Fokker Elmo wins 2010 LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
For unique wiring system approach combined with outstanding performance in the F-35 Lightning II program.
THE NETHERLANDS, May 24, 2010, Fokker Elmo was awarded the 2010 F-35 Lightning II Award of Excellence by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics for its outstanding performance… Continue reading
Union warns British Airways of new strikes
LONDON – British Airways could face even more strike disruption this summer unless it resolves a dispute with cabin crew over travel perks, the co-leader of Britain’s biggest union Unite said on Monday.
Cabin crew began a second five-day strike… Continue reading
GE Praises House Vote on Joint Strike Fighter
FAIRFIELD, CT — Responding to the U.S. House of Representatives vote in favor of continued funding for the competitive engine being developed by GE and Rolls-Royce for the Pentagon’s Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, GE issued the following statement:
“We… Continue reading
Australian Aerospace announces sale of Dauphin Helicopter to Western Australian Police
Australian Aerospace today announced the sale of a multi-role Dauphin AS365 N3+ helicopter to the Western Australian Police Service.
The contract, worth more than $10 million, will provide a much-needed second helicopter for the state’s police – the helicopter is… Continue reading
Korean Air Aerospace to manufacture new A320 Family “Sharkletsâ€
Korean Air Aerospace Division, the aerospace manufacturing division of the Korean Air Group, has been selected by Airbus as sole supplier of the new Airbus-designed “Sharklet†wingtip devices for the best-selling A320 Family of Single Aisle aircraft.
Under the terms… Continue reading
Sky Airline Becomes Newest Airbus Operator in Latin America
Sky Airline, Chile’s second largest carrier providing passenger, postal and cargo air transport services since 2002, began flying an Airbus A320-200 May 31 to cover domestic and international routes. Sky Airline received two A320-200s earlier this month, and is expected… Continue reading
Concorde engine test at Air and Space Museum Le Bourget – Paris
LE BOURGET, France, May 29, 2010 (AFP) – A French aeronautics association with the Save Concorde Group examined the engines of a Concorde passenger jet at the Le Bourget Air and Space Museum outside Paris to determine if they could… Continue reading
NTSB INVESTIGATING NEAR MIDAIR COLLISION OF US AIRWAYS A319 AND CARGOLUX AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL 747 IN ALASKA
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the near midair collision of a passenger jetliner and a cargo jumbo jet.
On May 21, 2010, at about 12:10 a.m. Alaska Daylight Savings Time, an Airbus A319, operating as… Continue reading




