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Qantas 737-400 from Melbourne makes one-engine landing at Canberra Airport
A QANTAS jet from Melbourne to Canberra was forced to make an emergency landing on one engine yesterday after a mid-flight malfunction.
Thirty minutes into the hour-long 3.40pm flight from Melbourne the pilot of the 737-400 alerted the 147 passengers… Continue reading
Gripen NG Demonstrator flight tests in progress
The flight test programme with Gripen NG Demonstrator continues according to plan at the Saab facilities in Linköping. The latest flight, number 117 since the flight test programme started, was flown today.
We are now testing all the tactical systems,… Continue reading
Super Hornet Acceptance Flight
The first group of Air Force’s next-generation Super Hornets will arrive in Australia later this month.
The Super Hornets arrival will represent a major leap in Air Force capability. They are Australia’s first new air combat aircraft in 25 years.… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins avionics and cabin management system certified on Cessna Citation CJ4
- Marks first application of Rockwell Collins Venueâ„¢ and MultiScanâ„¢ on business jets
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (March 15, 2010)Â -Â Rockwell Collins announced today the successful certification of the its Pro Line 21 avionics, MultiScanTM Hazard Detection System, and the company’s award… Continue reading
ELBIT SYSTEMS AWARDED $298 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE SUPPLY OF COMMAND, CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FOR THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCES
Haifa, Israel, March 15, 2010 – Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) announced today that it was awarded a contract from the Department of Defence of the Commonwealth of Australia in the amount of approximately $298 million U.S. dollars (approximately $… Continue reading
Second Boeing 747-8 Freighter Completes First Flight
EVERETT, Wash., March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A second Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Freighter, RC 522, successfully completed its first flight Sunday evening. The airplane took off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., for a two-and-a-half-hour flight and landed at Boeing… Continue reading
Boeing Readies GOL Airplane with Chrome-Free Paint for Reduced Environmental Impact
SEATTLE, March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) recently prepared a new GOL Airlines 737-800 for Boeing’s first-ever application of a chrome-free primer to a single-aisle airplane bound for revenue service.
As part of Boeing’s life cycle approach to reducing… Continue reading
Boeing A160T Proves Resupply Capability for US Marines
ST. LOUIS, March 15, 2010 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] A160T Hummingbird has successfully completed a cargo delivery demonstration under a U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory contract, proving the unmanned rotorcraft’s ability to resupply frontline troops in rough terrain. The… Continue reading
Boeing, Qatar Emiri Air Force Laud C-17 Fleet’s Achievements
DOHA, Qatar, March 15, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) celebrated Qatar’s deployment of C-17 Globemaster III airlifters during an Air Force Day ceremony held March 10 at Doha International Airport.
“When the Qatar… Continue reading