September 2009

Military Aviation News September 25, 2009

Boeing Statement on Release of KC-X Tanker Draft Request for Proposal

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 25, 2009Â — The Boeing Company today received the Draft Request for Proposal document for the KC-X Tanker competition from the U.S. Air…

Civilian aviation news September 24, 2009

Oman Air’s 787 order hangs on first flight

Oman Air will decide whether to keep or cancel an order for six 787 Dreamliners once Boeing’s revolutionary new jet plane has carried out its…

General Aviation News September 24, 2009

Science and Math Teachers From Across the U.S. Take to the Skies Over Detroit On Second Stop of Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery

Â Â Â * Program designed to show students that science is cool Â Â Â * Teachers participating in today’s microgravity flight hail from Â Â Â Â Â Michigan, Illinois, Indiana,…

Military Aviation News September 24, 2009

Lockheed Martin Awarded $30 Million Contract to Provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods to Royal Moroccan Air Force

ORLANDO, FL, September 24th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has signed a foreign military sales contract to deliver SniperÂ® Advanced Targeting Pods (ATPs) to…

Military Aviation News September 24, 2009

Arrests after ‘lasering’ Dutch Apache with laser-pen

Dutch military police arrested 5 men that used a laser-pen on a flying Apache helicopter gunship. The men were arrested in the surroundings of AFB…

Military Aviation News September 24, 2009

Boeing Receives A-10 Modernization Contracts From US Air Force

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has received two separate contracts from the U.S. Air Force…

Civilian aviation news September 24, 2009

AgustaWestland And Heli-One Sign Repair & Overhaul Agreement

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce it has signed an agreement with Heli-One for the establishment of a Repair & Overhaul Centre in…

Space News September 24, 2009

SpaceX DRAGON/FALCON 9 UPDATE

We are now only a few months away from having the inaugural Falcon 9 launch vehicle on its launch pad at Cape Canaveral and ready…

Space News September 24, 2009

NASA officials assign crew for final scheduled Space Shuttle mission

WASHINGTON (AFNS)Â –Â NASA officials have assigned the crew for the last scheduled space shuttle mission, targeted to launch in September 2010. The flight to the International…

Civilian aviation news September 24, 2009

Boeing begins repair work on 787 Dreamliner

Workers at Boeing Co. in Everett, Wash., have begun fixing a flaw on the first 787 Dreamliner test aircraft in preparation for its long-delayed first…

Civilian aviation news September 24, 2009

FIRST EMBRAER 195 JET IS DELIVERED TO LUFTHANSA CITYLINE

Aircraft is part of an order for 30 E-Jets placed by Lufthansa for its regional partners Â SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, September 24, 2009 Embraer…

Civilian aviation news September 23, 2009

Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95003 successfully completed the high altitude flight

Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95003 successfully completed the high altitude flight test campaign in Armenia. Sukhoi Superjet 100 SN 95003 successfully completed the high altitude…

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