Daily Archives: January 6, 2011
WILL WHITEHORN TO RETIRE AS PRESIDENT OF VIRGIN GALACTIC.
GEORGE WHITESIDES TO TAKE ON COMBINED ROLE OF PRESIDENT AND CEO.
Will Whitehorn, President of Virgin Galactic since the formation of the company in 2004, is to retire from that role in January 2011. George Whitesides , who was appointed… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers 4 More Super Hornets to Australia Ahead of Schedule
AMBERLEY, Queensland, Jan. 6, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered four new F/A-18F Super Hornets to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley in December, expanding the RAAF’s fleet of the advanced multirole fighters to 15. The delivery enabled the… Continue reading
Boeing Hits 2010 Airplane Delivery Target; Achieves Strong Order Bookings
SEATTLE, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) recorded 462 commercial airplane deliveries in 2010, meeting company guidance of approximately 460 deliveries during the… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Celebrates Completion of 500th Super Hornet Shipset, 300th Hornet Center Barrel
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 6, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has marked the completion of the 500th shipset of the F/A-18 Super Hornet and the 300th center barrel of the F/A-18 Hornet.
At a celebration… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Awarded $15 Million Production Contract to Upgrade Military Helicopter Sensor System
ORLANDO, FL, January 6th, 2011 — The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a $15 million contract for production of a low-light-level TV capability, called VNsight, for the Apache’s combat-proven Modernized Target Acquisition Designation Sight/Pilot Night Vision Sensor (M-TADS/PNVS),… Continue reading
Asiana Airlines places order for six A380s
Asiana Airlines of South Korea has become a new customer for the A380 following the signature of a firm order for six aircraft. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2014 and the airline plans to operate the aircraft with a… Continue reading