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Quantas Canceling order 15 Boeing 787′s
Australian carrier Qantas said Friday it was canceling an order for 15 Boeing 787s worth up to $3.1 billion at list prices, while delaying delivery of 15 additional jets by four years. “The operating environment for the world’s airlines has… Continue reading
Boeing Ships Next-Generation GPS Satellite to Cape Canaveral for Tests
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 25, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped a Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida to conduct a series of key tests for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation… Continue reading
Salt Finding from NASA’s Cassini Hints at Ocean within Saturn Moon
PASADENA, Calif. — For the first time, scientists working on NASA’s Cassini mission have detected sodium salts in ice grains of Saturn’s outermost ring. Detecting salty ice indicates that Saturn’s moon Enceladus, which primarily replenishes the ring with material from… Continue reading
MARTIN-BAKER AND BREMONT ANNOUNCES A PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD THE ULTIMATE AVIATION WATCH
Martin-Baker and Bremont Watch Company have announced a partnership to design and build the ultimate aviation watch. The alliance will produce a unique aviation watch that will embody all that is meant by ‘Made in Britain’. The watch is on… Continue reading
General Dynamics Awarded Contract by U.S. Navy for Aircraft Radomes
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Inventory Control Point for the refurbishment of radomes for the EA-6B fighter jet.… Continue reading
Boeing Postpones 787 First Flight
EVERETT, Wash., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that first flight of the 787 Dreamliner will be postponed due to a need to reinforce an area within the side-of-body section of the aircraft.Â
The need was identified… Continue reading
Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III Demonstrates Level IV UAS Control
MESA, Ariz., June 23, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the AH-64D Apache Block III prototype helicopter successfully demonstrated Level IV unmanned aircraft system (UAS) connectivity on June 8 during a flight test over the Arizona desert.
Level… Continue reading
Airbus delivers first A320 assembled in China
Airbus today delivered the first A320 aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in Tianjin. At a grand ceremony, the aircraft was handed over by Airbus President and CEO, Tom Enders, to the Chairman of Dragon Aviation Leasing,… Continue reading
IAI Delivers First Batch of Kfir Fighter Jets to the Colombian Air Force
Colonel Diego Sepulveda Alzate of the Colombian Air Force: “We feel immense happiness, satisfaction, and pride for this addition to the Colombian Air Force.
We are grateful to the workers at LAHAV and at IAI in general for all their… Continue reading
GE Landed $8 Billion In Orders At Paris Air Show
GEnx launch, Mubadala agreement, engine sales and services are show highlightsÂ
LE BOURGET, France — June 18 2009 – With its unveiling of the fastest selling large jet engine in GE history – the GEnx – and its strategic agreement… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Acquisition of eXMeritus Inc.
ST. LOUIS, June 22, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed its acquisition of eXMeritus Inc., a Fairfax, Va.-based company that provides hardware and software to federal government and law enforcement organizations for sharing information securely across classified… Continue reading
Virgin Atlantic Airways commits to ten new Airbus A330 aircraft
British based Virgin Atlantic Airways, has signed a firm contract to buy six Airbus A330-300 long-range aircraft, and is leasing a further four from AerCap. Fleet renewal with the A330 reflects Virgin’s commitment to replace older aircraft and to invest… Continue reading