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All rescued as helicopter ditches
All 18 people aboard a helicopter which ditched in the North Sea have survived and have been rescued from two life-rafts, the coastguard has said.
The Super Puma came down near a platform in the ETAP field 125 miles east… Continue reading
Important first flight
The first aircraft in the latest order of 31 aircraft for the Swedish Armed Forces took to the air for the first time on February 16.
Lufthansa Expands CFM56-5B-Powered Airbus Fleet
February 18, 2009 — EVENDALE, Ohio — Lufthansa has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 27 new Airbus A319/A320 aircraft in a firm engine order valued at approximately $375 million. The airline is scheduled to take its first new… Continue reading
Air France GP7200-Powered A380 Takes First Flight
TOULOUSE, France, Feb. 17, 2009 – The first Air France A380, powered with Engine Alliance GP7200 engines, successfully completed a 4-hour inaugural test route flight from Airbus, Toulouse on Feb. 12, 2009. The aircraft flew to Airbus Hamburg on Feb.… Continue reading
NASA and ESA prioritise outer planet missions
18 February 2009
At a meeting in Washington last week, NASA and ESA officials decided to first pursue a mission to study Jupiter and its four largest moons, and plan for another mission to visit Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and… Continue reading
Boeing Submits Proposals to NASA for Ares V Rocket Design Support
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 18, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Space Exploration division has submitted proposals to NASA for the Ares V Phase 1 Design Support Contracts.
Boeing submitted proposals for design support of the… Continue reading
Boeing SLAM ER Scores Direct Hit in Land-Based Moving Target Test
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18, 2009 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) weapon system scored a direct hit against a remote-controlled, land-based moving target Jan. 15 in a flight test conducted at the U.S.… Continue reading
German Air Force Successfully Completes Participation at Aero India 2009
EUROFIGHTER and tanker aircraft returned safely.
The German Air Force delegation safely landed at their respective home bases late Tuesday 17th February, thus successfully completing participation at AERO INDIA 2009. After a stop-over at Riyadh’s King Khaled International Airport in… Continue reading