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Boeing Delivers UK Royal Air Force’s 8th C-17 Globemaster III

Delivery of additional airlifter comes 2 months after contract signing
RAF C-17 fleet has surpassed 74,000 flight hours

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 18, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the United Kingdom’s eighth C-17 Globemaster III to the Royal Air… Continue reading

Bombardier Delivers First Q400 NextGen Aircraft to Polish Carrier Eurolot

Bombardier Aerospace has delivered the first of eight Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners ordered by new customer Eurolot S.A. of Warsaw, Poland. The Polish carrier also holds options on an additional 12 of the aircraft.

Eurolot was represented at the handover… Continue reading

First MAS A380 moves to flight line in preparation for delivery

The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) returned to Toulouse on 9th May following completion of interior furnishing and cabin system tests in Hamburg. The aircraft is now stationed at the Airbus flight line for final system checks prior to… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery Of 17 CC-130J Super Hercules Aircraft To Canada

The Royal Canadian Air Force formally accepted the 17th Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] CC-130J Super Hercules in ceremonies here today, completing the order placed in December 2007. The aircraft will be flown to Canadian Forces Base Trenton later this week.… Continue reading

Boeing Delivers First Lufthansa 747-8 Intercontinental

Boeing has delivered the first 747-8 Intercontinental passenger airliner to Deutsche Lufthansa AG, beginning a new era for the world’s most recognized airplane, and beginning a new era of increased efficiency, stronger environmental performance and greater enjoyment for Lufthansa and… Continue reading

Jetstar Japan takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft

Jetstar Japan, one of Japan’s newest low-cost carriers (LCC), has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft in Toulouse, France. The Japanese carrier will start commercial services in July operating from Narita to Kansai, Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Okinawa with… Continue reading

Boeing Celebrates Delivery of Japan Airlines’ First Two 787 Dreamliners

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first two 787 Dreamliners. JAL is the first airline to take delivery of a 787 powered by fuel-efficient General Electric GEnx engines.

“Today is an important… Continue reading

Astrium: double delivery for ATV-3 Edoardo Amaldi launch

  • Astrium built ATV-3, the third European space cargo vehicle, is being prepared for launch to the ISS on March 23
  • Astrium is also prime of the Ariane 5 ES launcher
  • 6.6 tonnes payload of ISS supplies ranging from toothbrushes to… Continue reading

Lockheed Martin Completes Delivery of All Components of 1st THAAD Battery to U.S. Army

Lockheed Martin has completed delivery of all hardware and components associated with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)weapon system’s first U.S. Army Battery.

In December, THAAD delivered its 24th interceptor, completing the first THAAD Battery (A-4 ADA). Two… Continue reading

Boeing Breaks Ground, Unveils Design for New Everett Delivery Center

Construction begins on new facility set to open in 2013

EVERETT, Wash., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today officially began construction on its new enhanced Everett Delivery Center (EDC) with a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Boeing employees,… Continue reading

Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov and General Director of the Sukhoi Company Igor Ozar signed a state contract for delivery of 92 Su-34 frontline bombers till the year 2020

The series production of the aircraft takes place in the Sukhoi holding’s Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO) in the framework of the five-year state contract signed in 2008 to supply 32 Su-34 frontline bombers. 10 aircraft have already been delivered… Continue reading

SCAC and Aeroflot sign the Act of Delivery & Acceptance for the SSJ100 MSN 95013

On completion of Technical acceptance procedure, JSC “Sukhoi Civil Aircraft“ (SCAC) and Aeroflot signed the Act of Delivery & Acceptance for the sixth deliverable Sukhoi Superjet 100 MSN 95013 at Komsomolsk-on-the Amur on February 28, 2012. The aircraft received the… Continue reading