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GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers New Boeing 737-800 to Arkefly Airlines
SHANNON, Ireland, April 27, 2011 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, announced delivery of a new Boeing 737-800 aircraft leased to TUI Airlines Nederland B.V. operating as Arkefly, a wholly… Continue reading
Sikorsky Aircraft Achieves 300 MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter Production Milestone for U.S. Navy
Stratford, Connecticut – Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and the U.S. Navy have celebrated the production of 100 MH-60R and 200 MH-60S SEAHAWK®  multi-mission helicopters for the U.S. Navy.
“MH-60 helicopters perform… Continue reading
New orders and commitments underscore the market demand for Airbus eco-efficient A320neo
Airbus A320neo (c) Airbus
The new engine option for Airbus’ best-selling A320 Family of jetliners continues to build momentum, having already received more than 330 firm orders and commitments as the company gears up for an October 2015 entry-into-service.
The… Continue reading
Friday launch Endeavour is cancelled
Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach stated that Endeavour’s launch will be no earlier than Monday at 2:33 p.m. EDT. Engineers need that time to troubleshoot an issue that resulted in today’s launch scrub.
During today’s countdown, engineers detected a failure… Continue reading
Eurofighter, Rafale asked to extend bids
The Hindu, India – NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday asked European consortium’s Eurofighter and French Dassault’s Rafale to extend the commercial bids for the 126 Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft that are due to expire on Thursday.… Continue reading
CSTS Dinamika has deployed engineering simulator MS-21
CSTS Dinamika has deployed an engineering sim developed against order of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) to support research and development of the new MS-21 short / medium-range airliner family.
This engineering simulator is designed to help solve a wide… Continue reading
Investigation of An-148-100 fatal accident completed
The Commission of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation which was set up to investigate the causes of the An-148-100 (side number 61708) fatal accident happened on March 5, 2011 in the area near Garbuzovo village… Continue reading
RAF Flypast for the Royal Wedding
On April 29th 2011 a formation of RAF fast jets and aircraft from the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) will over-fly Admiralty Arch, along, The Mall and over Buckingham Palace in celebration of the Royal Wedding… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force Salute 50 Years Of The Hercules In Abilene
ABILENE, Texas, April 28th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Air Force celebrated 50 years of C-130 operations at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, today.
The base’s 317th Airlift Group is currently transitioning to the C-130J Super… Continue reading
First A350 XWB main landing gear set delivered to Airbus
Airbus has received the first set of A350 XWB main landing gear (MLG) produced by Messier-Dowty at Airbus’ A350 XWB landing gear systems test facility in Filton (UK). Delivery from Messier-Dowty of this MLG set for the A350-900 follows the… Continue reading
Boeing Supports Space Shuttle Endeavours Final Flight
Company prepares orbiter, processes payload for Mission STS-134
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 28, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians are supporting Space Shuttle Endeavour‘s final mission by helping to prepare the orbiter for its April 29… Continue reading
Yemen Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A320
Sanaa based Yemenia, the official carrier of the state of Yemen, has taken delivery of its first Airbus aircraft as part of its plan to replace its entire fleet of single aisles with the A320 Family, and make the carrier… Continue reading