Daily Archives: May 5, 2010
Rio Red Bull Air Race Airport opened, huge crowd expected
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Red Bull Air Race Airport in Rio de Janeiro was formally opened on Wednesday at the Santos Dumont Airport when the 14 pilots brought their airplanes down onto the tarmac ahead of the third race… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-To-Ground Missile (JAGM) Successfully Completes F/A-18 E/F Wind Tunnel Tests
ORLANDO, FL, May 5th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed an extensive series of wind tunnel tests of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) system. The tests simulated the flight environments of the Navy’s F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet… Continue reading
Hawker 4000 Continues to Collect World Speed Records in Super-Midsize Category
GENEVA, Switzerland (May 5, 2010) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation’s (HBC) flagship, the Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet, has established five world records since it recorded its first en route to last year’s European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (EBACE) in… Continue reading
AW139 Full Ice Protection System Receives FAA Certification
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Full Ice Protection System (FIPS) for the AW139 medium twin helicopter has received FAA certification. The FAA certification follows EASA certification which was issued in February of this year. TCAA… Continue reading
Boeing Wedgetail Aircraft Accepted Into Royal Australian Air Force Fleet
RAAF BASE WILLIAMTOWN, New South Wales, May 5, 2010 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that the Commonwealth of Australia has accepted the first two Project Wedgetail 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft into the Royal… Continue reading
Volcanic Ash closes some airspace in the UK
Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority announced that some airspace over Northern Ireland and Scotland would be closed Wednesday because ash emissions from Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull grew heavier and dipped further south.
Scottish airports in Glasgow, Prestwick, Inverness, Stornoway, Benbecula, Tiree, Islay,… Continue reading