February 2010

Military Aviation News February 19, 2010

Experiment with water gives sounds reduction F-16

Leeuwarden – By water under extremely high pressure in the jetblast of a jet spraying, take the engine noise considerably. This is the outcome of…

Civilian aviation news February 19, 2010

Pilot crashes plane into tax-office on purpose

Austin (Texas) Pilot Joseph Andrew Stack (53) crashed his small Cirrus plane into the Austin Tax-Office on purpose around 10:00 am local time. The crash…

General Aviation News February 18, 2010

Bombardier Opens Third Service Centre for Commercial Aircraft in the United States

Signs 10-year maintenance agreement with Atlantic Southeast Airlines Bombardier Aerospace today announced that it has added a third commercial aircraft service centre to its growing…

Space News February 18, 2010

Stardust-NExT Spacecraft Fires Engines To Delay Arrival At Comet

Lockheed Martin-Built Spacecraft One Year Away From Encounter with Tempel 1 DENVER, February 18th, 2010 — NASAâ€™s Stardust-NExT (New Exploration of Tempel) spacecraft fired its…

Military Aviation News February 18, 2010

Third Lockheed Martin F-35B Lands At NAS Patuxent River

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., February 17th, 2010 — Piloted by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Test Pilot Jeff Knowles, the third F-35B Lightning…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 17, 2010

A400M provision not yet finalised

Leiden, 17Â February Â 2010 In reaction to unsolicited press reports regarding the latest steps of the A400M negotiations, the company cautions that it is too…

Civilian aviation news February 17, 2010

BAE Systems to offer AVRO RJ85s to Russian Airlines

Moscow, Russia – BAE Systems announced today that it will offer Russian airlines the Avro RJ85 regional jetliner as an immediate replacement for ageing aircraft…

Civilian aviation news February 17, 2010

Sri Lanka eyes Emirates stake in airline

DUBAI – The Sri Lankan government has approached Emirates airline about buying the Dubai-based carrier’s stake in state-controlled SriLankan Airlines, Emirates’ president said on Wednesday….

Military Aviation News February 17, 2010

Lockheed Martin Completes Paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb Flight Test Program

ARCHBALD, PA, February 17th, 2010 — â€“ Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully completed the paveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) F/A-18 qualification flight…

Military Aviation News February 17, 2010

Boeing Returns E-4B National Airborne Operations Center Aircraft to Service

WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 17, 2010 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] delivered an E-4B National Airborne Operations Center aircraft to the U.S. Air Force on…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 17, 2010

Final Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Enters Service

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The fourth Boeing (NYSE: BA) Dreamlifter â€“ the final airplane in the fleet of specially modified 747-400s â€“ entered…

Spotters News February 16, 2010

Two Planespotters Arrested in India for Suspicious Behavior

Two British men near Indira Gandhi International Airport have been detained in India for suspicious behavior at their hotel after cameras, binoculars, airport maps and…

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