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UK MoD to slash jet fighter orders as it struggles to save aircraft programme
Defence chiefs are preparing drastic cuts to the number of American stealth aircraft planned for the RAF and the Royal Navy’s proposed new carriers, the Guardian has learned.
They will be among the first casualties, with existing squadrons of Harrier… Continue reading
AeroMexico touts order for five Boeing 787s
AeroMexico Wednesday touted its existing order for five Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
“With its state-of-the-art technology, the Boeing 787 will use 20 percent less fuel while offering 45 percent more baggage storage capacity,” AeroMexico said in a news release. “Passengers will… Continue reading
Dubai airport traffic grows to record in 2009
DUBAI – Dubai International Airport’s traffic rose 14.5 percent in December and 9.2 percent in 2009, climbing during a year when the financial crisis hurt the travel sector and airports around the world recorded dwindling traveller numbers.
The airport handled… Continue reading
New Beechcraft King Air 350i Achieves FAA and EASA Certifications
Deliveries of the next generation aircraft have commenced
WICHITA, Kan. (Jan. 13, 2010) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced it
has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency
(EASA) Type Certifications for the new Beechcraft King… Continue reading
Boeing Awards AH-64D Apache Block III Work to Science Engineering Services in Huntsville
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Jan. 13, 2010Â – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has selected Science Engineering Services Inc. (SES) to perform disassembly, inspection and repair on AH-64D Apache helicopters in preparation for their upgrade to the Block III configuration. The program… Continue reading