February 2010

Civilian aviation news February 25, 2010

Republic Airways Holdings First North American Customer for Bombardier CSeries Aircraft with Order for up to 80 Airliners

TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 25, 2010) – Bombardier Aerospace announced today a major order for its all-new CSeries aircraft to Republic Airways Holdings Inc. The…

Military Aviation News February 25, 2010

Boeing Statement on Release of US Air Force KC-X Tanker Final Request for Proposal

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing Company today received the final Request for Proposal (RFP) document for the U.S. Air Force KC-X Tanker…

General Aviation News February 25, 2010

Boeing's ZA004 Joins 787 Flight-Test Program

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — A third airplane has joined the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner Â flight-test program. ZA004, the fourth flight-test airplane to…

General Aviation News February 24, 2010

Russian Helicopters Chosen Latest version of the Ardiden family for the Ka-62

Moscow/24 February 2010 – The Turbomeca ArdidenÂ 3G engine has been chosen by Russian Helicopters, JSC for the upgraded Ka-62, in the frame of the Protocol…

Civilian aviation news February 24, 2010

Bahrain plans to privatise Gulf Air

MANAMA – Bahrain plans to privatise the country’s loss-making carrier Gulf AirÂ within about a year, after its turnaround programme bears fruit, said the chief executive…

Military Aviation News February 24, 2010

Lockheed Martin Awarded Apache M-TADS/PNVS Performance Based Logistics Follow-On Contract

ORLANDO, FL, February 24th, 2010 — The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] a follow-on Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract to support the Target…

Military Aviation News February 24, 2010

IAI-Made Eitan UAV Inducted into Israel Air Force

Commander in Chief of the Israel Air Force, MGen. Ido Nehushtan: “The ‘Eitan’s’ impressive weight and wingspan put the aircraft in the “heavy UAV” category…

Space News February 24, 2010

High-performance ESA receiver brings satnav indoors

Satellite navigation is having an enormous impact on our daily lives. In practical terms it means the only place left to get lost is indoors,…

Civilian aviation news February 24, 2010

Dassault's Falcon 7X Receives Type Certification by Chinese Authorities

On February 2, Dassault Falcon recently received Type Certification for the 5,950 nm Falcon 7X from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The Falcon…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Sees Strong Sales in 2010

HOUSTON, Texas – Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., is seeing a resurgence of interest in its S-300CTMÂ and S-300CBiTMÂ helicopters, with sales…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Air Methods Expands Fleet with Twelve Helicopters from American Eurocopter Orders eight EC130s and four AS350 B3s

Houston, American Eurocopter announced that Air Methods Corporation, the worldâ€™s largest air medical transportation provider, has ordered eight EC130 and four AS350 B3 helicopters. The…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2010

Rolls-Royce and Aeropower sign M250 Totalcare agreement

Houston, Texas — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and Aeropower today signed a seven-year TotalCareÂ® long-term service agreement covering the service and support of…

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