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Cobham Partners with Carson Helicopter to Retrofit Sikorsky Aircraft with Avionics Upgrades
Cobham and Carson Helicopters have announced a partnership to provide an advanced suite of avionics for Sikorsky S-61, S-76, and UH-60 derivative helicopter retrofits.
The Integrated Systems business unit of Cobham Commercial Systems will supply a highly integrated flight deck… Continue reading
Plane lands on its belly in Poland
Boeing 767′s landing gear fails to open as it reaches Warsaw airport carrying 231 people from Newark in the US
A Boeing airliner carrying 231 people from the US landed on its belly in Warsaw on Tuesday after its landing… Continue reading
Qantas to cut fares to win back passengers.
Australia’s Qantas Airways plans to cut fares and launch an advertising blitz to win back passengers, a newspaper said, after its showdown with unions caused international travel chaos and left almost 70,000 travelers stranded.
Qantas flights returned to normal on… Continue reading
China announces launch of Shenzhou-8 successful, prepares for first docking
CMSE News, November 1, Beijing, Chang Wanquan, the Chief Commander of China Manned Space Engineering Project, Commanding Officer of Tiangong 1/Shenzhou 8 Rendezvous and Docking Mission Headquarters, and director of the PLA General Armaments Department, announced at 6:20 , Beijing… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful Pac-3 Missile Test at White Sands Missile Range
DALLAS, TX, November 1st, 2011 — Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] PAC-3 Missile successfully detected, tracked and intercepted an aerodynamic tactical ballistic missile target today in a flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
The test included a ripple fire… Continue reading
Wind Tunnel Tests Further Validate Aerodynamic Design and Support Fuel Efficiency Projections of the CSeries Aircraft
Today, Bombardier Aerospace confirmed that final results of a three-phase wind tunnel test program provided further validation of the CSeries aircraft’s aerodynamic design. They also support design predictions that the CSeries aircraft, optimized specifically for the growing 100- to 149-seat… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers Cathay Pacifics First 747-8 Freighter
-Cathay Pacific is first operator of newest Boeing freighter in Asia Pacific
EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered a 747-8 Freighter to Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways, making it the second freight operator worldwide… Continue reading