August 2010

Military Aviation News August 12, 2010

Peleliu Helicopters Launch for Pakistan Relief

INDIAN OCEAN, Aug. 12, 2010 â€“ Two Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit launched from the flight deck of…

Military Aviation News August 12, 2010

Polar Mission Pushes Crews, Planes to Limits

NORTH GREENLAND EEMIAN ICE DRILLING CAMP, Greenland, Aug. 12, 2010 â€“ A packed LC-130 Hercules cargo plane lurches forward across the snowy ice sheet here,struggling…

Military Aviation News August 12, 2010

RAF test pilot on Lightning II

The radical F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter is set to become the future of air combat according to the RAF test pilot putting the…

Military Aviation News August 12, 2010

U.S. Air Force Ready to Launch First Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite Built by Lockheed Martin

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., August 12th, 2010 — The U.S. Air Forceâ€™s first Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) military communications satellite, designed and…

Civilian aviation news August 12, 2010

Shenzhen signs for 10 A320s, reports 6-month operating profit

Shenzhen Airlines yesterday said it signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 10 A320s and announced that it had an operating profit of CNY520 million…

Civilian aviation news August 11, 2010

New logo for Continental – United.

As Continental Airlines Inc. and United Airlines await government approval of their merger, the two carriers are making some refinements to their combined brand. Their…

Military Aviation News August 11, 2010

Super Hornet takes stage at FIAS

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Members of the F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) here, as part of a Naval Air Systems…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 11, 2010

Lockheed Martin Hypersonic ATACMS Motor Boosts Experimental Scramjet in First Flight

DALLAS, TX and SACRAMENTO, CA, August 10th, 2010 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that its Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) rocket motor successfully…

Military Aviation News August 11, 2010

Kuwait â€“ MIM-104E PATRIOT Guidance Enhanced Missile-T (GEM-T)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2010 â€“ The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Aug. 10 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait of 209 MIM-104E…

Civilian aviation news August 11, 2010

Thai Airways confirms order for seven A330s

Thai Airways International (THAI) has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for the firm order of seven A330-300s, confirming a commitment announced at last month’s…

Civilian aviation news August 11, 2010

The Government Of Panama Orders Six AW139 Helicopters

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the signing of a contract by the Government of Panama for six AW139 medium twin engine helicopters….

Civilian aviation news August 10, 2010

Lufthansa Airbus A380 Had To Shut Down One of Four Engines In Flight

German airline Lufthansa said pilots on an Airbus A380 flying from Tokyo to Frankfurt shut down one of the superjumboâ€™s four engines as it neared…

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