Daily Archives: February 16, 2010
Two Planespotters Arrested in India for Suspicious Behavior
Two British men near Indira Gandhi International Airport have been detained in India for suspicious behavior at their hotel after cameras, binoculars, airport maps and flight tracking equipment were found with them. They say they are nothing more than planespotters.… Continue reading
Russia sells arms to Libya
Moscow has kicked off its 2010 arms sales campaign by finalizing deals with Libya and Vietnam to buy advanced hardware. Tripoli signed a $1.8-billion purchase agreement that includes acquisition of six YAK-130 advanced jet trainers for delivery in 2011-12, in… Continue reading
Loss of a British Icon
Your Help Needed to Prevent the Loss of another British Icon.
The last flying example of one of Britain’s most iconic historic aircraft, Avro Vulcan XH558 only has weeks to live and Nuneaton Based Air Cadets are urging air enthusiasts… Continue reading
Eurocopter’s Super Puma/Cougar/EC225 Family marks 4 Million Flight Hours
Eurocopter’s heavy-duty family of helicopters, the AS332 Super Puma/AS532 Cougar and their latest-generation derivatives, the EC225/EC725, have accumulated a total of four million flight hours in service. To date, 740 civil and military variants of this product family are in… Continue reading
New Alliance Expands Global Service for Flexjet, Jet Solutions and VistaJet Customers
- New relationship between world’s leading aviation companies offers expansive global service.
- Flexjet and Jet Solutions customers flying internationally are guaranteed access across Europe and travel on an as available basis throughout the Middle East and Asia; VistaJet customers receive reciprocal… Continue reading
Boeing Ships 1st Next-Generation GPS Satellite to Cape Canaveral
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 16, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] on Feb. 11 shipped the first Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite from the company’s satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard… Continue reading
AgustaWestland and Tata Sons Establish a Joint Venture Company
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Tata Sons have signed a Shareholders’ Agreement for the formation of an Indian joint venture company which will establish in India a final assembly line for the AW119 helicopter for the worldwide market. The agreement… Continue reading
Boeing-led Team Submits Proposal for C-17 Training
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 15, 2010 — A team led by Boeing [NYSE: BA] has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to provide aircrew and maintenance training support for the service’s C-17 Globemaster III fleet under the new C-17… Continue reading