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Southwest announces plans for 70 larger Boeing jets
Southwest Airlines plans to buy at least 70 Boeing 737-800 aircraft by 2014, CEO Gary Kelly said Wednesday, with the first 20 deliveries scheduled for March 2012. Kelly said the larger planes would boost efficiency at congested airports and allow… Continue reading
EADS North America KC-45 tanker program marks milestone with first aerial refueling contacts from fuselage hose unit
Latest validation of the KC-45’s four-point refueling systems performed with tanker for the U.K. Royal Air ForceArlington, Virginia, 16 December 2010
The fuselage-mounted hose-and-drogue aerial refueling system for the EADS North America KC-45 tanker has performed its first in-flight refueling… Continue reading
Rolls-Royce awarded $89 million MissionCareâ„¢ contract for U.S. Navy T-45 trainer engine support
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded an $89 million MissionCareâ„¢ contract by the U.S. Department of Defense Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the U.S. Navy’s… Continue reading
NASA Scientific Balloons To Return To Flight
WASHINGTON — NASA’s scientific balloon program is resuming flights this month after an extensive evaluation of its safety processes following a mishap during an April launch attempt from Australia. NASA’s high-altitude balloons fly instruments for scientific and technological investigations that… Continue reading