Daily Archives: July 28, 2008
Emirates Airline buys 60 Airbus wide-body aircraft
Dubai based Emirates Airline has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for 30 Airbus A350XWB plus 30 A330-300s. The agreement was signed between Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates Airline and Group and Tom Enders,… Continue reading
Airbus delivers first A380 to Emirates Airline
Emirates Airline has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 aircraft in an historic delivery ceremony with over 500 guests in Hamburg, Germany. The first customer A380 powered by Engine Alliance engines, was presented to Chairman and Chief Executive Emirates… Continue reading Boeing Airborne Laser Team Begins Testing Laser with Chemical Fuel
ST. LOUIS, July 28, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have completed installing the high-energy laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft and have begun testing the laser with its chemical… Continue reading
Elbit Systems to Supply the Israeli Defense Forces with Thermal Imaging
Observation and target acquisition, light weight and low power consumption make MARS especially suited for various future soldier programs.
Haifa, Israel, 28 July, 2008 -
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop… Continue reading


