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Initial Flight Safety Report: Canadian Armed Forces CH-147 Chinook Incident Of August 5, 2010
OTTAWA – The initial flight safety report entitled “From the Investigator†(FTI) dealing with the August 5, 2010, forced landing of the CH-147202 Chinook helicopter in Kandahar, Afghanistan, will be available today on the Air Force Directorate of Flight Safety… Continue reading
A380 engines may have manufacturing fault
SYDNEY – Australian officials investigating the mid-air disintegration of an engine on a Qantas superjumbo said Thursday they identified a potential manufacturing defect in Rolls-Royce engines used in 20 A380s worldwide that could cause engine failure.
The Australian Transport Safety… Continue reading
Boeing Completes Intersegment Testing of FAB-T Satellite Communications System
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Dec. 2, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the company and the U.S. Air Force recently completed intersegment tests of communications between a Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminal (FAB-T) and an Advanced Extremely High… Continue reading
Boeing Marks Retirement of Royal Australian Air Force F-111 Fleet
AMBERLEY, Queensland, Dec. 2, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will bid a fond farewell to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 strike fighters that the company has supported for more than 14 years when the fleet is… Continue reading
Republic Of Korea Selects Lockheed Martins Proven C-130J Super Hercules For New Airlift Fleet
MARIETTA, Ga., December 2nd, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has signed a contract with the Republic of Korea to provide the nation four C-130J Super Hercules aircraft.
Korea’s new Super Hercules will be the longer fuselage or “stretched†combat… Continue reading
First Deployment with Air National Guard Increases Sniper® Pod Presence in Combat Operations
The South Carolina Air National Guard recently returned from a combat deployment utilizing Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] Sniper pods on the F-16 Fighting Falcon. This marks the first time Sniper pods have been used in combat by an Air National… Continue reading
USAF Officials suspend F-22 crash recovery and restoration
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS)Â –Â After two weeks of intense effort, a joint Air Force and Army team has suspended recovery and restoration efforts for the F-22 Raptor that crashed Nov. 16 near Cantwell, Alaska.Â
An Air Force team did… Continue reading
Weststar Aviation Services Takes Delivery of Its First AW139
Weststar Aviation Services of Malaysia has taken delivery of its first out of nine AW139 medium twin engine helicopter. The helicopter will be used to perform offshore transport missions supporting oil & gas industry operations in Malaysia. Weststar Aviation Services… Continue reading