Daily Archives: October 29, 2009
Lockheed Martin Demonstrates First Successful Flight Test for paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bombs
ARCHBALD, PA, October 29th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully completed the first in a series of flight tests of the paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) guidance kit. The paveway II Plus LGB uses an enhanced laser… Continue reading
Boeing Receives Follow-on Contract to Upgrade B-1 Bomber’s Avionics Software
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has received an $84 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional upgrades of the B-1 bomber fleet’s avionics software.
The award continues a… Continue reading
Airbus partners with Tianjin Free Trade Zone to establish a Logistics Centre in Tianjin
Logistics Centre to support on-going Airbus’ industrial cooperation programmes in China
Airbus signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tianjin Free Trade Zone (TJFTZ) on the establishment of a Logistics Centre in Tianjin to optimise the supply chain management… Continue reading
EMBRAER’S E-JET FLEET REACHES 3 MILLION FLIGHT-HOUR MARK
Family of commercial jets now has over 600 aircraft flying, worldwide
São José dos Campos, October 29, 2009 – The fleet of E-Jets of the EMBRAER 170/190
family continues to attain significant numbers, the most recent being its 3 million… Continue reading
Azerbaijan Airlines orders four Boeing jets
BAKU, Oct 28, 2009 (AFP) – Ex-Soviet Azerbaijan’s flagship carrier AZAL said Wednesday it had ordered four new Boeing airplanes for its growing fleet, including two of the US company’s 787 Dreamliner long-haul jets.
“Two Boeing 767s will be delivered… Continue reading
Boeing to Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston
SEATTLE, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program. Boeing evaluated criteria that were designed to… Continue reading
U.S. AIR FORCE AWARDS ALENIA NORTH AMERICA APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION TRAINING CONTRACT FOR U.S. AIR ADVISORS IN THE AFGHAN C-27/G.222
Washington, D.C. – October 27, 2009 – Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica – a
Finmeccanica Company – has been awarded a contract worth approximately $7 million by the U.S. Air
Force (USAF) to perform C-27/G.222 aircrew and… Continue reading