April 2011

Civilian aviation news April 29, 2011

GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers New Boeing 737-800 to Arkefly Airlines

SHANNON, Ireland, April 27, 2011 â€“ GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, announced delivery of a…

Military Aviation News April 29, 2011

Sikorsky Aircraft Achieves 300 MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter Production Milestone for U.S. Navy

Stratford, Connecticut – Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), and the U.S. Navy have celebrated the production of 100 MH-60R and…

Civilian aviation news April 29, 2011

New orders and commitments underscore the market demand for Airbus eco-efficient A320neo

The new engine option for Airbusâ€™ best-selling A320 Family of jetliners continues to build momentum, having already received more than 330 firm orders and commitments…

Space News April 29, 2011

Friday launch Endeavour is cancelled

Shuttle launch director Mike Leinbach stated that Endeavour’s launch will be no earlier than Monday at 2:33 p.m. EDT. Engineers need that time to troubleshoot…

Military Aviation News April 28, 2011

Eurofighter, Rafale asked to extend bids

The Hindu, India – NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence on Wednesday asked European consortium’s Eurofighter and French Dassault’s Rafale to extend the commercial bids…

General Aviation News April 28, 2011

CSTS Dinamika has deployed engineering simulator MS-21

CSTS Dinamika has deployed an engineering sim developed against order of the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) to support research and development of the new MS-21…

Civilian aviation news April 28, 2011

Investigation of An-148-100 fatal accident completed

The Commission of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation which was set up to investigate the causes of the An-148-100 (side…

Military Aviation News April 28, 2011

RAF Flypast for the Royal Wedding

On April 29th 2011 a formation of RAF fast jets and aircraft from the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) will over-fly…

Civilian aviation news April 28, 2011

Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force Salute 50 Years Of The Hercules In Abilene

ABILENE, Texas, April 28th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] and the U.S. Air Force celebrated 50 years of C-130 operations at Dyess Air Force…

Civilian aviation news April 28, 2011

First A350 XWB main landing gear set delivered to Airbus

Airbus has received the first set of A350 XWB main landing gear (MLG) produced by Messier-Dowty at Airbusâ€™ A350 XWB landing gear systems test facility…

Space News April 28, 2011

Boeing Supports Space Shuttle Endeavours Final Flight

Company prepares orbiter, processes payload for Mission STS-134 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 28, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians are supporting Space…

Civilian aviation news April 28, 2011

Yemen Airways takes delivery of its first Airbus A320

Sanaa based Yemenia, the official carrier of the state of Yemen, has taken delivery of its first Airbus aircraft as part of its plan to…

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