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Mideast air passenger traffic jumps 14 pct
DUBAI -Â Airlines in the Middle East saw passenger numbers jump 14 percent in October as the region’s aviation industry continues to outpace the rest of the world still suffering from the affects of the global recession, the latest industry figures… Continue reading
Raytheon Awarded $17 Million To Upgrade South Korea’s Patriot Systems
TEWKSBURY, Mass., Dec. 1, 2009 — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $17.2 million Foreign Military Sales contract modification to deliver capability upgrades for South Korea’s Patriot Air and Missile Defense System.Â
With emphasis on upgrading the global… Continue reading
ESA astronaut Frank De Winne safely back on Earth
1 December 2009
ESA PR 30-2009. The Soyuz TMA-15 reentry module landed safely in Kazakhstan at 13.15 local time (08.15 CET), bringing ESA astronaut Frank De Winne, Russian cosmonaut Roman Romanenko and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Robert Thirsk back to… Continue reading
Boeing EA-18G Growler to Advance to Full Rate Production
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30, 2009 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA] EA-18G Growler was approved to advance into Full Rate Production (FRP) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) on Nov. 23. The St. Louis-based EA-18G program now can proceed from… Continue reading
The NH90 NFH completes ship deck trials in Norway
The naval version of the NH90 has recently completed with success a ship deck landing trial campaign aboard the Norwegian Coast Guard vessel “Nordkapp. “
During 3 weeks, the NH90 performed 105 deck landings in very demanding weather conditions in… Continue reading
Boeing Completes 787 Dreamliner Static Test
Boeing (NYSE: BA) today completed the static test necessary to validate the side-of-body modification made to the 787 Dreamliner. The company expects a full analysis of the test results to be concluded in approximately 10 days. A successful test result… Continue reading