Daily Archives: August 16, 2010
UK COMMEMORATES BATTLE OF BRITAIN COMMANDER
PERMANENT BRONZE STATUE OF AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR KEITH PARK TO BE UNVEILED IN WATERLOO PLACE, LONDON SW1 ON 15 SEPTEMBER 2010, BATTLE OF BRITAIN DAY 15.00hrs BST
- Installation in Waterloo Place at a formal commemoration ceremony
- Unveiling taking place… Continue reading
UH-72A Lakota marks a new milestone with the U.S. Army as a single airframe surpasses the 1,000 flight hour mark
UH-72 Archive
Arlington, Virginia, 16 August 2010
A U.S. Army UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter operated at Fort Eustis, Va., is the first Lakota to log 1,000 flight hours, underscoring the growing operational tempo of the rotary-wing aircraft in service… Continue reading
Boeing Training & Flight Services Receives FAA Provisional Approval for 787 Dreamliner Pilot Training Courses
SEATTLE, Aug. 16Â — Boeing (NYSE: BA) Training & Flight Services has been granted provisional approval for its 787 Dreamliner pilot training courses by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). With the 787 pilot training courses, pilots can transition to… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Team Completes Major Component Design Reviews on Joint Air-To-Ground Missile Program
ORLANDO, FL, August 16th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [LMT: NYSE] and teammates Marvin Engineering and Aerojet have completed successful component and system Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs) on the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) Technology Development (TD) program, further demonstrating the missile’s… Continue reading
Crash Landing Aires Boeing 737-800 San Andres Island, Columbia.
At least one person died and five more are injured after a Boeing 737 crashed onto the runway at 1:49 a.m. local time today on San Andres Island, Colombia. The jet, carrying 131 people, broke into three pieces.
The Aires… Continue reading