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Crash pilot ‘avoided populated areas’
DUBAI – The pilot of the crashed Sudanese cargo plane in Sharjah attempted to stay away from populated areas as the aircraft was about to go down, UAE daily Gulf News reported citing a witness.
Six Sudanese crew members were… Continue reading
ROUGH CUT: Sharjah plane crash (video)
A Sudanese cargo plane crashed near Sharjah airport on Wednesday afternoon killing all six crew members on board.
Flight SD2237 to Khartoum went down at around 3.30 p.m. shortly after takeoff from Sharjah International Airport, officials said.
The incident is… Continue reading
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company welcomes new Sukhoi Superjet 100 potential customer
Hanoi, Vietnam – Within the framework of the 13th regular session of the Russia-Vietnam intergovernmental commission on commercial, technical and scientific cooperation Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and VietJet Air, a start-up Vietnamese airline, signed in the presence of Viktor Khristenko,… Continue reading
Initial test proves Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet can fly on ‘green fuel’
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The Navy is one step closer to flying the “Green Hornet.†Members of the NAVAIR Fuels team recently made a small, but very vital step toward changing the source of jet fuel… Continue reading
Boeing, Norwegian Air Shuttle Sign Order for Six Next-Generation 737s
SEATTLE, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle today confirmed an order for an additional six Next-Generation 737-800s. With this order, Norwegian has a total of 48 Next-Generation 737 airplanes on order from… Continue reading
Defender makes a splash on the Clyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom: Defender, the fifth of the Type 45 anti-air warfare destroyers for the Royal Navy, was successfully launched from BVT Surface Fleet’s shipyard at Govan on the Clyde today (21 October 2009).
Defender was launched and named by… Continue reading
Alenia Aeronautica has delivered the last C-27J to the Lithuanian Air Force
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SPACEX SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES FIRST STAGE 9-ENGINE ROCKET FIRING
Falcon 9 First Stage Headed to Cape Canaveral for Vehicle Integration
McGregor, Texas (October 21, 2009) – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully conducted two static firings of the first stage, nine engine cluster for its Falcon 9 launch… Continue reading
LM to Upgrade Anti-Submarine Warfare Systems Aboard P-3C Orion Aircraft
The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $17.5 million contract to upgrade existing anti-submarine warfare systems aboard the P-3C Orion aircraft to improve current acoustic capabilities and significantly reduce parts obsolescence.
Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will design,… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Dutch Apache Industrial Cooperation Program
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed its industrial cooperation program for the AH-64D Apache Armed Helicopter Program for the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs. This achievement, reached one year ahead of schedule and… Continue reading
Fokker Elmo wins wiring contract for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB aero engine for Airbus A350.
Fokker Elmo wins wiring contract for Rolls-Royce Trent XWB aero engine for Airbus A350.
Fokker Elmo, a Stork Aerospace company has signed a contract with Rolls-Royce, the global power systems business. The contract is to provide design support and manufacture… Continue reading