New record and successful launch for Ariane 5
Ariane 5 launched two telecommunication satellites weighing a total of 10.730 tonnes into space from the European spaceport in Kourou, a new record for the European…
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Ariane 5 launcher racks up 71st success in a row for Airbus Defence and Space
Ariane 5 has been successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, for the 71st time in a row, confirming the reliability and sophistication of the European…
Bahamasair becomes new ATR customer ordering 5 ATR ‘-600’ aircraft
Bahamasair, the national flag carrier of Bahamas, has placed a firm order for 2 ATR 72-600s and 3 ATR 42-600s, thus becoming a new…
Astrium to build 18 new Ariane 5 ECA launchers for Arianespace
– Astrium CEO Francois Auque and Arianespace Chairman and CEO Stéphane Israël signed a contract for the manufacture of 18 Ariane 5 ECAs in…
Leasing firm Avation PLC firms order for 5 additional ATR 72-600s
The commercial passenger aircraft leasing company Avation PLC (LSE: AVAP) and the European regional turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR are pleased to announce the agreement…
Great short documentary about US WWII pilot seeing his crash landings footage in 1944 for the first time.
In 2005, an 83 year-old World War II pilot is surprised to see 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash for the first…
Astrium awarded three new contracts by ESA for Ariane 6 and Ariane 5 ME launchers
€106 million contract for continued development of the Ariane 5 ME €278 million contract for continued development of elements common to the Ariane 5 ME…
Arianespace and Astrium sign an agreement to begin production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers
Arianespace and Astrium signed an initial agreement on 17 September to begin the production of 18 additional Ariane 5 ECA launchers. As part of this…
Ariane 5 launches with two communications satellites
An Ariane 5 rocket took off Thursday at 22:30 local time (20:30 GMT) from the Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, and carrying two communications…
Astrium a prime contractor twice over for Alphasat launch aboard Ariane 5
Alphasat, the world’s most sophisticated commercial communications satellite ever built, is ready for its launch aboard an Ariane 5, scheduled on 25 July Alphasat, designed…
Ariane 5 launches ATV-4
06 June 2013 Double success demonstrates again Astrium’s unmatched reliability record and expertise as the prime contractor of Ariane 5 and the ATV 55th consecutive…
Astrium wins ESA contracts to design Ariane 6 and continue development of Ariane 5 ME
EADS The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed prime contractor agreements worth €108 million with Astrium These contracts enable the start of the Ariane 6…
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