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EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 190 JET TO CHINA’S KUNPENG AIRLINES
Airline is the second operator of the E-Jets family in mainland China.
São José dos Campos, August 29, 2008 –
Embraer delivered, last Thursday, the first of five EMBRAER 190 jets to China’s Kunpeng Airlines Co. Ltd., one of the… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Two 777 Models to Emirates
Emirates first Middle East Carrier to receive two 777 variants on the same day
SEATTLE, Aug. 29, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Dubai-based airline Emirates celebrated the delivery of a 777-300ER (Extended Range) and a 777-200LR (Longer Range) Thursday,… Continue reading
MASwings and Firefly Take Delivery of New ATR 72-500s
Malaysia Airlines’ subsidiaries MASwings and Firefly, and ATR, celebrated today the delivery of the first ATR 72-500s of MASwings and the second ATR 72-500 of Firefly in a joint ceremony held at the ATR Final Assembly Line in Toulouse.… Continue reading
Sikorsky’s X2 TECHNOLOGY™ Demonstrator Achieves First Flight
HORSEHEADS, N.Y., Aug. 27, 2008 – Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation today successfully completed the first flight of its X2 TECHNOLOGYâ„¢ Demonstrator, maneuvering the prototype aircraft through hover, forward flight, and a hover turn, in a test flight that lasted approximately 30… Continue reading
Grupo Marsans takes delivery of their first Airbus A330-200
Grupo Marsans, Spain’s largest tourism and transport group, has taken delivery of its first directly purchased Airbus A330-200 aircraft for its subsidiary Air Comet. The aircraft was formally handed over to Gonzalo Pascual, President of Grupo Marsans and Ignacio Pascual,… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Two 737-800s to Brazil’s Varig Airlines
SEATTLE, Aug. 28, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered two 737-800s to Brazil’s Varig Airlines on Tuesday. The jetliners, sporting a bright new livery, then departed from Boeing Field to Sao Paulo. Varig’s new livery features a unique starburst design… Continue reading
Boeing, US Air Force Keep C-17 Globemaster III Mission-Ready
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28, 2008 — A U.S. Air Force maintenance crew chief inspects an engine on a Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster III at an air base in Kuwait.
A C-17 takes off or lands in Iraq or Kuwait… Continue reading
Bavarian Ministry of the Interior purchases eight new EC135 Police Helicopters from Eurocopter
On August 27, the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior announced its decision in Munich to purchase eight new Eurocopter EC135 P2i helicopters for the Bavarian Police Helicopter Squadron. This will enable the squadron to carry out its work using helicopters… Continue reading
Boeing, US Navy Offer Super Hornet for Denmark Fighter Competition
F-18E Super Hornet of the US Navy
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 27, 2008
– Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy delivered a proposal Aug. 15 offering the advanced F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the Royal Danish Air Force as part of… Continue reading
MS 21: “Dry” weight
Russian aircraft-building majors Irkut and Sukhoi have agreed on dividing the market of medium-range airliners. They will jointly provide the United Aircraft Building Corporation (UABC) with advanced airliners of the most popular size – those with 96, 110, 130, 150,… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin-Built Trident Ii D5 Missile Achieves 124 Successful Test Launches In A Row
SUNNYVALE, Calif., August 26th, 2008 — The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test launch yesterday of two Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Navy launched the unarmed missiles from the submerged submarine… Continue reading
Flyover of Emirates’ Boeing 777-200LR Launches Boeing Classic Golf Tournament
SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Emirates took advantage of an upcoming delivery of a 777-200LR (Longer-Range) with a dramatic flyover of the TPC Snoqualmie Ridge golf club in Snoqualmie, Wash., on Friday that officially started play… Continue reading