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Lockheed Martin Delivers First Set Of P-3 Orion New Production Wings To Norway
MARIETTA, Ga, September 29th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] delivered the first set of new production P-3 Orion wings to the company’s launch customer, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, on Sept. 25. The milestone delivery ushers in a new… Continue reading
EMBRAER 190 JET RECEIVES ISA+39ºC CERTIFICATION
São José dos Campos, September 29, 2009 Embraer received ISA+39ºC certification for its EMBRAER 190 commercial jet, in the third quarter of 2009, from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil – ANAC) and from the U.S.’s… Continue reading
US Air Force officials release F-16 accident report
LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) Â –Â A pilot’s failure to recognize his altitude during night, low altitude high-angle strafing training caused the crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon at the Utah Test and Training Range June 22, according to an… Continue reading
ATAK Team Announce T129 Maiden Flight
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the ATAK Team, comprising Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), Aselsan and AgustaWestland, has successfully performed the maiden flight of the first T129 prototype. The T129 P1 prototype helicopter’s maiden flight was… Continue reading
British Airways launches its all-business-class service between London City and New York JFK
British Airways launches its all-business-class service between London City and New York JFK today. The service, which will be offered twice-daily by mid-October, will be operated on specially configured A318s with 32 lie-flat business class seats. The launch flights bear… Continue reading
First All Nippon Helicopter’s AW139 Achieves Operational Readiness For Electronic News Gathering Missions
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, the official distributor for the AW139 medium twin helicopter in Japan, are pleased to announce that the first of two AW139 medium twin helicopters for All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) has achieved operational… Continue reading
FIRST EMBRAER 190 JET IS DELIVERED TO THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT
Aircraft will be operated by the Brazilian Air Force’s Special Transportation Group
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Embraer officially delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet to the Brazilian Government, this Friday, in a ceremony held at the BrasÃlia’s Air Force Base in Brazil’s… Continue reading
France Ends Search for Rafale Pilot
Paris РFrance is treating the disappearance of test pilot Capt. Fran̤ois Duflot as a death, following three days of fruitless sea search after his Rafale fighter collided in midair with another Navy Rafale aircraft.
“François Duflot, a DGA test… Continue reading
Russian Helicopters to Start Taking Orders for Modernized Mi-8M in 2010
Beijing/25 Sep 2009 – Russian Helicopters, JSC, the managing body of the consolidated Russian helicopter industry holding, is planning to start taking orders for the deeply modernised Mi-8M helicopter. First deliveries of Mi-8M are scheduled for 2013. After serious modernisation… Continue reading
British Airways sets seat charges
British Airways passengers will have to pay to choose their seats before they travel from October, the airline says.
The charges will affect those seeking to ensure they sit together on a flight and people with a preference for window,… Continue reading
Final USAF KC-135E retires at Davis-Monthan
9/25/2009 - DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz.  – It was a historical day on the flightline here Sept. 23, as the last KC-135E model touched down after its final flight.Â
The aircraft, which served the Air Force for more than 50 years, will now… Continue reading
MNG orders two more Airbus A330-200 Freighter aircraft
More Airbus freighters ordered for future expansion
MNG Airlines, the largest Turkish all-cargo operator, has placed a follow-on order with Airbus for two more A330-200Fs to support its expanding cargo operations. These aircraft are in addition to the two firm… Continue reading