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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