Saab signs component maintenance contract with Avia
Saab and Avia Express Sweden AB, also representing Amapola Flyg AB, have signed an agreement for component maintenance of their fleet of 21 Fokker 50 aircraft.
The five year flight-hour based agreement will assure Avia that maintenance of components is… Continue reading
Airbus Military delivers first C295 MPA to Chile
On Friday, 30th April, the Chilean Navy received the first of three C295 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) that they ordered from Airbus Military in October 2007. The contract also includes five additional options.
The ceremony, presided by the Admiral Edmundo… Continue reading
NASA Sets Launch Date For Space Shuttle Atlantis
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to begin a 12-day flight to the International Space Station with a launch at 2:20 pm EDT on Friday, May 14, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-132 mission… Continue reading
Australia – RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems
WASHINGTON, May 6, 2010 – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Australia of two RQ-7B SHADOW 200 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support for an estimated… Continue reading
Battle of Britain Tribute at International Air Tattoo
RAF and Air Tattoo team up for flagship Battle of Britain tribute

Dogfights, a stirring international flypast and a moving ‘missing man’ formation of aircraft are among a string of memorable set pieces being planned by organisers of the Royal… Continue reading
Boeing, RwandAir Announce Order for Two Next-Generation 737-800s
SEATTLE, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and RwandAir today announced an order for two Next-Generation 737-800s. Â
Based in Kigali, Rwanda, the airline is renewing and expanding its fleet to broaden its network. RwandAir currently operates a fleet… Continue reading
NASA, Lockheed Martin Team Launch Crew Safety to New Heights

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., May 6th, 2010 — Within 97 seconds of an initial 500,000-pound blast of solid rocket motor thrust, Orion completed its first successful flight test of the launch abort system (LAS) at the U.S. Army’s White Sands… Continue reading
EMBRAER SELLS LEGACY 650 JET TO A JORDANIAN CUSTOMER
Embraer has signed a contract for the sale of one Legacy 650 large executive jet to an undisclosed customer from Jordan. The announcement was made, today, at the 2010 European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2010), in Geneva, Switzerland.… Continue reading
Alenia Aeronautica and MSCSoftware Third edition of the international conference “Virtual Testing & Engineering Simulation in Aerospace & Defenceâ€
| Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica company, and MSC.Software, the world’s main supplier of engineering simulation solutions, present the third edition of the international conference “Virtual Testing & Engineering Simulation in Aerospace & Defence†in collaboration with the Italian Air Force and… Continue reading |




