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Daily Archives: March 29, 2011

Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First Special Operations MC-130J Combat Shadow II

Published March 29, 2011 | By Marcel van Leeuwen

Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] rolled out the first aircraft in a new fleet of MC-130J Combat Shadow IIs for the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC) during a ceremony here today.

Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster, commander, Air Force… Continue reading →

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Political Unrest Slows Global Growth

Published March 29, 2011 | By Marcel van Leeuwen

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today announced scheduled international traffic for February 2011 showing increases of 6.0% and 2.3% respectively for passenger and cargo demand compared to February 2010.

February demand growth was down significantly from the revised 8.4%… Continue reading →

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Eurocopter Canada Announces the Sale of first AS350 B3e to Slave Lake Helicopters

Published March 29, 2011 | By Marcel van Leeuwen

The enhanced AS350 B3e is the next generation aircraft in the proven Ecureuil family of helicopters. Officially launched at Heli-Expo, 2011 the new version features a more powerful Turbomeca Arriel 2D turbo shaft engine, a new digital FADEC (Full Authority… Continue reading →

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Porter Airlines Orders Two More Bombardier Q400 NextGen Turboprops

Published March 29, 2011 | By Marcel van Leeuwen

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that fast-growing Porter Airlines of Toronto has placed a firm order for two Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners. The transaction involves the conversion of two of the six options announced by Bombardier along with Porter’s firm order… Continue reading →

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Boeing Receives US Air Force Contract for Additional C-130 Modernization Kits

Published March 29, 2011 | By Marcel van Leeuwen

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has been awarded a $31 million follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force for two more C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) kits. The agreement, part of a low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract awarded… Continue reading →

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A new milestone for the Airbus A350 XWB programme

Published March 29, 2011 | By Rob Vogelaar

The first nose landing gear for Airbus’ next-generation A350 XWB has successfully been installed at the jetliner’s landing gear integration test facility in Filton, UK. This milestone will be followed by incorporation of the aircraft’s main landing gear, clearing the… Continue reading →

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AgustaWestland Expands AW139 Training Capacity

Published March 29, 2011 | By Rob Vogelaar

The next phase in its growth of AW139 global training and flight simulation capacity, in response to the continuing success of the AW139 and the growing demand for type, recurrent and operational training. ROTORSIM, a consortium owned equally by CAE… Continue reading →

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