Daily Archives: October 10, 2011
SuperJet International launches the Sukhoi Business Jet with a 200 million dollars order from Comlux The Aviation Group
SuperJet International -the joint venture between Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, and Sukhoi Holding – has announced today a purchase agreement for two Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) aircraft plus two additional options, with Comlux The Aviation Group.
With this order… Continue reading
Gear Up! U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman X-47B Demonstrator Flies in Cruise Mode for First Time
The U.S. Navy/Northrop Grumman Corporation X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration aircraft reached a major milestone Sept. 30 when it retracted its landing gear and flew in its cruise configuration for the first time.
The flight, conducted at Edwards Air… Continue reading
Another Blow to European Competitiveness – Air Traffic Management Improvement Off Course
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned today that states are falling behind in their commitments to improve Europe’s notoriously inefficient air traffic management. According to the latest independent Performance Review Body (PRB) report and the draft recommendations from the… Continue reading
Boeing Unveils Newest Business Jet for Chinese Charter Market
Boeing Business Jets unveiled the latest BBJ to enter the Chinese charter market at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) conference in Las Vegas this week.
The new BBJ, owned and operated by Deer Jet of Beijing, is the second… Continue reading
Meeza will take care of VIP lounges
The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) signed a contract with the Meeza company to develop and operate VIP lounges at airports across the Kingdom on Sunday. The contract period is 15 years. According to the contract, special lounges have… Continue reading
Nearly 80 Qantas flights affected by strike threat
Embattled carrier Qantas was forced to cancel or delay nearly 80 flights on Monday despite aircraft engineers calling off strike action after the airline threatened to withhold pay.
Line maintenance engineers, who check aircraft on the tarmac, were planning to… Continue reading
Pilatus showcases PC-12 Spectre multi-mission aircraft at NBAA
In addition to Pilatus Business Aircraft Ltd’s traditional display of an actual PC-12 NG on the main show floor, the Swiss company will also feature a special mission PC-12 Spectre aircraft at the 64th annual meeting and convention of… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Provide New Hybrid Navigation System for Cessna Business Jets
FREIBURG, Germany – Oct. 10th, 2011 – A new fiber-optic inertial navigation system/global positioning system (INS/GPS) developed by Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, has been selected by Cessna Aircraft Company for the new Citation… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Powers on the GPS III Pathfinder
U.S. Air Force’s GPS III Acquisition Approach Continues to Yield Excellent Results
NEWTOWN, Pa., October 10th, 2011 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE : LMT] team developing the U.S. Air Force’s next generation Global Positioning System has turned on initial… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM G650 MOVES CLOSER TO 2012 ENTRY-INTO-SERVICE
Three Aircraft Moving To Final-Phase Manufacturing
LAS VEGAS, Nev., October 9, 2011 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650 has moved several steps closer to its anticipated certification later this year after completing tests of its fly-by-wire system,… Continue reading
GULFSTREAM DEMONSTRATES IMPROVED PERFORMANCE FOR G280
Final Specifications Include Longer Range, Shorter Balanced Field Length
LAS VEGAS, Nev., October 9, 2011 – Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that the final performance specifications for the Gulfstream G280 will exceed the capabilities originally announced at the program’s public… Continue reading
EMBRAER SUPPORTS EXPERIENCE AVIATION AND WORLDS 1st FLYING CLASSROOM
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, October 9, 2011 – Embraer, with entrepreneur and philanthropist Fabio Alexander, has joined Experience Aviation’s “Journey for Knowledge” flying classroom, using a Phenom 100. Alexander has placed an order with Embraer for a Phenom 100 business… Continue reading