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Canadian North again extends ABACUS contract with Fokker Services for Dash 8 turboprops
Fokker Services is pleased to announce that Canadian North, a customer for more than a decade, has again decided to renew its current ABACUS program contract for its fleet of four Dash 8-100* aircraft.
With this extension, Canadian North continues… Continue reading
Bombardier Aerospace Shows its Support of North African Efforts to Attract Investment
Bombardier Aerospace will be participating in the first North African edition of the World Investment Conference, which runs from March 20 to 22, 2013 in Marrakesh, Morocco. Speaking in the Global Leaders Panel for Automotive and Aeronautics Industries, Souad Elmallem,… Continue reading
Sikorsky Begins Delivering Record S-92 Helicopter Order
COATESVILLE, Pennsylvania – Sikorsky Global Helicopters (SGH) today announced delivery of the first of 16 completed S-92® helicopters that the Avincis Group will use to provide transportation for its customers’ offshore oil and gas crews and for search and rescue. … Continue reading
EADS North America awarded $181.8 million Army contract option for 34 UH-72A Lakotas
Contract builds on 243 on-time, on-budget Lakota deliveries
The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $181.8 million contract option to deliver 34 additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters, bringing the total aircraft ordered to date to 312. Army plans call… Continue reading
Boeing Projects $820 Billion Market for 7,290 New Airplanes in North America
TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers First South Carolina-built 787 Dreamliner
Historic delivery to Air India begins a new chapter of Boeing airplane production in region
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today marked a historic milestone with delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner built at… Continue reading
The “Perfect Flight” delivers eco-efficient advantages during a trans-border North American demonstration
Airbus has made environmental history once again with the first-ever “Perfect Flight” across North America, which successfully combined several company-backed initiatives and procedures for the most eco-efficient air travel possible. As a leading aircraft manufacturer, the company believes flying more… Continue reading
SSJ100 successfully performed high north latitude trials
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft successfully went through additional certification trials on expanding operational conditions in the high north latitude area. Trials involved SSJ100 flight prototype MSN95005 and took place in the airport Tiksi, Yakutiya, Russia, from 12 to… Continue reading
Alenia North America Becomes Alenia Aermacchi: A New Name, A Century of Experience
Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aermacchi and part of the Finmeccanica Group, has announced that it is changing its name to Alenia Aermacchi North America effective April 17, 2012. Alenia Aermacchi North America’s parent company, formerly Alenia Aeronautica,… Continue reading
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Completes First Ever 18.5-Hour Polar Test Mission to Validate High Speed Data Upgrade to Flight Management Software
Under contract to the U.S. Air Force, Northrop Grumman Corporation’s B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has completed its first 18.5-hour sortie over the North Pole to validate new flight management software. The computer upgrade system, which is the cornerstone for all… Continue reading
Cope North kicks off at Andersen AB
2/11/2012 – ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) — More than 1,000 military members from units spanning the Pacific are ready to kick off exercise Cope North 2012, which runs from Feb. 11 through 24.
The trilateral, multinational exercise is… Continue reading
ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean
ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean
ESA’s Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it has detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor within the boundaries… Continue reading