Final assembly of the first Airbus A320neo is advancing rapidly in Toulouse, France, putting this “new engine option” jetliner programme on track for its maiden flight later this year, to be followed by the initial customer delivery in 2015. The no. 1 A320neo began its final assembly process last month – starting with the join-up […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
(Reuters) – The German defense ministry has no overview of the costs it is incurring for Airbus Group’s (AIR.PA) Eurofighter jets and will spend twice as much as it originally planned on the country’s most expensive defense project, federal auditors said. The German Federal Court of Auditors, which oversees the government’s financial management, said in […] [ THIS IS A...
(Reuters) – Low cost carrier Ryanair (RYA.I) said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy five more Boeing (BA.N) 737-800 aircraft, taking its order book to 180 new Boeing planes worth over $16 billion. Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers, said four of the five planes would be delivered in the summer next year, […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, in partnership with ATK (NYSE:ATK), announced that the demonstrator of a fully configured MC-27J multi-mission tactical transport aircraft completed its first flight from the company’s Turin Test Flight Centre. The demonstrator aircraft was modified with an L-3 Wescam MX-15Di Electro-Optical and Infrared Turret that was mounted under the nose of […] [...
Turkish flag-carrier has unfilled orders for nearly 100 Boeing airplanes, including 737 MAX ISTANBUL, April 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Turkish Airlines celebrated the Turkish flag-carrier’s 75th direct delivery of a Next-Generation 737 airplane. The 737-800 arrived at Turkish Airlines’ base at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Saturday and is the latest addition...
This operator’s fleet now totals 17 of the twin-engine rotorcraft Donauwörth, 29 April 2014 Critical-care airlift services from Turkey’s THK Gökçen Aviation are now at their full-up capability following completion of Airbus Helicopters’ delivery of EC135 to this commercial arm of the Turkish Aeronautical Association. Handover of the milestone EC135 occurred at Airbus Helicopters’ Donauwörth, […]...
The next round of US sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine will target Russia’s defense industry as well as individuals and companies close to President Vladimir Putin, a senior US official said Sunday. “Starting this week, in coordination with our allies and partners, we’ll be exerting additional pressure on the people closest to him, the companies […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY,...
Daily service to launch 5th September Emirates, a global connector of people, places and economies today announced that it will launch a new daily service to Brussels, Belgium, from 5th September 2014. Hosting the European Commission, the European Council and over 120 other international organisations, Brussels is a key decision making centre. Home to […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE...
GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, announced it delivered a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to China’s Okay Airways Company Ltd. The aircraft comes from GECAS’ existing order book with Boeing. It is the first of two scheduled for lease to Okay Airways in 2014 to expand the […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
DALLAS, April 28, 2014 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] received a $611 million contract from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for the first production order of the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) following the Army’s successful Milestone C decision earlier this year. The contract includes the production of both PAC-3 MSE missiles […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE...
RAF Valley hosted some rare visitors recently, when a pair of Mirage F1 CR aircraft from Mont de Marsan Air Base in South West France visited the Anglesey base. The French aircraft were conducting an Overseas Training Flight, designed to expose French aircrew to UK and RAF air traffic control procedures and airspace. The […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
(Reuters) – The chance of finding floating debris from a missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner has become highly unlikely, and a new phase of the search will focus on a far larger area of the Indian Ocean floor, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday. The search effort for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which vanished […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
AirAsia X, the long haul, low fare airline affiliate of the AirAsia Group and GE Aviation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the selection of CF6-80E1 engines to power AirAsia X’s 25 new firm Airbus A330-300 aircraft, with options for an additional three A330 aircraft. These engines will be covered by a multi-year OnPointSM […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Squadrons from the A4 Force at RAF Wittering are deploying to support Royal Air Force Typhoon jets as they police the skies above the Baltic nations. On Friday 26th April, trucks from No. 2 Mechanical Transport (MT) Squadron rolled out from the Cambridgeshire station en route to Eastern Europe loaded with ground equipment, tools and […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced that its U.K.-based air traffic management systems subsidiary Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems has upgraded the air traffic control voice communication system at IWM Duxford by providing it with a future-proof Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capability. A long-standing supporter of the IWM Duxford, Northrop Grumman Park Air Systems […] [...
Two Taiwanese pilots were injured on Friday when their Apache attack helicopter crash-landed on a building in northern Taiwan during a routine training mission, the military said. The pilots suffered slight facial and leg injuries after crashing on top of the three-storey building in Taoyuan county and were taken to hospital. No civilians were hurt. […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE...
Lt. Col. Jeff Klosky is an aviator who has spent much of his life racing out of twilight and into the dawn. After a storied career, spanning 19 years in the U-2, sundown has finally become visible on his horizon. Klosky, whose father was an officer in the Navy, has had an appreciation for military […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ] ...
The successful first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus Group’s E-Aircraft Day in Bordeaux, France. The flight demonstration was attended by Arnaud Montebourg, French Minister for Economy, Industrial Renewal and Digital Economy, Alain Rousset, President of the Aquitaine Region, Josy Reiffers, who represented Alain Juppé, President of the […]...
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SHANNON, Ireland, April 25, 2014 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, announced it delivered a new leased Boeing 737-800 aircraft to Transavia France to expand the carrier’s fleet. The aircraft is the second of three aircraft GECAS is leasing to transavia.com for delivery in 2014. The third […] [ THIS IS A SUMMARY, READ MORE ON THE SITE ]...