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Photo Release: First Vertical Landing For BF-2
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Fred Schenk pilots F-35B test aircraft BF-2 for its first vertical landing in short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) mode on January 6, 2011. The F-35B is undergoing testing and evaluation during the… Continue reading Upgrades make P-3 Orion more efficient, more effective for the Fleet
Newly installed computer hardware and software on-board the P-3C Orion will save the Navy money while making the aging aircraft a better submarine hunter.
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) recently delivered to the Fleet ten newly configured Orions installed… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Developed Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Goes Live With Launch of STPSAT-2
Ground Infrastructure Sharing Saves U.S. Air Force Resources
VALLEY FORGE, Pa, January 11th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced that the satellite command and control system – the Multi-Mission Satellite Operations Center Ground System Architecture– recently went operational with… Continue reading
PT SKY Aviation Takes Off with the Fokker 50
PT SKY Aviation, based in Jakarta Indonesia, will start operations with initially 3 Fokker 50 aircraft in the first quarter of 2011. The aircraft will be used to service regional networks in Sumatra as well as for charter operations for… Continue reading
CDB LEASING, FROM CHINA, SIGNS FOR TEN EMBRAER 190 JETS
São José dos Campos, January 10, 2011 – Embraer confirmed the sale of ten EMBRAER 190s to CDB Leasing Co., Ltd. (CLC), of China, today. The jets will be operated by China Southern, the country’s largest airline, and the third… Continue reading Eurocopter reinforces its South East Asia capabilities with an expanded new facility for the company’s Singapore-based ESEA regional affiliate
Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA) today unveiled its new 8,200-square meter Singapore facility, which is a key element for the growth strategy of this Eurocopter regional affiliate in the dynamic South East Asia helicopter marketplace.
Located in Singapore’s redeveloped Seletar… Continue reading
Bell Helicopter and PHI Sign Agreement
FORT WORTH, TEXAS (January 11, 20110) – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the recent sale of two Bell 407 helicopters to PHI, one of the world’s leading helicopter services companies, for use in the transportation… Continue reading
Boeing Celebrates Final Assembly of 1,000th 767
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Final assembly started today on the 1,000th Boeing (NYSE: BA) 767 airplane. Workers marked the milestone with a celebration at the Everett, Wash. factory.
“This milestone is a credit to every employee who… Continue reading
Saitama Prefecture Orders an AW139 Helicopter
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace are pleased to announce that Saitama Prefecture of Japan has placed an order for an AW139 medium twin helicopter. This aircraft will be operated by the Fire Fighting and Disaster Relief Department… Continue reading