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Sukhoi Superjet 100 begins high altitude trials
September 10, 2009 — Today at 14.55 (local time +4 GMT) Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN95003 landed at Shirak Airport, Gyumri, Armenia.
At Gyumri SSJ100 will undergo a series of tests, assessing takeoff and landing performance as well as climb rate… Continue reading
SPACEX AND ASTRIUM ANNOUNCE GROUNDBREAKING DEAL
Hawthorne, CA – September 8, 2009 – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Astrium announce a contract for a SpaceX Falcon 1e to launch an Earth observation satellite designed by Astrium or its recently acquired subsidiary Surrey Satellite Technology… Continue reading
End of the horizon for our Caribou
The iconic DHC-4 Caribou will take a hard earned retirement from the Air Force this December, following 45 years of service to Australia.
The aircraft, operated by No. 38 Squadron at RAAF Base Townsville, has a busy schedule of activity… Continue reading
STS-128 Crew Prepares for Landing
The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are ready to wrap up a nearly 13-day flight with a landing this evening at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The first task for Pilot Kevin Ford and Commander Rick Sturckow was to… Continue reading
Mitsubishi Aircraft Announces Final MRJ Configuration
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation (MJET) announces that the MRJ configuration has
been finalized, placing the regional jet on the path to completing critical design
review and design freeze in the coming months. The new configuration incorporates
a number of significant improvements… Continue reading
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Awarded Iraqi Air Force Contract for T-6 Aircraft
Texan at Le Bourget Airshow, Aviationnews.
Contract for world’s most proven military program marks second Foreign Military Sales Case
WICHITA, Kan. (Sept. 9, 2009) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced its recently-awarded contract to provide eight T-6A trainer aircraft… Continue reading
Eurocopter delivers the first of 23 EC135s ordered by Poland’s health ministry in June 2008
The Polish Ministry of Health took delivery today in Warsaw of the first of 23 EC135 helicopters ordered from Eurocopter in June 2008. The new fleet will be assigned to the country’s nationwide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) network. This on-time… Continue reading
ATR appoints new president for India’s Customer Services
ATR appointed Jean-Luc Establie (52) as new president of the ATR India Customer Support Private Ltd, its subsidiary in India, succeeding Marc Bourret, who is taking new responsibilities as Project & Planning Director in the ATR Customer Services directorate.
Jean-Luc… Continue reading
First Training Day Cancelled Red Bull Air Race Porto 2009
PORTO, Portugal – Britain’s Paul Bonhomme and his rival for the championship Hannes Arch of Austria said they were disappointed they were unable to train on Thursday due to foggy weather conditions in and around Porto. They are ready and… Continue reading