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Fokker to provide Forward Avionics Bays for Boeing AH-64D Apache Block III helicopters
Papendrecht, 29 July 2010 – Fokker Aerostructures and Boeing Rotorcraft Systems have reached an agreement to develop and produce the Forward Avionics Bays for the AH-64D Apache Block III helicopters
The Forward Avionics Bays (FABs), mounted on both sides of… Continue reading
Rolls-Royce finalises contract for additional Adour-powered Hawks for India
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has finalised the contract for the order of an additional 57 Adour-powered Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.
The Rolls-Royce engine contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)… Continue reading
RedBull AirRace world championship takes one year off in 2011
Red Bull Air Race GmbH confirmed that for the future success and development of the sport, the World Championship will take a one-year break in 2011.
The organization will use this opportunity to fast track the technological advancements currently in… Continue reading
Last Nimrod Road Trip
Today has seen the very last Nimrod, XV 254, depart from RAF Kinloss – not by air, but by road, to its new home at the Highland Aviation Museum.
A fifty feet long section of the forward fuselage was positioned… Continue reading
Rain slows salvage of crashed Pakistan plane
ISLAMABADÂ - Anguished relatives sought the remains of loved ones killed in Pakistan’s worst-ever plane crash, some grieving at a hospital collecting bodies Thursday and others joining the recovery effort at the hillside crash site laden by heavy rain and mud.… Continue reading
PHENOM 100 EXECUTIVE JET EXPANDS ITS WORLWIDE ACCEPTANCE
Authorities from Canada, Egypt, and the Dominican Republic are the latest to certify the aircraft
Twenty months after it went into operation, more than 150 of the Phenom 100 executive jet have already been delivered. As the number of customers… Continue reading
Mauritania Airways overshoots runway
CONAKRY – A Mauritanian passenger jet with 97 people on board overshot the runway as it landed at Guinea’s main airport Wednesday, slightly injuring 10 people, airport officials said.
The accident involving a Mauritanian Airways Boeing 737-700 at Conakry airport… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Marietta Facility Kicks Off F-35 Lightning II Center Wing Assembly Production
MARIETTA, Ga., July 28th, 2010 — Officials at the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facility here formally announced the start of F-35 Lightning II center wing production operations at the plant during a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday.
Actual center wing assembly… Continue reading
Demand Continues Recovery in June
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced international scheduled traffic statistics for June which showed continued strong demand growth as the industry recovers from the impact of the global financial crisis. Compared to June 2009, international passenger demand… Continue reading
EADS North America’s UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopters are deployed to the U.S. Army’s missile test site on Kwajalein Atoll
Four U.S. Army UH-72A Lakotas arrived at the Pacific Ocean’s Kwajalein Atoll June 6, marking the latest overseas assignment for the EADS North America-built Light Utility Helicopter.
These Lakotas will be used for transport and support missions at the Army’s… Continue reading
BAE Systems Secures £500M Order to Support HAL in the Provision Of A Further 57 Hawk Aircraft
Delhi, India – In a move underlining the importance of BAE Systems’ presence in India, the company has secured a new order, worth over £500 million, with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), to supply products and services to enable a further… Continue reading
TAM Airlines firms up commitment to order 25 Airbus aircraft
TAM Airlines, Airbus’ biggest customer in the Southern Hemisphere and Brazil’s largest airline, signed a firm order for 25 eco-efficient Airbus aircraft, bringing the Brazilian airline’s total Airbus order book to 176. This order for 20 A320 Family and five… Continue reading