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Prince William set to join RAF Search and Rescue – Monday 15 September 2008
Prince William is to train to become a full-time pilot with the RAF’s Search and Rescue Force (SARF) it has been confirmed on Monday 15 September 2008.
The Prince, who learned to fly earlier this year with the Royal Air… Continue reading
Singapore Airlines Cargo Selects Pratt & Whitney for $500 Million Maintenance Contract
B747-412F SCD Singapore airlines (photo M. van Leeuwen)
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 15, 2008 – Singapore Airlines Cargo (SIA Cargo) signed a 10-year, more than $500 million Fleet Management Program agreement with Pratt & Whitney Global Service Partners. Pratt &… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Awarded $5.1 Billion Contract for Detail Design and Construction of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Aircraft Carrier
Aircraft Carrier Gerald R Ford (CVN78)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Sept. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received a $5.1 billion, 7-year cost plus incentive fee contract award for detail design and construction of the Gerald R. Ford… Continue reading
Boeing Laser JDAM Demonstrated on B-52H for 1st Time
BARKSDALE AFB, La., Sept. 15, 2008 — An airman at Barksdale Air Force Base (AFB), La., loads a Boeing [NYSE: BA] Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (LJDAM) onto a B-52H aircraft for a recent demonstration flight. It was the first… Continue reading
Boeing Awarded Contract for Radar Upgrade on Saudi AWACS Fleet
AWACS (archive, aviationnews.eu)
SEATTLE, Sept. 15, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a contract for the initial phase of upgrading the radar on Saudi Arabia’s fleet of five E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft.… Continue reading
Russian plane crash kills 88, faulty engine blamed
By Yevgeny Malychev, REUTERS
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PERM, Russia (Reuters) – Engine failure caused an Aeroflot Boeing 737-500 plane crash in Russia on Sunday which killed all 88 people on board, officials said, dismissing fears terrorists had attacked the airliner.
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The… Continue reading
Sikorsky Aerospace Services to provide Aerial Refueling Capability for 13 U.S. Air Force H-60 Helicopters
STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 15, 2008 – Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced a contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with 13 aerial refueling assemblies for H-60 helicopters. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a… Continue reading
Air Caraibes launches the A350-1000 in Europe
Photo: M. van Leeuwen
French Caribbean carrier Air Caraïbes has signed a Memorandum of Understanding for three A350-1000 aircraft, and is with this purchase decision becoming the European launch customer for the largest version of the A350 XWB.
The aircraft… Continue reading
Airbus to provide total support package for Singapore Airlines’ leased A330 fleet
Airbus has finalised a Total Support Package (TSP) agreement with Singapore Airlines to maintain its future fleet of 19 A330 aircraft.
The TSP, which will be performed by Airbus Customer Service, will provide fleet management in addition to line and… Continue reading
Airbus concluded negotiations to sell its wing component and assemblies manufacturing unit at Filton to GKN
Airbus and GKN have signed a contract under which GKN will purchase the wing component and assemblies manufacturing unit based at Airbus’ site at Filton, near Bristol, UK. This will result in all operational business, assets and activities, within the… Continue reading
Air Caraibes order launches Rolls-Royce Trent XWB in France and–1000 XWB in Europe
Rolls-Royce has received its first order for Trent XWB engines from a France-based carrier, with the Air Caraïbes order for three Airbus A350-1000 XWB aircraft. The engines will be backed by a long-term TotalCare® agreement, bringing the combined engine and… Continue reading