February 2009

Civilian aviation news February 27, 2009

Crash B-737-800 Turkish Airlines, Schiphol Amsterdam killing 3 crew, 2 Turkish and 4 American passengers

Amsterdam February 25th 2009- Late in the morning at 10:31 am local time a Boeing 737-800 of Turkish Airlines (TC-JGE) from Istanbul flight number: TK1951…

Military Aviation News February 27, 2009

Boeing drops plans for JV cargo plane

Boeing Co. says economic conditions have forced it to drop a planned joint venture to build C-27J cargo planes with Alenia North America, a unit…

Space News February 27, 2009

NASA Awards Contract for Constellation Spacesuit for the Moon

WASHINGTON — NASA has awarded an interim letter contract to Oceaneering International Inc. of Houston to begin work on the design, development and production of…

General Aviation News February 27, 2009

FUSELAGE SECTIONS JOINED FOR GULFSTREAM G250

SAVANNAH, Ga., February 27, 2009 â€“ Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), recently celebrated the fuselage joining for the first Gulfstream…

Military Aviation News February 27, 2009

Boeing Transfers 3rd KC-767J Tanker to Japanese Partner Itochu

WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 27, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Feb. 25 transferred the third KC-767J tanker to the company’s Japanese partner, Itochu…

Space News February 27, 2009

Boeing Submits Proposal for Altair Lunar Lander Study Contract

HOUSTON, Feb. 27, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], through its Space Exploration division, submitted a proposal to NASA today for Altair lunar lander…

General Aviation News February 27, 2009

Airbus MRO Network welcomes Mexicana MRO Services as new member

Mexicana MRO Services has joined the worldwide Airbus MRO Network. The official signing ceremony took place at the Mexicana premises in Mexico City in the…

Military Aviation News February 26, 2009

Rockwell Collins and L-3 deliver Block I Modernization for Navy E-6B

WACO, Texas (February 25, 2009)Â -Â Rockwell Collins today delivered the first installation of the Block I modification to the U.S. Navy’s E-6B Mercury aircraft. Navy officials,…

Military Aviation News February 26, 2009

Hi-tech needs unveiled for forces of the future

Gadgets and gizmos that could equip our troops of the future have helped to launch the MODâ€™s new Defence Technology Plan. The Defence Technology Plan…

General Aviation News February 26, 2009

Boeing Delivers 1st CH-47F Chinook Manufactured Under Multiyear Contract Award

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Feb. 26, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced delivery of the first CH-47F Chinook manufactured under a five-year U.S. Army contract…

Military Aviation News February 26, 2009

Second Lockheed Martin F-35B STOVL Fighter

FORT WORTH, Texas, February 25th, 2009 — Lockheed Martinâ€™s [NYSE: LMT] second short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II accomplished its first flight on Wednesday,…

EXTRA NEWS February 25, 2009

Saving lives has no borders

Two missing climbers have been taken to hospital in the Republic of Ireland after being found by British mountain rescue teams assisted by a RAF…

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