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Rolls-Royce wins $200 million Trent 700 order from Turkish Airlines
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $200m order from Turkish Airlines for Trent 700 engines to power three Airbus A330 freighter aircraft. The contract includes a TotalCare® long-term service agreement.
The aircraft, which will be delivered between… Continue reading
NASA Global Hawk Takes the Earth’s Temperature Over the Pacific Ocean
A Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high altitude unmanned aircraft began a series of flights over the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 11 as part of a campaign to study atmospheric rivers. Known as Winter Storms and Pacific Atmospheric Rivers (WISPAR), the… Continue reading
HC-130J Completes Developmental Testing
The new HC-130J personnel recovery aircraft, developed for the United States Air Force Air Combat Command, has completed developmental testing. The final test point was air-to-air refueling and was achieved on March 14. This was the first refueling of an… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM TO DISPLAY TWO AIRCRAFT AT HAINAN RENDEZ-VOUS
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will display two of its aircraft at the second annual Hainan Rendez-Vous in Sanya, China, next month.
The company’s static display at the Sanya Airport will include the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 and the wide-cabin, high-speed G150.… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM G250 COMPLETES NATURAL ICING TESTS
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s second Gulfstream G250 flight-test aircraft successfully completed natural icing tests, bringing the large-cabin, mid-range aircraft several steps closer to its certification later this year by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel.
Serial… Continue reading
RAF Typhoons patrol Libyan no-fly zone
UK aircraft are helping to patrol the no-fly zone alongside our international… Continue reading
EMBRAER DEFENSE AND SECURITY NAMES DRS DEFENSE SOLUTIONS AS KC-390 SUPPLIER
DRS will provide cargo handling and aerial delivery systems for the new military aircraft
Embraer Defense and Security signed a contract with DRS Defense Solutions for designing, developing, testing, and producing the KC-390 Cargo Handling and Aerial Delivery System (CHS/ADS),… Continue reading
EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 175 JET TO OMAN AIR
Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 175 jet to Oman Air, today, at the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The aircraft will serve the airline’s regional routes operating from Muscat International Airport. The deal was originally announced in… Continue reading
Boeing Helps United Airlines Enhance 777 Fuel Efficiency
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and United Continental Holdings, Inc. announced today that United Airlines’ 777 fleet will be modified with a Performance Improvement Package that will result in greater fuel efficiency, along with reduced emissions.
The package, to be installed on… Continue reading
