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Pratt & Whitney Receives Maintenance Contract Extension to Support F100 Engines for Italian Air Force
Pratt & Whitney has received a $6.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to extend its fleet management program for F100-PW-220E engines powering the Italian Air Force’s F-16 fighters. This 18-month contract represents the continued cooperation between the United… Continue reading
UH-1 Yankee trainer relocated to MCAS New River
The Navy relocated a UH-1 Yankee helicopter flight training device (FTD) to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, N.C. this winter.
The trainer, a full-size replica of the UH-1 Yankee cockpit, was originally located at MCAS Camp Pendleton, Calif.… Continue reading
F-35B test aircraft accomplish formation test
At a test range near Naval Air Station Patuxent River,
Md., two F-35B test aircraft accomplish a formation test point March 17.
Lockheed Martin test pilot David “Doc” Nelson flew BF-2 and Royal Air Force
Squadron Leader Steve Long piloted… Continue reading
General Dynamics Awarded $23 Million Contract to Support the U.S. Air Force
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract to support the U.S. Air Force’s F-22A Integrated Maintenance Information System (IMIS) program. The three-year, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a total… Continue reading
100th Bombardier Global 5000 Jet Enters Service
Bombardier today celebrated a significant program milestone with the entry into service of its 100th Global 5000 business jet. Heritage Aviation, a Vermont corporation, took delivery of the jet during a ceremony at Bombardier Aerospace’s Global Completion Centre in Dorval,… Continue reading
SuperJet International completes first Aeroflot Flight Crew Training Course
Company, and Sukhoi Holding – has completed Flight Crew Training Course for Aeroflot
pilots at its Training Center facility in Moscow.
The “Type Rating course for Aeroflot pilots  Continue reading
Airbus: WTO condemns massive illegal Boeing subsidies/Boeing: WTO Ruling Exposes Massive Airbus Advantage From Illegal Subsidies
Airbus: WTO condemns massive illegal Boeing subsidies
Boeing received “at least $5.3 billion†in “pervasive†and “distortive†subsidies causing $45 billion in harm
Euro Hawk undergoes testing at Edwards AFB, California
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) – Engineers with the 772nd Test Squadron facilitated electromagnetic interference testing on a Euro Hawk unmanned aircraft at the Benefield Anechoic Facility here March 10 and 11.
They teamed with representatives of Northrop Grumman Corporation and the German government… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Awarded $789.8 Million THAAD Production Contract
Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] has received a production contract totaling $789.8 million to produce the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System for the Missile Defense Agency.
The contract includes $694.9 million and for the production of 48 THAAD interceptors,… Continue reading
GE Capital Aviation Services Finalizes Order With Boeing for 10 777-300ERs
Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) finalized an order for 10 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. The order is worth approximately $2.8 billion at list prices. The new 777-300ERs will help GECAS meet growing airline demand for long-haul passenger airplanes.… Continue reading
Bombardier Enters into Strategic Alliance with Fokker Services to Strengthen Support for Dash 8/Q-Series 100/200/300 Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has entered into a strategic alliance with Fokker Services for the launch of FLY, a new program aimed at improving the availability of components and reducing the cost of repairs for Dash 8/Q-Series 100/200/300… Continue reading
Boeing, GECAS Finalize Order for 10 777-300ERs
SEATTLE, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) finalized an order for 10 777-300ER (extended range) airplanes. The order is worth approximately $2.8 billion at list prices. The new 777-300ERs will help GECAS… Continue reading