February 2011

Space News February 18, 2011

NASA And Partners Name Upcoming Space Station Crew Members

HOUSTON — NASA and its International Space Station partners named crew members for missions aboard the complex that begin in 2013. The crews include NASA…

Civilian aviation news February 18, 2011

Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 244 Aircraft in Fiscal Year 2010/11

Business aircraft: 143 deliveries; 107 net orders Commercial aircraft: 97 deliveries; 93 net orders Amphibious aircraft: 4 deliveries; 1 net order Bombardier Aerospace announced today…

Civilian aviation news February 18, 2011

300th Bombardier Challenger 300 Jet Enters Service

Bombardier today celebrated a significant program milestone with the entry into service of its 300th Challenger 300 business jet. The aircraft was handed over to…

Military Aviation News February 18, 2011

Canadian Hawk Support Contract for BAE Systems

Warton, United Kingdom â€“ Underpinning the growing importance of support and services to its business portfolio, BAE Systems has today announced a new Â£8.3M contract…

Military Aviation News February 18, 2011

Eurocopter presence at IDEX 2011

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 18 February 2011 Eurocopterâ€™s commitment to meeting the operational requirements of governments and armed forces and civil operators in the Arab world…

Civilian aviation news February 18, 2011

LAN Airlines Announce Order for Three Boeing 767s

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today that Chile’s LAN Airlines ordered three additional 767-300ER airplanes valued at $493 million…

Civilian aviation news February 18, 2011

Skymark Airlines of Japan confirms order for four A380s

First Japanese airline to operate the A380 18 February 2011 Skymark Airlines, Japanâ€™s third largest and fast growing airline, signed a contract for four A380s…

General Aviation News February 17, 2011

Irkut signs government contract for next MS-21 design phase

Russian airframer Irkut has signed a state contract with the government to carry out the next stage of research and design work on the proposed…

General Aviation News February 17, 2011

Sikorsky Aerospace Services and Alpha Star Aviation Services Plan Joint Venture Within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) today announced the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with Alpha Star Aviation Services to engage in discussions to form…

Military Aviation News February 17, 2011

Rolls-Royce awarded US$246 million engine support services contract for C-130 aircraft

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured two major support contracts, worth a total of US$246 million, to cover engines powering C-130 military transport…

Space News February 17, 2011

Europeâ€™s ATV Johannes Kepler supply ship on its way to Space Station

ESAâ€™s second Automated Transfer Vehicle, Johannes Kepler, has been launched into its targeted low orbit by an Ariane 5. The unmanned supply ship is planned…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 17, 2011

Boeing Announces $5M Donation to Air Force Museum Foundation

Gift Will Enable New Exhibits and Educational Programs Â ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17, 2011 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it will donate…

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