October 2009 – Page 3 – Aviation News

Space News October 28, 2009

NASA’s Ares I-X Rocket Completes Successful Flight Test

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket lifted off at 11:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a…

Spotters News October 27, 2009

Old Warden Aerodrome (UK)

A photo report of our visit to the Old Warden Aerodrome (UK) in September 2007. The Old Warden Aerodrome houses the Shuttleworth collection of witch…

Spotters News October 27, 2009

Luftwaffe Museum Berlin (Gatow)

Added, a photo report of our visit to the Luftwaffe museum in Gatow (Berlin) Germany May 2006. More information about the Luftwaffe Museum can be…

Military Aviation News October 27, 2009

Austrian Eurofighter Typhoons on duty for NATOâ€™s Defence Ministers meeting in Bratislava, Slovakia

The Austrian Air Forceâ€™s Eurofighter Typhoons were significantly involved in air policing missions during meetings of NATOâ€™s Defence Ministers held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Thursday…

Space News October 27, 2009

Ares I-X Rocket Launch Team Aims for Second Try Tomorrow

The Ares I-X launch team is preparing for a 24-hour turnaround, targeting 8 a.m. on Wednesday as liftoff time for the Ares I-X flight test…

Military Aviation News October 27, 2009

US Force Recovers Missing Crew, Aircraft in Afghanistan

International Security Assistance Force members today recovered the remains of three civilian crewmembers and the wreckage of an aircraft missing for two weeks in the…

Civilian aviation news October 27, 2009

Life Star Of Kansas Orders An AW119Ke

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Life Star of Kansas has signed for an AW119Ke helicopter during a ceremony at the Air…

Civilian aviation news October 27, 2009

AgustaWestland Congratulates North Memorial On Achieving 10,000-Hour Milestone

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, congratulated North Memorial Air Care on reaching and surpassing a historic milestone when their A109C model helicopter achieved 10,000 flight hours….

Military Aviation News October 26, 2009

Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Army Contract to Relocate Hunter Training and Test Facilities

The U.S. Army Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) office has awarded Northrop Grumman CorporationÂ a $6.2 million contract to move the Army’s Hunter UAS training and…

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2009

EASA certifies “Brake To Vacate” (BTV) and “Runway Overrun Warning & Prevention” (ROW/ROP) systems on the Airbus A380

Improving runway turnaround time and reducing runway excursion risk at landing Following recent successful development testing, “Brake-To-Vacate” (BTV) and “Runway Overrun Warning and Prevention” (ROW/ROP)…

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2009

First A380 delivery to Air France Friday 30 October 2009

Air France will become the first European airline to receive the A380 when its no. 1 aircraft is accepted during a ceremony at Airbus’ Hamburg,…

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2009

Southwest’s RNP investment: Is $175 million

At least 115 737 Classics’ cockpits, ensuring its more than 320 737-700s are equipped to be Required Navigation Performance-capable, training its pilots and working with…