Daily Archives: November 10, 2011
Small Planet Airlines enters Benelux and France markets
European leisure charter carrier Small Planet Airlines (SPA) further expands its sales force by entering the Benelux and France markets. This expansion will allow the airline to gain even stronger position in Western Europe.
Vytautas Kaikaris, CEO of Small Planet… Continue reading
Photo release: First F-35C catapult launch at NAS Patuxent River
Navy test pilot Lt. Chris Tabert flies F-35C test aircraft CF-3 off the TC-7 steam catapult at NAS Patuxent River Nov. 4. The launch was the first time the test catapult here launched an F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter.… Continue reading
NASA Ready For November Launch Of Car-Sized Mars Rover
NASA’s most advanced mobile robotic laboratory, which will examine one of the most intriguing areas on Mars, is in final preparations for a launch from Florida’s Space Coast at 10:25 a.m. EST on Nov. 25.
The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)… Continue reading
Emirates airline eyes Islamic finance as Europe banks balk
Dubai’s Emirates , the rapidly expanding Gulf Arab carrier, is looking at the more resilient Islamic finance market to fund aircraft deliveries as international banks back out of plane deals because of the euro zone debt crisis.
European lenders, especially… Continue reading
Ad-hoc release – Improving Performance: EADS Reports Nine-Month Results 2011
• Increase of full-year guidance for orders, revenues, EBIT* before one-off and Free Cash Flow
• Order intake up 63 percent to € 93.9 billion in nine-month 2011; order book reaches record level of € 503 billion
• Revenues up… Continue reading
Airbus sets priority on section maturity for smooth A350 XWB production ramp-up
Airbus pre Final Assembly Line (FAL) activities have started although with some delay due to the late availability of some key composite and detailed parts. The start of the FAL is now scheduled for the first quarter of 2012. Entry… Continue reading
Bristow Group Inc. Signs Contract for Six AW189 Helicopters
AgustaWestland, announced that Bristow Group Inc. has signed a contract for six AW189 helicopters plus options for additional aircraft. The aircraft will be used to perform offshore transport missions. The contract marks a further expansion of the fleet of AgustaWestland… Continue reading
Boeing Receives US Navy Contract to Develop New Mission Computer for Super Hornet and Growler
The Boeing Company has received a $48 million contract from the U.S. Navy to collaboratively develop a new mission computer for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler.
The Type 4 Advanced Mission Computer (AMC) will replace the current Type… Continue reading
Boeing Receives $1.7B for 7 More US Navy P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
Boeing on Nov. 3 received a $1.7 billion low-rate initial production (LRIP) award from the U.S. Navy for seven additional P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft.
LRIP-II is the follow-on to an initial LRIP-I contract awarded in January to provide six… Continue reading
Boeing Begins Work on 1,000th 777
Boeing workers today began assembling the 1,000th 777. The airplane is a Boeing 777-300ER (extended range) model. It will be delivered to Dubai-based Emirates Airline in March 2012.
Emirates is the largest 777 customer with 95 777s currently in its… Continue reading