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Sukhoi Superjet 100 Has Scored 100 Hours in the Air. Certification Launched.
Sukhoi Superjet 100 is ready to undergo a certification stage. Flight certification tests of the first SSJ100 will begin right after factory flight tests have been completed. In the course of these flight tests the aircraft completed over 40 flights,… Continue reading
Arch has pylon problem in training
Austrian suffers 2 pylon hits in training, Bonhomme hopes still alive
After suffering two nerve-racking pylon hits in each of his first two training sessions in Perth, Hannes Arch finally settled down in the third and final timed session on… Continue reading
£97m maintenance contract for TriStar fleet
Photo: RAF
The Ministry of Defence has signed a £97m, seven-year contract with Marshall Aerospace of Cambridge to provide logistic support for the RAF’s fleet of TriStar aircraft.
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Known as the TRIOS contract (TriStar Integrated Operational Support), it will… Continue reading
Bombardier Lands At Airshow China 2008 – Zhuhai
Bombardier Aerospace, a market leader in China for commercial and business aircraft, is participating in the seventh edition of Airshow China 2008, which is taking place in Zhuhai in the People’s Republic of China, from November 4 to 9. Bombardier… Continue reading
Modernization Work Begins in Naples on the G.222 for Afghanistan
Italian G222 At Dutch AF air show 2002 (c) 2002 ZAPP
Naples, Italy—October 31, 2008—The refurbishment and modernization of 18 G.222s, purchased by the United States Air Force and destined for the re-established Afghan Air Force, has begun at Alenia… Continue reading
AirAsia X takes delivery of first A330
AirAsia X, the long haul low cost unit of the Malaysia-based AirAsia Group, has taken delivery of its first new A330-300. The aircraft was handed over at a special ceremony at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse today in the presence of… Continue reading AARGM enters production
Photo by Mike McGinnis
NAVAIR’s newest advanced weapon for destruction of enemy air defenses, AGM-88E, was recently approved to go into low rate production, and the NAWCWD Anti-Radiation Missile (ARM) Technical Project Office (TPO) played a major role in achieving… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers 500th Arrowhead® System To U.S. Army
photo: Lockheed Martin
Orlando, FL, October 30th, 2008 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] marked the delivery of the 500th Arrowhead system to the U.S. Army at a celebration held at its Ocala and Orlando, FL, facilities. Arrowhead is the U.S.… Continue reading
ASTRA 1M satellite ready for launch
The ASTRA 1M satellite, built by Astrium for SES ASTRA, will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan during the night of 5-6 November. The satellite will be launched on a Proton Breeze M launch vehicle provided by International… Continue reading
Construction Begins on Cessna’s Citation Columbus Facility in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 29, 2008 – Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius joined Cessna Aircraft Company Chairman, President and CEO Jack J. Pelton this morning to celebrate the start of construction of the company’s new Wichita Citation Columbus design and assembly facility.… Continue reading
Boeing Team Awarded AESA Radar Modernization Contract for US Air Force F-15E
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30, 2008 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $238 million System Development and Demonstration (SDD) contract by the U.S. Air Force to modernize the radar system on F-15E fighter aircraft.
“The Radar Modernization… Continue reading
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency Signs A Contract For Three AW139 Helicopters Plus Options
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has signed a contract for three AW139 medium twin engine helicopters plus options for several additional aircraft. These helicopters will be used to perform search… Continue reading