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Mars, methane and mysteries
10 August 2009
Mars may not be as dormant as scientists once thought. The 2004 discovery of methane means that either there is life on Mars, or that volcanic activity continues to generate heat below the martian surface. ESA plans… Continue reading
EMBRAER RESTORES PROTOTYPE OF THE EMB 121 XINGU AIRPLANE
First pressurized airplane produced by the Company was certified 30 years ago
São José dos Campos, August 10, 2009 – As part of the Company’s 40th anniversary commemorations, Embraer performed a careful restoration of the EMB 121 Xingu prototype, tail… Continue reading
Factory hangar for the new Airbus A350 XWB shoots out of the ground
Premium AEROTEC today has begun the construction of the new 25,000 m² hangar, which will be the manufacturing plant for fiber composite components of the new Airbus A350 XWB. The last weeks already have seen the delivery of about 20… Continue reading
Egypt – CH-47D CHINOOK Helicopters
WASHINGTON, August 6, 2009 – Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of six CH-47D CHINOOK Helicopters, 16 T55-GA-714A engines, eight AN/APR-39A(V)1 Radar Signal Detecting Sets with… Continue reading
Brazil – F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Aircraft
WASHINGTON, August 6, 2009 – Today the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Brazil of 28 F/A-18E Super Hornet Aircraft, eight F/A-18F Super Hornet Aircraft, 72 F414-GE-400 installed engines,… Continue reading
Cessna Delivers Five 172S Skyhawks to Northwestern Michigan College’s Aviation Program
WICHITA, Kan., Aug. 06, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, yesterday delivered five new Cessna 172S Skyhawks to Northwestern Michigan College at the company’s customer center in Independence, Kan. The order came through Suburban Aviation Inc.,… Continue reading
ATR 72-212A MSN 670 ACCIDENT AT LANDING
ATR regrets to confirm that on Tuesday August 04th, 2009 the ATR72-212A manufacturing serial number 670, made a runway excursion at landing in Koh Samui airport (Thailand).Â
Further to the runway veer-off, the aircraft impacted a disused control tower.… Continue reading
Boeing Receives $1.15B Contract for 15 Canadian Chinooks
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a US$1.15 billion contract from the Canadian government for 15 new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Under the contract, Boeing will match Canada’s… Continue reading
9 billion euro contract for 112 Eurofighter Typhoons signed
NETMA (NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency), Eurofighter GmbH and
EUROJET Turbo GmbH signed today the production contract for a further 112 aircraft, including
241 engines, for the four partner Nations: Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom.
The Tranche… Continue reading
Boeing to Demonstrate Unmanned Cargo Aircraft for US Marine Corps
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] received a $500,000 contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory on Aug. 5 to demonstrate the company’s A160T (YMQ-18A) Hummingbird for the Marines’ Immediate Cargo Unmanned Aerial System… Continue reading
Italian Navy Takes Delivery Of Its 21st AW101 Helicopter
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Italian Navy has taken today delivery of its 21st AW101 three engine medium/heavy helicopter during an official ceremony held at Maristaeli Luni naval base in Italy. This Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)/Anti-Surface… Continue reading