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Accident Near Perpignan, France
Toulouse, 27 November  2008
Airbus regrets to confirm that an A320 operated by XL Airways Germany and owned by Air New Zealand was involved in an accident this afternoon. The aircraft was operating a flight from Perpignan, France with seven… Continue reading
Malaysia Airlines And ATR Ink Global Maintenance Agreement
Malaysia Airlines and ATR today announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA), valued at US $ 27 million, for spare parts and maintenance services for the new ATR 72-500 fleet of the two Malaysia Airlines’ subsidiaries,… Continue reading
Israel Aerospace Industries Awarded an IMOD Contract Valued at $28 Million for Command and Control (C2) Systems
The MLM Division of the Systems Missiles and Space Group of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a $28 million contract from Israel’s Ministry of Defense for advanced Command -and-Control (C2) Systems.
IAI’s knowledge and experience in the field… Continue reading
British Airways Orders 20 CFM56-3 Advanced Upgrade Kits
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British Airways has placed an order 20 CFM56-3 Advanced Upgrades kits for its 737 Classic fleet. The order is valued at approximately $33 million at list price, and the kits begin delivery early next year. The… Continue reading
NATO Moves Forward With Agreement to Acquire Boeing C-17s
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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 24, 2008
– Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the NATO Airlift Management Agency (NAMA) general manager, on behalf of the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) nations, has signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance… Continue reading
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Successfully Completes First Supersonic Flight
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., November 25, 2008 – Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine successfully completed its first supersonic flight, reaching a top speed of Mach 1.05, or about 680 miles per hour. The first supersonic flight is a significant program milestone… Continue reading
Royal Netherlands Navy Launches Harpoons From New Frigate
Harpoon block II (Boeing)
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 25, 2008
– Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the Royal Netherlands Navy has successfully test-launched two Boeing Harpoon missiles from air defense and command frigate (LCF) HMS De Zeven Provinciën. The… Continue reading
JDAM ER Weapon System Successful in Royal Australian Air Force Flight Tests
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 25, 2008 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) weapon system successfully completed testing with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in August.
The tests at the Woomera… Continue reading
Chandrayaan-1 starts observations of the Moon
24 November 2008
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s lunar orbiter Chandrayaan-1 released a probe that impacted close to the lunar south pole on 14 November. Following this, the instruments on the spacecraft are being switched on to get the science… Continue reading
AgustaWestland Delivers M-TADS Equipped Apache AH Mk.1s
During a ceremony held at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility today, the first two Apache AH Mk.1s equipped with a new sighting and targeting system were handed over to the UK Ministry of Defence, following the achievement of Release to Service on… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Awarded Joint STARS Radar Modernization Contract
MELBOURNE, Fla., Nov. 20, 2008 — The U.S. Air Force has awarded a risk reduction study contract to Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) for the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) Radar Modernization program. The study will be… Continue reading
Hawker Beechcraft Awarded $171 Million Contract for 23 King Air 350ER Turboprops
WICHITA, Kan. (Nov. 19, 2008) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has been awarded a contract by the United States Air Force (USAF) with an estimated value of $171 million. The contract is for 23 extended-range (ER) special mission Beechcraft King… Continue reading