March 2010

Civilian aviation news March 19, 2010

Boeing Production Rate Increases Accelerated to Meet Customer Demand

SEATTLE, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that it will accelerate planned rate increases on both the 777 and 747 programs. The…

Military Aviation News March 19, 2010

Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Succeeds In First Vertical Landing

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md., March 18th, 2010 — A supersonic Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000…

Military Aviation News March 19, 2010

USAF Predator passes 700,000 hours

3/19/2010Â -Â CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS)Â –Â Airmen of the 432nd Air Expeditionary WingÂ reached a new flightÂ milestoneÂ March 12 when they surpassed 700,000 flight hours in the MQ-1B…

EXTRA NEWS March 18, 2010

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Military Aviation News March 18, 2010

Boeing Receives Additional Contract for Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems

ST. LOUIS, March 18, 2010 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it received a $39.6 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense in December…

Space News March 18, 2010

Planck sees tapestry of cold dust

Giant filaments of cold dust stretching through our Galaxy are revealed in a new image from ESAâ€™s Planck satellite. Analysing these structures could help to…

General Aviation News March 18, 2010

AVIC AC313 helicopter made first flight today

A giant domestic helicopter for civil use with a maximum take-off load of 13.8 tons, landed safely after its live-televised debut in Jingdezhen city, east…

Civilian aviation news March 18, 2010

Polish Antonov crash landing at frozen lake

TALLINN – An Antonov An-26 cargo plane of the Polish airline Exin hasÂ madeThursday (March 18)Â an emergency landing on a frozen lake in Estonia….

Space News March 18, 2010

Soyuz Landing Caps Milestone Space Station Mission

WASHINGTON — Expedition 22 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Max Suraev landed their Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft on the steppes of Kazakhstan Thursday, wrapping up…

Civilian aviation news March 18, 2010

EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 190 JET FOR BA CITYFLYER

SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, March 17, 2010Â Â Â Â â€“ Embraer delivered the first EMBRAER 190 jet toÂ Â Â British Airways, this month, at the Companyâ€™s headquarters in SÃ£o JosÃ©…

Civilian aviation news March 18, 2010

Third Boeing 747-8 Freighter Joins Flight Test

EVERETT, Wash., March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The third Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Freighter, RC 521, successfully completed its first flight on March 17. It is…

Military Aviation News March 18, 2010

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems Awarded $31 Million Navy F/A-18 Mission Computer Contract

FAIRFAX, Va. â€“ General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems has been awarded a $30.6 million contract for the production of 118 Type-3 advanced mission computers (AMC)…

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