Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 awarded ETOPS approval
The Trent 1000, developed for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner by global power systems company Rolls-Royce, has been granted Extended Twin Engine Operations (ETOPS) approval by the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). This important milestone means that the Trent 1000 is the… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Unveils Newest Intel Gathering Aircraft System
Allows Users to Operate Multiple Sensor Payloads Simultaneously
Military users will be able to get real-time high-definition video, view infrared imagery, use radar and even listen in on communications signals – all at the same time – using a new… Continue reading
Marshall Aerospace To Supply Boeing With Integrated Body Fuel Tanks For The United States Air Force KC-46A Tanker Aircraft
Marshall Aerospace is delighted that the US DoD announced that The Boeing Company was awarded the United States Air Force KC-46A Tanker Aircraft programme. Boeing selected Marshall Aerospace last year to be the supplier of the integrated Body Fuel Tanks… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Delivers First Usaf Production F-35 Lightning II
The U.S. Air Force has accepted into its fleet the first of a planned 1,763 production-model Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters.
The signing of formal acceptance documents for the jet, known as AF-7, took place at… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM TO SHOWCASE FLEET AT EBACE 2011
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will show four of its business jets at the 11th annual European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva, May 17 through May 19.
The company’s static display at the Geneva International Airport will include the large-cabin,… Continue reading
Eurocopter breaks ground for its new high-tech integrated development center in Donauwörth, Germany
A groundbreaking ceremony at Eurocopter’s German site in Donauwörth today marked the official start of construction work on the company’s new integrated development center, part of the Systemhaus project. This unique high-tech platform, due to be completed in 2012, positions… Continue reading
China Southern Airlines signs Airbus Flight Hour Services for the first A380 fleet in China
China Southern Airlines, the first Chinese operator to fly the Airbus A380 aircraft, has signed a contract with Airbus for customized Flight Hour Services (FHS) for its fleet of five A380s, scheduled to be in service from the second half… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Super Hornet Trainers to Royal Australian Air Force
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has completed delivery of six F/A-18E/F
Super Hornet aircrew and maintenance trainers to the Royal Australian Air Force
at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland.
“These are the first Super Hornet training devices for a Foreign… Continue reading


