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1st Boeing P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft Arrives in India
- Indian Navy to receive 2 more P-8Is by end of 2013
The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft arrived today, on schedule, at India Naval Station Rajali. The P-8I is one of eight aircraft… Continue reading
Maiden flight of Cassidian’s ATLANTE unmanned air vehicle in Spain
Cassidian
- The ATLANTE programme is the most important technological and industrial initiative in the Spanish unmanned air vehicle sector.
- First flight took place today at Rozas airfield in Lugo.
Cassidian today successfully performed the maiden flight of the ATLANTE Unmanned… Continue reading
Boeing Brings Nine Decades of Aviation Innovation to iPad
CHICAGO, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today the launch of its first official app for iPad, ‘Milestones in Innovation’, now available on the App Store. The app brings nine decades of aviation innovation to iPad through… Continue reading
More cracks found in Airbus A380 wings
PARIS – Airbus said on Thursday it had discovered more cracks in the wings of A380 superjumbo aircraft but insisted the world’s largest jetliner remained safe to fly.
The announcement comes two weeks after tiny cracks were first reported in… Continue reading
Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashed in Cuba
ATR regrets to confirm that an ATR 72-212 operated by Cuba’s Aero Caribbean was involved in an accident yesterday at 5:40 pm (local time) near to Sancti Spiritus (Cuba).  Flight 883 was operating between Santiago de Cuba and Havana with… Continue reading
In-flight emergency safely managed by Balad C-130 crew
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFNS)Â –Â After overcoming multiple mechanical problems, a C-130H Hercules crew from 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron safely landed their aircraft with 34 passengers aboard June 9 here.
The four-engine tactical airlifter was dispatched from Joint Base Balad… Continue reading
Boeing to Manufacture Certain 787 Interior Parts in South Carolina
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that it has chosen South Carolina as the location for fabrication and assembly of airplane interior parts to supply the 787 Dreamliner final assembly and delivery site currently… Continue reading
IATA Cuts 2010 Loss Forecast in Half – Strong Start to 2010
Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) halved its loss forecast for 2010 to US$2.8 billion (compared to the US$5.6 billion loss forecast in December 2009). The improvement is largely driven by a much stronger recovery in demand seen… Continue reading
Initiative results in improved maintenance for B-1 bomber
02/11/2010Â -Â WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS)Â –Â As part of the Repair Network Integration initiative, the Band 4-8 receiver, a critical component to the defensive avionics suite aboard the B-1B bomber, was chosen for a live test in order to… Continue reading
Finnish Fighter Jet Crashes in Forest
A Hornet jet belonging to the Finnish Defence Forces went down in Juupajoki, some 200 kilometres north of Helsinki around noon on Thursday. The two pilots ejected themselves from the jet before it came crashing to the ground.
Rescue workers… Continue reading
ATR Aircraft deliveries in 2009
Status 2009
ATR booked orders for 40 new aircraft (see figure 1) and options for 17 aircraft in 2009. Europe and Asia, each with orders for 16 aircraft, represented 80% of the total order intakes of the year. In addition,… Continue reading
EMBRAER DELIVERS 244 JETS IN 2009
