April 2011

Civilian aviation news April 28, 2011

Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency Orders an AW139

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace are pleased to announce that the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan has signed a contract…

Military Aviation News April 27, 2011

F-35B prepares for rough seas

The F-35B moved another step forward to shipboard testing on board USS Wasp (LHD-1) this year, as F-35 integrated test force personnel used weights to…

Military Aviation News April 27, 2011

Lockheed Martin Delivers Second Mid-Life Upgrade P-3 Orion To U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Lockheed Martin has delivered the second P-3 Orion with new Mid-Life Upgrade enhancements to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This newly re-winged P-3 joins…

General Aviation News April 27, 2011

Boeing Reports First-Quarter Results and Reaffirms 2011 Guidance

Earnings per share of $0.78 on revenue of $14.9 billion Backlog grew to $329 billion, including $23 billion in orders during the quarter Operating cash…

Civilian aviation news April 27, 2011

Second Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Begins Flight Test

The second Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental, RC021, successfully made its first flight today. The airplane completes the two-airplane test fleet for the 747-8 Intercontinental. “This is…

Civilian aviation news April 27, 2011

Boeing Delivers 737-900ER to United Continental Holdings Subsidiary Continental Airlines

Boeing today celebrated the delivery of the first Next-Generation 737-900ER (extended range) with the Boeing Sky Interior to United Continental Holdings, Inc. subsidiary Continental Airlines….

Civilian aviation news April 27, 2011

ILFC firms up order for 100 A320neo Family aircraft

ILFC has signed a firm contract for the purchase of 100 A320neo Family aircraft. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the…

Civilian aviation news April 26, 2011

Boeing Begins 787 Dreamliner Pilot Training with Launch Customer ANA

Start of 787 flight training marks significant milestone toward first delivery Boeing has started 787 Dreamliner pilot training with launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways)….

Civilian aviation news April 26, 2011

Dubai airport passengers up 5.8 pct, unrest slows traffic

Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport rose by 5.8 percent year-on-year in March, Dubai Airports said on Monday, but traffic on Middle Eastern and African…

Space News April 26, 2011

China unveils plans for Space Station

BEIJING – Authorities in charge of the manned space program unveiled plans on Monday to build a 60-ton space station, made up of three capsules,…

Civilian aviation news April 26, 2011

Airbus A380 makes its debut visit at MAKS airshow

Flagship of the 21th century to perform flying displays at MAKS Blagnac,Â 26 April 2011 The A380, the most advanced and modern passenger aircraft, will…

Space News April 26, 2011

Endeavour to deliver Astrium-built HD camera system to the ISS

Astrium developed and delivered HD video camera assembly for the Columbus module in record time Live images from space in full HD will improve medical…

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