7 kids, 7 adults die in Montana plane crash, FAA says
(CNN) — Seven children and seven adults died in a plane crash Sunday in Butte, Montana, according to the FAA The single-engine Pilatus PC 12…
Deadly plane crash at Tokyo airport
(CNN) — The pilot and co-pilot aboard a FedEx cargo plane were killed when the plane burst into flames Monday while landing at Tokyo’s Narita…
Air Botswana Takes Delivery of its First ATR 72-500
National-flag carrier Air Botswana today took delivery of its first new ATR 72-500, in accordance with a deal for two ATR 72-500s inked last year…
Final Boeing 787 Dreamliner for Flight Test Enters Final Assembly
EVERETT, Wash., March 19, 2009 — The sixth and final Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test is now undergoing final assembly in…
Boeing Completes P-8A Poseidon Loads Calibration Testing Ahead of Schedule
SEATTLE, March 19, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] last week completed loads calibration testing of the first P-8A Poseidon test aircraft two weeks ahead of…
SuperJet International selects Lufthansa Technik Logistik as global
SuperJet International – the regional jet marketing, customization, and support company for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft, has selected Lufthansa Technik Logistik GmbH (LTL)…
Bonhomme ready to roll in 2009
Paul Bonhomme was the master of the universe in the Red Bull Air Race last year – but only for the first half of the…
First UK Joint Strike Fighters to be purchased
The first of the UK’s next generation of supersonic stealth fast jets, the Joint Strike Fighters, are to be purchased by the MOD, Defence Secretary…
Turkish F-35 Supplier to Northrop Grumman Delivers First Structural Assemblies
Delivery Marks Key Production Milestone for Turkish Aerospace Industries EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc. (TAI), a major…
Lockheed Martin’s THAAD System Successfully Achieves First Salvo Mission against A Separating Target
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) conducted their sixth successful test in six attempts of the Terminal High Altitude Area…
Boeing and Terma A/S Enter Strategic Alliance
COPENHAGEN, March 18, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Terma A/S today signed a Memorandum of Agreement that aims to provide Terma a…
U.S. Navy Certifies Lockheed Martin Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System With “Terminal Phase†Capability
MOORESTOWN, NJ, March 18th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] latest Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) System with flight test-proven terminal intercept capability recently received…