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KLM presents Delft Blue aircraft
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today presented its Delft Blue aircraft at Schiphol. Together with the Mayor of Delft, KLM Managing Director Erik Varwijk opened the hangar doors, revealing this unique aircraft. The 64-metre-long, 18-metre-high aircraft boasts a coat of 4,000… Continue reading
The Swiss Solar Impulse arrives in Le Bourget for the Paris air-show
Solar Impulse, has arrived in Le Bourget at its second attempt on Tuesday after three days’ delay, ready for a debut at the biennial International Paris Air Show. The 1.6-ton solar-powered plane was expected to land in Paris on… Continue reading
EMALS launches first Goshawk
The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) successfully completed the first launch of a T-45C Goshawk from the NAVAIR Lakehurst, N.J. test site on June 1.
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Dennis Lopez (Green shirt) secures the T-45C Goshawk to the… Continue reading
Chilean Volcano Ash May Disrupt Air Travel For Months
A towering ash cloud spewing from a volcano in south-central Chile could disrupt air traffic for some time as the eruption shows no signs of stopping in the near term, experts said.
Ash from the volcano in Chile’s Puyehue-Cordon Caulle… Continue reading
AARGM completes first test on Growler
The Navy’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) successfully completed its first test on the EA-18G Growler in China Lake, Calif. May 25.
A combined government/industry team conducted the EA-18G captive carry flight test in parallel with the ongoing AARGM Integrated… Continue reading
Virgin America Launches LEAP Engine with $1.4 Billion Order
- Fuel efficient engine can save $1.6 million per airplane, per year
- CFM bringing revolutionary technologies to A320neo (www.cfm56.com/leap)Â
Virgin America today launched CFM International’s advanced LEAPâ„¢ engine with an order to power 30 new Airbus A320neo aircraft.… Continue reading
Boeing to Boost 737 Production Rate to 42 Airplanes per Month in 2014
Boeing announced today it will increase the production rate for its Next-Generation 737 to 42 airplanes per month. Once implemented in the first half of 2014, the 737 program expects to build on average two 737s each workday and nearly 500… Continue reading
Boeing to Build 10 C-17 Airlifters for Indian Air Force
Boeing today announced that India’s Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. The Foreign Military Sale — approved by the U.S. Congress in May 2010 — establishes India… Continue reading