September 2009

Military Aviation News September 22, 2009

US Air Force officials release Predator accident report

9/22/2009Â -Â LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS)Â –Â An MQ-1 Predator flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom lost contact with its ground control station and…

Civilian aviation news September 22, 2009

Bristow Group Inc. Signs An Agreement For Three AW139s

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Bristow Group Inc. has signed an agreement for three AW139 medium twin engine helicopters to…

Civilian aviation news September 22, 2009

Mexicana to become part of oneworld on 10 November

Mexico and Central America’s leading airline Mexicana will become part of oneworldÂ®, the world’s leading quality airline alliance, on Tuesday 10 November, offering oneworld’s full…

Civilian aviation news September 22, 2009

Air France to serve Dubai and Johannesburg with A380

Air France KLM has released details of changes to its 2009 winter schedule, which includes a joint venture with Delta, the introduction of the A380…

Civilian aviation news September 22, 2009

Bomb hoax forces Kuwaiti plane to divert

A Kuwaiti airplane was forced to fly back to the emirate’s airport on Monday after a row between a crew member and a passenger claiming…

Military Aviation News September 22, 2009

Saab wins upgrade contract for the SK60 training aircraft

The defence and security company Saab has received an order valued at MSEK 130 from FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) for the development and…

Military Aviation News September 21, 2009

Raytheon Awarded $42 Million Contract to Supply Targeting Pods to Swiss Air Force

MCKINNEY, Texas, Sept. 21, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $42 million Foreign Military Sales award from the U.S. Navy to…

Military Aviation News September 21, 2009

Northrop Grumman Receives Boost in Cost Ceiling for B-2 Bomber Modernization and Sustainment Activities

PALMDALE, Calif. – Sept. 21, 2009 – The U.S. Air Force has raised the cost ceiling on Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) current contract for B-2…

Air Races News September 21, 2009

Reno Air Races 2009: Results 16 – 20 September

Â Scroll down for the stats and standings in Reno: Biplane Classis represented by small, aerobatic aircraft like the Pitts Special, the Mong, and the…

Spotters News September 20, 2009

Kleine Brogel 2009 Spotterday/Tiger Meet photo report

We visited the 2009 Tiger Meet’s Spotters day at Kleine Brogel AFB Belgium. A gallery of our photo’s is placed on our site zap16.com. A…

Civilian aviation news September 19, 2009

US Airways announces fully-flat seating

US Airways has announced plans for its new fully-flat seating in business class. The new Envoy Suite will be fitted to the US Airways fleet…

Military Aviation News September 18, 2009

Delivers 12-Nation Strategic Airlift Capability’s 2nd C-17 Globemaster III

LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 17, 2009Â — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered to the NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO) a second C-17 Globemaster III…

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