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The RAF Hawk Display Team has unveiled its new paint design for the 2012 AirShow season
RAF Display Team has a heart
The RAF Hawk Display Team has unveiled its new paint design for the 2012 airshow season – featuring the “Heart Roundel” logo of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), the RAF’s leading welfare… Continue reading
Navy carriers prepare for X-47B unmanned aircraft arrival next year
The Navy is one year away from landing its first unmanned jet aircraft aboard a carrier after completing the most recent round of surrogate tests aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
In early July, members from the Unmanned Combat… Continue reading
United Kingdom Accepts First International Lockheed Martin F-35
The United Kingdom accepted the first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft in a ceremony today with senior representatives of the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Right Honourable Philip Hammond, U.K. Secretary of… Continue reading
Strategic Action Plan to Improve Aviation Safety in Africa
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) urge Ministers attending the African Ministerial Meeting on Aviation Safety being held in Abuja, Nigeria to endorse and adopt the Africa Strategic Improvement Action Plan. The plan… Continue reading
Boeing’s 50th 747-400BCF Delivers to Evergreen International Airlines
Boeing, Evergreen International Airlines and Taikoo Aircraft Engineering (TAECO) celebrate the delivery of the 50th 747-400 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). The airplane is the first to enter the Evergreen fleet and the 40th conversion completed by TAECO.
All 747-400BCF deliveries… Continue reading
Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Additional 777-200LR
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for one additional 777-200LR (Longer Range) Worldliner, adding to the airline’s fleet of five 777-200LRs. The order is valued at approximately $276 million at list price.
“The 777-200LR has been a fantastic… Continue reading
Boeing Receives US Navy Contracts for SLAM ER and Harpoon Missiles
Boeing on June 29 received a firm-fixed-price contract from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for the production of nearly 90 Harpoon Block II missiles and associated hardware for the U.S. and four foreign militaries. The $145.1 million contract also includes… Continue reading
Boeing, Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex Deliver 2nd Low Rate Initial Production C-130 AMP Aircraft
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force’s Warner Robins (Ga.) Air Logistics Complex delivered the second C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft modified by Warner Robins on July 17. The aircraft is the fifth to be delivered to Little Rock Air… Continue reading
Alenia Aermacchi signs contract with Israeli MoD for 30 M-346
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, has signed a contract with Israeli Ministry of Defence to supply 30 M-346 advanced trainer aircraft.The deal is part of a larger Government-to-Government agreement between Israel and Italy that includes aircraft, engines, maintenance, logistics,… Continue reading