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Crash B-737-800 Turkish Airlines, Schiphol Amsterdam killing 3 crew, 2 Turkish and 4 American passengers
Amsterdam February 25th 2009-
Late in the morning at 10:31 am local time a Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airlines (TC-JGE) from Istanbul flight number: TK1951 crashed in a field less then a mile of the runway ‘Polderbaan’ of Schiphol Amsterdam.
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Boeing drops plans for JV cargo plane
C-27J Spartan at Le Bourget, M. van Leeuwen
Boeing Co. says economic conditions have forced it to drop a planned joint venture to build C-27J cargo planes with Alenia North America, a unit of Italy’s Finmeccanica SpA. “For us, it… Continue reading
NASA Awards Contract for Constellation Spacesuit for the Moon
WASHINGTON — NASA has awarded an interim letter contract to Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston to begin work on the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system for the Constellation Program. The system will protect astronauts during voyages… Continue reading
FUSELAGE SECTIONS JOINED FOR GULFSTREAM G250
SAVANNAH, Ga., February 27, 2009 – Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), recently celebrated the fuselage joining for the first Gulfstream G250, the company’s newest mid-cabin jet.
The G250 forward, center and aft fuselage sections were… Continue reading
Boeing Transfers 3rd KC-767J Tanker to Japanese Partner Itochu
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 27, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Feb. 25 transferred the third KC-767J tanker to the company’s Japanese partner, Itochu Corp., for delivery to the Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force… Continue reading
Boeing Submits Proposal for Altair Lunar Lander Study Contract
HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], through its Space Exploration division, submitted a proposal to NASA today for Altair lunar lander design support. NASA is expected to award multiple contracts this spring.
The lunar lander, part… Continue reading
Airbus MRO Network welcomes Mexicana MRO Services as new member
Mexicana MRO Services has joined the worldwide Airbus MRO Network. The official signing ceremony took place at the Mexicana premises in Mexico City in the presence of Manuel Borja, CEO of Mexicana, and Bruce Jones, Senior Vice President, Airbus Services… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins and L-3 deliver Block I Modernization for Navy E-6B
WACO, Texas (February 25, 2009)Â -Â Rockwell Collins today delivered the first installation of the Block I modification to the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft. Navy officials, Rockwell Collins senior leaders and L-3 Communications leadership celebrated the milestone during a roll-out… Continue reading
Hi-tech needs unveiled for forces of the future
Gadgets and gizmos that could equip our troops of the future have helped to launch the MOD’s new Defence Technology Plan.
The Defence Technology Plan is the first time the MOD has unveiled its long-term research needs. It underlines the… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 1st CH-47F Chinook Manufactured Under Multiyear Contract Award
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Feb. 26, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced delivery of the first CH-47F Chinook manufactured under a five-year U.S. Army contract awarded in August 2008. The helicopter will be assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division at… Continue reading
Second Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL Fighter
FORT WORTH, Texas, February 25th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] second short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II accomplished its first flight on Wednesday, Feb. 25. The aircraft, known as BF-2, joins a conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35A… Continue reading
Saving lives has no borders
Two missing climbers have been taken to hospital in the Republic of Ireland after being found by British mountain rescue teams assisted by a RAF Search and Rescue helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey in North Wales.
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