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Airbus cancellations outweigh sales in September
* Sold 2 planes, received 4 cancellations in Sept
* Needs to deliver 7 A380s in Q4 to meet goal (Adds details, background)
PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Airbus sold two aircraft but received four cancellations in September, thinning the… Continue reading
Fire Scout departs for first deployment
AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. –The MQ-8B Fire Scout made naval aviation history when the fleet deployed this revolutionary rotary wing unmanned aircraft system aboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) Monday.
Fleet introduction of the Fire Scout marks the first… Continue reading
NASA Space Telescope Discovers Largest Ring Around Saturn
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has discovered an enormous ring around Saturn — by far the largest of the giant planet’s many rings.
The new belt lies at the far reaches of the Saturnian system, with an orbit… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE ROLLS OUT ALL-NEW SUPER MID-SIZE GULFSTREAM G250
SAVANNAH, Ga., October 6, 2009 – Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) today rolled out the all-new, super mid-size Gulfstream G250 at Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel. First announced… Continue reading
Boeing AH-6i Light Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopter Makes 1st Flight
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight on Sept. 16, seven months after the company started work on the prototype aircraft.
During the 36-minute flight at… Continue reading
3rd Boeing C-17 Joins 12-Nation Strategic Airlift Capability Initiative
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 7, 2009Â – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III to the NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO) in support of NAMO’s 12-nation Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) initiative. The delivery, which took… Continue reading
EMBRAER DELIVERS 57 JETS DURING THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009
São José dos Campos, October 7, 2009 2009 (3Q09), 29 of which to the commercial aviation segment, 27 to executive aviation, and one to defense, representing an increase of 18.8% over the 48 jets delivered during the same period in… Continue reading
EU Opens Sky for Ka-32A11BC and Starts Commercial Operation
Moscow/7 October 2009 – EASA has certified the all-weather multi-role Ka-32A11BC helicopter for operation in EU countries.
EASA is the civil aviation safety watchdog for the EU. It has issued type certificate EASA.IM.R.133 for the Ka-32A11BC that will allow any… Continue reading