March 2010

Military Aviation News March 22, 2010

GE ROLLS-ROYCE FIGHTER ENGINE TEAM HITS AFTERBURNER ON THIRD NEW ENGINE

Evendale, Ohio, US — The GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team has successfully hit full afterburner on its third new production-configuration engine, continuing a year of…

Military Aviation News March 22, 2010

Northrop Grumman Returns Restored B-2 Bomber to Active Duty

“Spirit of Pennsylvania” is First B-2 to Receive Insignia of Global Strike Command PALMDALE, Calif., March 22, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC)…

Civilian aviation news March 22, 2010

Hawker Beechcraft Appoints Hawker Pacific Singapore as Hawker 4000 Service Center in Southeast Asia

WICHITA, Kan. (March 22, 2010) â€“ Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced that it has appointed Hawker Pacific Singapore as the first authorized service center…

General Aviation News March 22, 2010

Eurocopter and Helibras celebrate the groundbreaking for the new EC 725 helicopter assembly line in Brazil

Eurocopter and its HelicÃ³pteros do Brasil-Helibras affiliate company today marked the construction start-up for a new rotary-wing center of excellence in Itajuba, Brazil, where Helibras…

Civilian aviation news March 22, 2010

EMBRAER EMB 120 ACCIDENT IN AUSTRALIA

Embraer informs of an accident involving the EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop serial number 116, operated by Air North, in Darwin, Australia, during a training flight,…

Military Aviation News March 22, 2010

BAE Systems Test Pilot Makes First Vertical Landing in the F-35 Lightning II Aircraft

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland – BAE Systems’ test pilot Graham “GT” Tomlinson has taken to the skies and successfully completed the first ever vertical landing of…

Military Aviation News March 22, 2010

Spain celebrates 10,000 flying hours with the Eurofighter Typhoon

The Spanish Air Force have reached a key milestone as their Eurofighter Typhoon fleet achieved 10,000 flying hours. The event was marked in a ceremony…

Air Races News March 21, 2010

Red Bull Air Race 2010 World Championship opens Friday and Saturday in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI – The 2010 Red Bull Air Race World Championship opens in Abu Dhabi on 26/27 March, returning to the United Arab Emirates capital…

Military Aviation News March 19, 2010

EADS will assess new situation on US Tanker Request for Proposal

Leiden, 19Â MarchÂ 2010 Yesterday the US Department of Defense (DoD) indicated it would welcome a proposal from EADS North America as prime contractor for the KC-X…

Military Aviation News March 19, 2010

Second Airbus Military A400M runs all four engines

The second Airbus Military A400M, known as MSN2, has run all four of its Europrop International (EPI) TP400 turboprop engines in a series of trials…

Civilian aviation news March 19, 2010

KLM launches scheduled service to Hangzhou, China

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will launch scheduled service between Amsterdam and Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport in China on 8 May 2010. KLM is the first airline…

Military Aviation News March 19, 2010

Royal Navy HMS Gannet achieves record number of Search and Rescue sorties

The Royal Navy’s duty crew of HMS Gannet’s Search and Rescue unit responded to a record-breaking total of 447 call-outs in 2009. Historically, no helicopter…

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