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Northrop Grumman Awarded B-2 Tailpipe Spares Contract
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded the Northrop Grumman Corporation a contract to deliver spare assets in support of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber.
The $76 million sole-source contract has a performance period of eight years and will be… Continue reading
Iran airs footage of US drone, protests ‘violation’
Iran made a formal protest on Thursday over a US drone entering “deep” into its eastern airspace last week, and aired footage of what appeared to be the downed aircraft on state television.
Swiss ambassador Livia Leu Agosti was summoned… Continue reading
GEnx Engines Powered Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Speed and Distance World Record Flights
GE’s engine powered the Boeing 787 Dreamliner that set world records for speed and distance for the aircraft’s weight class.
“GE Aviation is thrilled to be a part of the record-setting flights on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner,” said Bill Fitzgerald,… Continue reading
The Russian Defence Ministry and IRKUT Corporation sign contract on delivery of 55 Yak-130 combat trainers
Anatoly Serdyukov, Russian Defence Minister, and Alexey Fedorov, President of JSC IRKUT Corporation, signed a contract on delivery of a batch of Yak-130 combat trainer aircraft. Under the contract, IRKUT Corporation will supply 55 Yak-130 aircraft to the Russian… Continue reading
Bombardier Appoints Vice President to Lead Commercial Aircraft Sales in the Middle East and Africa
Bombardier Aerospace announced today the promotion of Raphael Haddad to the position of Vice President, Sales, Middle East and Africa, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft. With over 15 years at Bombardier, Mr. Haddad, who previously served as the Senior Director, Sales, for… Continue reading
FIRST US-ASSEMBLED EMBRAER PHENOM 100 MAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT
Successful first flight marks major milestone for Company’s Melbourne, Florida facility.
First Russian woman cosmonaut to ISS in 2013
MOSCOW – Russia plans to send its first female cosmonaut to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2013, the federal space agency Roscosmos said on Thursday.
According to Roscosmos chief Vladimir Popovkin, Yelena Serova, the only female in the current… Continue reading
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Sets Speed, Distance Records
EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has established two world records with the 787 Dreamliner, setting new marks for both speed and distance for the airplane’s weight class.
“Speed and distance capabilities are fundamental to the… Continue reading
Boeing and US Air Force Team Wins Defense Logistics Award for C-17 Support
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 8, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force Globemaster division at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga., received the Best Logistics Strategy award at the annual Defense Logistics Awards ceremony in Arlington on Nov.… Continue reading
Boeing, ALC Finalize Order for 787s and Next-Generation 737s
- ALC to take delivery of four 787-9 Dreamliners, four Next-Generation 737-800s
SEATTLE, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air Lease Corporation (ALC) have finalized… Continue reading
Boeing Employees Approve Four-Year Contract Extension
SEATTLE, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today applauded the decision by members of the International Association of… Continue reading