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Highly innovative Flap concept, annual production of 140 sets of flaps
30 November 2009 Today Stork Fokker AESP has signed an important contract with Airbus for the development and manufacturing of the composite outboard Flaps for the A350 XWB family of aircraft. Â
Outboard flaps are increasing the surface-area of the… Continue reading
Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant supplied modernized Su jets to Russian Air Force
Moscow, November 20. The Sukhoi Holding Komsomolsk-on-Amur aviation plant (KnAAPO) has supplied today the final batch of modernized Sukhoi Su-27SM fighter jets to the Russian Air Force.
The batch completed the plant’s fulfillment of state defense order for the year… Continue reading
Yemenia airline avoids EU blacklist again
BRUSSELS – The European Union added all airlines from Djibouti, the Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe to its airline safety blacklist on Friday, but Yemenia Yemen Airways avoided inclusion despite a fatal crash in June.
EU authorities… Continue reading
Qatar Airways CEO hits out at 787 delay again
DUBAI – Qatar Airways’ CEO has again criticised Boeing over delays to the plane maker’s 787 Dreamliner and threatened to walk away from a 60-aircraft order.
Akbar al-Baker said in comments aired on Thursday that he will “cancel the orders”… Continue reading
Air France Super Jumbo A380 forced to turn back over Atlantic
An Airbus airplane was forced to turn back to New York 90 minutes into a flight to Paris, Air France said Monday.
The Air France A380 turned back due to a “minor incident,” the airline said, refusing to say what… Continue reading
BAE Systems Bae 146 success in Indonesia
BAE Systems announced at the LIMA ’09 International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Langkawi today that it has clinched another sale of a BAe 146 regional jetliner into Indonesia.
PT Aviastar Mandiri, a certified air charter operator, has bought a… Continue reading
BAE Systems Hawk AJT creates a buzz at RAF Valley
BAE Systems has welcomed the start of the next generation of the UK MoD’s combat training with the phased arrival throughout this year of the new Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) at RAF Valley in Anglesey, North Wales. This represents… Continue reading
Boeing Receives Follow-on Contract for B-1 Targeting Pod Software Upgrades
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has received a $23 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for Phase 2 of the B-1 Laptop Controlled Targeting Pod software upgrade. The upgrade will add additional capability to the B-1 bomber aircraft’s… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Production F-35 Electro-Optical Targeting System
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has marked successful entry into low rate initial production on the F-35 Lightning II Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS). The first production units have been delivered to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Fort Worth, TX, for integration onto… Continue reading
China to launch second lunar probe
Beijing, China — China will launch a second lunar probe next October, state-run media reported Friday.
The probe, named Chang’e-2, will orbit 60 miles (100 km) closer to the moon than the nation’s first probe, which launched in 2007, according… Continue reading
Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes in China
Three crew members were killed when a Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed and caught fire on take-off at Shanghai’s Pudong airport.
The plane left the runway and crashed into a storage building, sending thick black smoke billowing across the scene.
The… Continue reading
Ryanair and Easyjet announce route expansion
Low-cost carriers Ryanair and Easyjet are both bucking the trend for capacity cuts, with the announcement of further fleet and route expansion in 2010.
Six new Airbus A319s will increase Easyjet’s fleet to 185 aircraft, enabling the carrier to operate… Continue reading