Daily Archives: July 1, 2010
Dubai renegotiates Boeing, Airbus orders
DUBAI – State-owned Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) was “in negotiation” with Boeing and Airbus regarding its aircraft orders, the emirate’s finance chief said on Thursday.
“It’s in negotiation,” said Abdelrahman al Saleh director general of Dubai’s Department of Finance, when… Continue reading
Fourth C-130J Heads Home To Norway
MARIETTA, Ga., , July 1st, 2010 — Norway’s fourth C-130J leaves the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] facility in Marietta. Norway placed a contract in November 2007 for four C-130J Super Hercules through the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The first… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman and EADS Defence & Security’s Euro Hawk(R) Unmanned Aircraft Completes Successful First Flight
The Euro Hawk® unmanned aircraft system (UAS), built by Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and EADS Defence & Security, successfully completed its first flight June 29. The high-flying aircraft took off at approximately 10:32 a.m. PDT from Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif.,… Continue reading
NASA Updates Shuttle Target Launch Dates For Final Two Flights
WASHINGTON — NASA is targeting approximately 4:33 p.m. EDT on Nov. 1 for the launch of space shuttle Discovery’s STS-133 mission and 4:19 p.m. EST on Feb. 26, 2011, for the liftoff of shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 flight from the Kennedy… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Firm Configuration of 787-9 Dreamliner
EVERETT, Wash., July 1 — Boeing today announced the completion of firm configuration for the 787-9 Dreamliner. Boeing reached this milestone after years of collaboration with airline customers and partners to determine the optimal configuration for the new stretch version… Continue reading