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Thales and Dassault Aviation sign contract to upgrade Indian Air Forces Mirage 2000 fleet
Thales and Dassault Aviation today signed a contract for the upgrade of the Indian Air Force’s Mirage 2000 fleet.
Based on the integration of latest generation equipment and systems, the upgrade will further enhance the technical-operational capabilities of the Indian… Continue reading
Catapult launches F-35C for the first time
The F-35C completed its first steam catapult launch July 27 marking another milestone toward initial ship trials in 2013.
Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch and Recovery Equipment) Brandon Barr used a TC-13 Mod 2 test steam catapult, representative of current… Continue reading
Seneca College in Toronto Orders Four Cessna Skyhawks for Training
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, announced today at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture 2011 it has signed a contract with Seneca College in Toronto for four 172 Skyhawk aircraft modified with Cessna’s Crew/Cockpit Resource Management (CRM) training seat.… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers UAE Air Force and Air Defence’s 3rd C-17
Boeing on July 28 delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence at the C-17 program’s final assembly facility in Long Beach.
“We selected the C-17 Globemaster III for the… Continue reading
Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water
Two teams of astronomers have discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe. The water, equivalent to 140 trillion times all the water in the world’s ocean, surrounds a huge, feeding black hole, called a… Continue reading
Eurocopter’s EC135 to enter service with the sea pilots at France’s third largest port, Dunkirk
The sea pilots of Dunkirk’s Grand Port Maritime will benefit from the reliability and safety of Eurocopter’s EC135 when the twin-engine helicopter enters service at one of France’s busiest port facilities.
With the EC135’s selection, Eurocopter’s extensive experience in maritime… Continue reading
Eutelsat orders new Eutelsat 3B satellite from Astrium
Eutelsat has selected Astrium, Europe’s leading space company, to design and manufacture Eutelsat 3B, a new telecommunications satellite to… Continue reading
Korean Air Converts Letter of Intent to Firm Order for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the Letter of Intent (LOI) from Korean Air signed on June 21 at the 2011 Paris Air Show to acquire 10CS300 airliners has now been converted into a firm order. The transaction also includes… Continue reading
Bombardier Offers Improved High-Speed Internet Systems for Global 5000 and Global 6000 Jets
Bombardier Aerospace today announced that it has selected EMS Aviation to provide new increased high-speed internet connectivity as an option for Global 5000 and Global 6000 business jets. The new system features ViaSat Ku-band communication system and EMS router equipment,… Continue reading
Asiana cargo plane crashes in waters off Jeju Island
An Asiana Airlines cargo plane carrying two crew members crashed Thursday into
waters off Jeju Island, the airliner`s first accident since one of its passenger
plane crashed in a hill in 1993.
Asiana and the Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM G150 APPROVED FOR REGISTRATION IN BRAZIL
Wide-Cabin, High-Speed Aircraft Continues To Grow In Popularity Worldwide
The Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. G150 has received another Type Certificate Validation, this one from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency. The authorization means Gulfstream operators can register the wide-cabin, high-speed G150 in… Continue reading
New uses for Space Station
For more than a decade, the International Space Station has been a busy orbiting research lab. But it could soon take on a new role as a testbed for ambitious missions deeper into space.
Future ventures could include Mars missions,… Continue reading