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Eurocopter, Turbomeca and WZL 1 to establish two full assembly lines for Poland’s military helicopter acquisition
Eurocopter and Turbomeca (Safran) today announced the signature of industrial cooperation agreements with Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze No. 1 (WZL-1) that include the creation of two separate full assembly lines within Poland for the EC725 Caracal helicopter and its Makila 2… Continue reading
Boeing Receives $2 Billion C-17 Aircraft Sustainment Contract
Boeing will continue assuring the worldwide availability of C-17 aircraft, which provide vital military and humanitarian airlift capability, through a $2 billion follow-on contract it recently received from the U.S. Department of Defense.
The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program… Continue reading
Boeing Receives Lot 2 Production Contract Award for B-1 Integrated Battle Station
Boeing has received a $65.8 million Lot 2 follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force for nine B-1 Lancer bomber Integrated Battle Station (IBS) modification kits, spares, training, support equipment and engineering support.
IBS integrates three major aircraft modifications —… Continue reading
Air Lease Corporation signs contract for 2 additional ATR 72-600s
On the occasion of the Farnborough Airshow, the European regional aircraft manufacturer ATR and US-based leasing company Air Lease Corporation (ALC) today signed a contract for the acquisition of 2 ATR 72-600s. These 72-seat aircraft are the conversion into firm… Continue reading
Lao Airlines signs order for 2 ATR 72-600s
On the occasion of the Farnborough Airshow, the European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and the Vientiane-based carrier Lao Airlines announced the signature of a contract for the purchase of 2 ATR 72-600s; valued at US$ 47 million upon catalogue price.… Continue reading
Successful first flight for BOL countermeasures dispensing system on F-18 in Finland
8 June 2012, in News
The Finnish Air Force has made a successful first flight of the BOL countermeasures dispensing system from defence- and security company Saab on the F-18 Hornet fighter. The integration of the BOL countermeasures dispenser… Continue reading
Airbus Military A400M performs high-altitude tests at La Paz, Bolivia
The Airbus Military A400M new generation airlifter recently visited La Paz, Bolivia as part of a series of high-altitude performance tests. Grizzly 2 completed a number of flights from the airport at La Paz which is more than 13,000ft above… Continue reading
UAE’s Air Arabia Q2 profit edges up 2 pct
UAE budget carrier Air Arabia posted a 2 percent rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, beating analyst estimates, as passengers sought low-cost travel amid soaring ticket prices.
Air Arabia said it earned net profit of 51 million dirhams ($13.9 million)… Continue reading
ATV 2 “Johannes Kepler†is ready for launch
“Johannes Keplerâ€, built by Astrium, is the second unmanned European transport spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS). It is currently in the final pre-launch phase at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, from where it is scheduled for… Continue reading
USAF C-17 marks 2 millionth flight hour during airdrop
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS)Â –Â last month, the C-17 Globemaster III celebrated its two millionth flight hour.
As a testament to the C-17 mission tempo, the aircraft passed its two millionth flight hour just four years after passing its first million-hour… Continue reading
Boeing-built C-17 Fleet Surpasses 2 Million Flight Hours
LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 20, 2010 – The worldwide fleet of C-17 Globemaster III airlifters built by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] surpassed 2 million flying hours during an airdrop mission over Afghanistan on Dec. 10. Reaching 2 million flight… Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Advancing On Next-Generation Commercial Remote Sensing Satellite System For GeoEye
August 31st, 2010 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team developing GeoEye’s next-generation, high-resolution commercial Earth-imaging satellite system known as GeoEye-2, has successfully completed on-schedule a System Requirements Review (SRR), an important program milestone that precedes the Preliminary Design Review.… Continue reading