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Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers Six S-300CBiTM Helicopters to Bristow Academy
HORSEHEADS, New York – Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s Sikorsky Global Helicopters unit today announced it has delivered six S-300CBiTM helicopters to Bristow Academy, a Florida-based flight training school. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
All six aircraft… Continue reading
Delivery of the 900th PC-12
Pilatus Aircraft is pleased to announce a major program milestone today with the delivery of the 900th PC-12. At a celebration at the company’s US headquarters in Broomfield, Colorado, owner Ron Roma accepted the keys to his new aircraft from… Continue reading
The French Defense Ministry Orders Five EC725 Helicopters from Eurocopter
The French Defense Ministry has ordered five additional EC725 helicopters from Eurocopter as part of the government’s economic recovery plan.
This new acquisition is part of the plan to revitalize the economy, which the French government introduced in December 2008.… Continue reading
Royal Air Force’s Boeing C-17s Surpass 50,000 Hours of Flight Time
LONG BEACH, Calif., April 30, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) today announced that the RAF fleet of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters has surpassed 50,000 flying hours in eight years of service.
Lockheed Martin Delivers 50th C-5 AMP Aircraft
MARIETTA, Ga., April 29th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently delivered the 50th C-5 Galaxy strategic airlifter upgraded with Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) improvements. AMP is the first part of the two-phase C-5 modernization program. The aircraft, delivered to… Continue reading
U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman to Commemorate Successful Bomber Partnership
DAYTON, Ohio, April 30, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The nearly 30-year B-2 stealth bomber partnership between the Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) will be center stage on Friday evening May 1 at the National Museum of the United… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Completes Delivery of 44th F-5 Tiger Adversary Aircraft to United States Navy; Former Swiss-Owned F-5E Aircraft Modified for U.S. Use
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., April 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) employees today celebrated the delivery of their 44th modified F-5 Tiger for the U.S. Navy. In a ceremony at the company’s East Coast Aircraft Manufacturing and Flight Test… Continue reading
Satellite imagery shows fragile Wilkins Ice Shelf destabilised
28 April 2009
Satellite images show that icebergs have begun to calve from the northern front of the Wilkins Ice Shelf – indicating that the huge shelf has become unstable. This follows the collapse three weeks ago of the ice… Continue reading
Aerolia wins the Airbus A350 XWB tubes and pipes contract
A350 XWB model, archive aviationnews.eu
Since its creation in January 2009, Aerolia has shown its determination to conquer sales markets throughout the world and with all manufacturers. With a wide range of products and services, the Aerolia teams can respond… Continue reading
Boeing Airborne Laser Engineers Receive Missile Defense Agency Award
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 — Three Boeing [NYSE: BA] Airborne Laser (ABL) engineers and three of their government and industry teammates received the Technology Pioneer Award from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on March 23 for advancing technologies that… Continue reading
Boeing-IAI Missile Defense Interceptor Shoots Down Target in Test
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 29, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] built part of the Arrow II interceptor that successfully shot down a ballistic missile target April 7 in a test of Israel’s national missile defense system.
The operationally realistic… Continue reading
Boeing Unveils Performance, Comfort Changes to Next-Generation 737s
SEATTLE, April 28, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that seven airlines will be the first to incorporate the new, spacious 737 Boeing Sky Interior starting in late 2010. The interior features soft, blue-sky-like lighting overhead.
The airlines are:… Continue reading