Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Four 777 Freighters
- Airline becomes the first African carrier to order Boeing’s 777 Freighter
- Airline will use new freighters to replace existing freighter fleet with more efficient and capable airplanes to meet increased cargo demand throughout Africa
EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 5,… Continue reading
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company and Aviotech signed an LOI for 10 Sukhoi Business Jet and 10 aircraft in option
Indian company Aviotech, corporate and defense aerospace specialist is to become important launch customer for JSC «Sukhoi Civil Aircraft» for the business version of the Sukhoi Superjet 100. The relevant letter of intent for 10 SBJ in VIP configuration and… Continue reading
Rockwell Collins brings advanced capabilities of Pro Line Fusion® avionics to turboprops and light jets
Rockwell Collins brings advanced capabilities of Pro Line Fusion® avionics to turboprops and light jets
Low-cost configuration includes industry’s first touch-control flight displays, head-up synthetic vision, automated weather detection and flight operations synchronization
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Oct. 5, 2011) –… Continue reading
F-35B completes successful initial shipboard vertical landing aboard USS Wasp
ABOARD USS WASP, At sea – The Navy and Marine Corps team made more remarkable naval aviation history today as the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) test aircraft BF-2 landed safely on USS Wasp’s (LHD 1) flight deck, the first… Continue reading
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways Q3 revenues up 39 pct
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways posted a 39 percent jump in its third-quarter revenues on Wednesday as the unlisted carrier grew its network and increased passenger numbers.
Revenues rose to $1.1 billion in the quarter compared with $785 million in the… Continue reading
THAAD Weapon System Achieves Intercept of Two Targets at Pacific Missile Range Facility
The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command, The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Army conducted a flight test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapon system today, challenging the system to track, detect and intercept two different… Continue reading
The Navy and Marine Corps Select Lockheed Martin/Kaman Unmanned K-MAX for Afghanistan Deployment
The Marine Corps will deploy the Lockheed Martin and Kaman unmanned K-MAX® to Afghanistan next month.
The decision follows the successful completion of a five-day Quick Reaction Assessment for the U.S. Navy’s Cargo Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program. A formal… Continue reading
Vietnam’s Southern Service Flight Company orders a third Eurocopter EC225 helicopter for offshore oil and gas operations
The Southern Service Flight Company (SSFC) of Vietnam has signed a contract with Eurocopter South East Asia for a third EC225, with an option for another, to be added to its fleet for offshore oil and gas operations. It is… Continue reading
Airbus to support Greener Skies Initiative with ATM expertise
Working in partnership with industry players and the FAA to improve efficiency
Airbus has been selected to provide Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Performance Based Navigation (PBN) expertise for the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Greener Skies Initiative. As part of… Continue reading
Airbus-supported high school competition selects best “green” ideas for the aviation sector
Six Singaporean students have earned a trip to Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France after winning first prizes in the island nation’s annual “CREATE” high school competition – which promotes career paths in the engineering field. Supported by Airbus and Singapore… Continue reading




