN POWERS UP F-35 STOVL ENGINE IN PREPARATION FOR FIRST FLIGHT
The British pilot who will be the first person to fly the short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II started and ran the aircraft’s engine for the first time on April 18, initiating the final series… Continue reading
ATV re-boosts ISS to a higher orbit
New success for Astrium
Toulouse, 25 April 2008
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has successfully re-boosted the International Space Station (ISS) to a higher altitude.
“This was an important event for Astrium, as it validated one of the major tasks of the… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM G550 and G500 BUSINESS JETS RECEIVE TYPE CERTIFICATE VALIDATION FROM KOREAN CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY AUTHORITY
Approval Reflects Growing International Demand for Gulfstream Aircraft
SAVANNAH, Ga., April 24, 2008 – Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), recently received Type Certificate Validation for its ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 business-jet aircraft from the Civil Aviation… Continue reading
FAA Takes Steps to Ensure Proper Reporting of Operational Errors
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced steps to strengthen the reporting system designed to classify airspace errors, in response to a report by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Inspector General (IG) that revealed the intentional misclassification… Continue reading