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Petroleum Air Services Orders Two AW139 Helicopters
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Petroleum Air Services (PAS) of Egypt has signed a contract for two AW139 medium twin engine helicopters plus two optional aircraft. These helicopters will be used for offshore oil and gas… Continue reading
Morocco – Gulfstream G-550 Aircraft
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2009 – On May 18, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the government of Morocco of one Gulfstream G-550, related services and spare parts. The estimated cost is $142… Continue reading
Boeing Receives Contract to Develop, Test Distributed Targeting for F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
ST. LOUIS, May 20, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a $48.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy for development and testing of a Distributed Targeting (DT) system for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet strike fighter.
This new… Continue reading
AgustaWestland Test Pilot Selected For Astronaut Training
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, congratulates Tim Peake, AgustaWestland Senior Test Pilot, on his selection by the European Space Agency as the first British astronaut to join the European Astronaut Corps. The Corps currently consists of eight members from Germany, France,… Continue reading
Indonesia air crash kills scores
(Photo: AFP/Naufal)
An Indonesian military transport plane carrying troops and their families has crashed on the island of Java, killing at least 93 people, officials say.
At least two people died on the ground when the plane came down in… Continue reading
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Red Arrows officially start 2009 display season
The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, officially begins its 2009 display season today as the team successfully gains its Public Display Authority at the end of a gruelling eight-month training… Continue reading
Astrium signs strategic partnership agreement with Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan will order two Earth observation satellites from Astrium
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Astrium will set up a joint venture with its partner JSC National Company “Kazakhstan Gharysh Sapary†to operate the satellite integration centre that it will build in Astana
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A major training… Continue reading
Bombardier’s First Q400 NextGen Turboprop Airliner Bound for Norway
Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the first Q400 NextGen high-speed turboprop airliner. Norwegian regional carrier Widerøe’s Flyveselskap A/S accepted the aircraft – the first of six on firm order – at the Q400 aircraft delivery centre at Toronto Pearson International Airport.… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers AeroLogic’s First 777 Freighter
AeroLogic 777 Freighter includes key Boeing Lifecycle Solutions maintenance products
EVERETT, Wash., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) celebrated the delivery of the first 777 Freighter to Deucalion Capital and its customer AeroLogic GmbH on May 12. AeroLogic, formed… Continue reading
Boeing Highlights Environmental Progress in 2009 Report
CHICAGO, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today released its 2009 Environment Report, highlighting reductions during 2008 in its energy and water consumption, carbon dioxide emissions and hazardous waste at its facilities, and efforts to pioneer environmentally progressive technologies,… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Apache Longbow Crew Trainer to US Troops in Germany
ST. LOUIS, May 19, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it delivered an advanced Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) to the U.S. Army in Illesheim, Germany, in April and declared the helicopter simulator “ready for training.†The LCT… Continue reading
Boeing Assembles Forward Fuselage for First 747-8 Freighter
EVERETT, Wash., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has achieved another significant milestone for the first 747-8 Freighter by completing assembly of the airplane’s forward fuselage. The 89-foot, 2-inch (27.2 m) fuselage section, featuring the airplane’s signature upper deck,… Continue reading