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Raytheon Awarded APY-10 Radar Contract for Boeing’s P-8A Aircraft
Boeing has awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a low rate initial production contract to develop six long-range, multimission maritime and overland surveillance radars plus spares for its P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
“Our APY-10 radar will provide Boeing with advanced technology built… Continue reading
E-2D begins Carrier Suitability Testing aboard CVN 75
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, the Navy’s newest airborne early warning and command and control aircraft, began Carrier Suitability Testing aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) today to assess its effectiveness in… Continue reading
747-8 INTERCONTINENTAL ROLL OUT DATE
Boeing announced the roll-out ceremony for the passenger version of the 747-8I (RC001) will be on February 13th – a perfect Valentine’s gift for all those airline geeks out there. The Boeing 747-8 Freighter has been conducting flight tests, but… Continue reading
IPA4 Eurofighter logs 500 flight hours
The first single-seat instrumented production Eurofighter (IPA4) has completed 500 hours of flight at the Cassidian Spain facility at Getafe, near Madrid. This aircraft pioneers the most advanced technology within the Eurofighter programme for acceptance and subsequent entry into service… Continue reading
BAE Systems Wins ERJ-145 Remarketing Mandate from LOT Polish Airlines
Hatfield, Hertfordshire – LOT Polish Airlines, the Polish national carrier, has selected BAE Systems to remarket exclusively three of the airline’s fleet of five of Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets for sale. The sale is due to fleet restructuring and new… Continue reading
Sukhoi Superjet 100 obtained IAC AR Type Certificate
February 3, 2011, Moscow – The Sukhoi Superjet 100 Type Certificate was presented today by the Russian Certification Authority IAC AR. The Official Ceremony was held in Interstate Aviation Comittee Aviation Register (IAC AR) Headquarters in Moscow at the presence… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Signs Long-Term Agreement for F-35 Components With Australian Supplier Quickstep
First Delivery of Production Composite Parts Expected in 2012
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has delivered the next installment of its commitment to expand international participation in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program by signing a long-term JSF parts agreement… Continue reading
Airbus Fly Your Ideas contest attracts over 300 teams worldwide comprising students of 75 nationalities
Best ideas for greener aviation in the running to win €30,000
Over 2,600 students have registered for the second Airbus Fly Your Ideas (FYI) university contest which challenges students from all around the world to develop new… Continue reading
Airbus to increase A330 production rate to ten a month
Unprecedented demand for Airbus’ best-selling long range aircraft family
Currently Airbus turns out eight… Continue reading
US Air Force fighters prep for Super Bowl XLV
2/3/2011Â -Â TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS)Â –Â Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region fighters will be busy well before Super Bowl Sunday preparing to protect the sky around Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Exercise Amalgam Virgo 11-05A, a… Continue reading
Boeing Marks a Milestone With Rollout of 1,000th 767
Boeing (NYSE: BA) marked a proud moment in the company’s history today at a ceremonial rollout of the 1,000th 767 airplane. Hundreds of current employees, joined by Boeing retirees who worked on the first 767, gathered to celebrate the occasion… Continue reading