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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Named ‘Aircraft of Legend’
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 27, 2012 – The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been honored with the “Aircraft of Legend” Award presented by the Living Legends of Aviation organization.
Mike Sinnett, vice president and chief project engineer for the 787 program, accepted… Continue reading
Launch of Space Station Crew Faces Delay, by air leak in the capsule.
The launch of a Soyuz capsule carrying the new International Space Station (ISS) crew may be postponed over faults in the capsule’s assembly. The three new crew members – Gennady Padalka, Sergei Revin and Joseph Acaba – are currently scheduled… Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 Program
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Jan. 26, 2012 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has released the following statement on the Global Hawk Block 30 program:
“The Pentagon announced today that it is planning to cancel the Global Hawk Block 30 program… Continue reading
Astronaut Jerry Ross, First Seven-Time Flier, Retires
HOUSTON — Jerry Ross, the first person to launch into space seven times, has retired from NASA. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Ross spent almost 1,400 hours in space and conducted nine spacewalks to rank third… Continue reading
Alenia Aermacchi: the 1000th ATR fuselage completed in Pomigliano d’Arco
Alenia Aermacchi delivered today the fuselage to the ATR consortium, to be assembled in Toulouse to build the 1000th aircraft. The ceremony was attended by the company’s top management and the employees who have been engaged in the ATR programme… Continue reading
U.S. Navy Test Autonomous Aerial Refueling for Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Jan. 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed a series of flight tests to demonstrate technology that could help extend the operating range and flight duration of future… Continue reading
Thales Select EC135 for Helicopter Aircrew Training System
BRISBANE, Queensland, Jan. 27, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) and Thales Australia today named the Eurocopter EC135 as the preferred platform for their bid on the Australian Defence Force… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Freighter to AirBridgeCargo Airlines
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE:BA) and AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, celebrated today the delivery of the first of five new Boeing 747-8 Freighters to the airline.
“The introduction of the Boeing 747-8F represents… Continue reading