ASTRIUM contracted to build DIRECTV 15 communications satellite
Paris, 04 November 2011
- DIRECTV 15 is a high-power broadcast satellite for DIRECTV, a leading US provider of digital TV
- The multi-mission satellite will have flexibility to operate in Ku-band ,Ka-band and Reverse Band from several orbital positions
Cessna Stationair Prototype Made First Flight 15 Years Ago
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 22, 2011 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, features the model 206T Turbo Stationair at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Hartford. This year marks the 15th anniversary since the 206 prototype’s first… Continue reading
Singapore Airlines to expand fleet with 15 more A330s
 Singapore Airlines (SIA) has finalised an agreement with Airbus to expand its fleet with 15 more A330-300s. The aircraft will join an existing fleet of 19 A330-300s at the carrier, flying from Singapore to destinations across the Asia-Pacific region… Continue reading
UTair Aviation signs a firm order for 15 Eurocopter EC175 helicopters
Russia’s UTair Aviation today signed a firm contract for the acquisition of 15 EC175 helicopters, extending its long-term strategic partnership with Eurocopter and the Eurocopter Vostok subsidiary in Russia and the CIS.
This agreement, which firms up a letter of… Continue reading
Cathay Pacific Airways orders 15 more A330s
Cathay Pacific Airways has placed a firm order with Airbus for 15 more A330-300s. Scheduled for delivery from 2013, the aircraft will join the airline’s existing A330 fleet flying on services across the Asia-Pacific region. As with the airline’s existing… Continue reading
Air Methods Corporation orders 15 Bell 407s
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced that Air Methods Corporation, the largest provider of air medical transport services in the world, has signed an agreement to purchase fifteen (15) Bell 407s, one of the most successful… Continue reading
Boeing Receives $1.15B Contract for 15 Canadian Chinooks

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a US$1.15 billion contract from the Canadian government for 15 new CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters. Under the contract, Boeing will match Canada’s… Continue reading






