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Typhoon touches down in Malaysia
All eyes turned skywards in Penang today with the arrival of four Royal Air Force Typhoons.
The Typhoon aircraft have flown from the UK ahead of the LIMA 2013 air show on Langkawi next week. The 29 Squadron RAF… Continue reading
Finnair says CEO to step down
AFP
The chief executive of Finnair Mika Vehvilaeinen will step down from his post at the end of February, the company announced on Monday, two weeks after rumours surfaced in the media of his departure.
Vehvilaeinen, who helped bring the… Continue reading
Finnair says ‘cannot confirm rumours’ CEO stepping down
AFP
Shares in Finnair tumbled on Tuesday following a report that its chief executive was stepping down, prompting the company to issue a statement saying it was unable to confirm what it called “rumours.”
Business magazine Talouselaemae said Finnair chief… Continue reading
European traffic down 3% in September
European flights decreased by 3% in September 2012 compared with the same month last year.
Oil prices fell in October and are expected to fall further over the next five years due to the increasing global production capacity and the… Continue reading
787 Dream Tour Touches Down “Down Under”
SYDNEY, Australia, May 24, 2012 – Boeing’s (NYSE:BA) 787 Dreamliner landed at Sydney International Airport in Australia today, kicking off the seventh and final leg of the global Dream Tour.
For the next four days, guests invited by Boeing and… Continue reading
Iran airs footage of US drone, protests ‘violation’
Iran made a formal protest on Thursday over a US drone entering “deep” into its eastern airspace last week, and aired footage of what appeared to be the downed aircraft on state television.
Swiss ambassador Livia Leu Agosti was summoned… Continue reading
Iran says shot down a U.S. spy plane over nuclear site
Iran has shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane over its Fordu nuclear site, a state-run website reported Wednesday, a day after it confirmed it was installing a new generation of advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges.
“An unmanned U.S. spy plane… Continue reading
Royal Air Force’s Number 13 and 14 Tornado squadrons are to be disbanded and formally stood down on 1 June 2011
The last government announced in December 2009 that the RAF would need to reduce the number of Tornado or Harrier squadrons, but left the detail of the reductions to the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR).
In the event the… Continue reading
Lufthansa Airbus A380 Had To Shut Down One of Four Engines In Flight
German airline Lufthansa said pilots on an Airbus A380 flying from Tokyo to Frankfurt shut down one of the superjumbo’s four engines as it neared its destination.
Flight crew detected a change in oil pressure which was probably the result… Continue reading Thunderbirds take show down under
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AFNS) – The U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Team, the Thunderbirds, took to the Australian sky Sept. 26 showcasing the power and precision that embodies Air Force Airmen worldwide.Â
Flying wingtip-to-wingtip formations and in solo maneuvers, the Thunderbirds put on a… Continue reading
Boeing-IAI Missile Defense Interceptor Shoots Down Target in Test
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 29, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] built part of the Arrow II interceptor that successfully shot down a ballistic missile target April 7 in a test of Israel’s national missile defense system.
The operationally realistic… Continue reading
Boeing Laser Avenger Shoots Down Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Tests
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 26, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully demonstrated that a laser system mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle can shoot down a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) like those that increasingly threaten U.S. troops… Continue reading