May 2011 – Page 2 – Aviation News

Space News May 30, 2011

NASA, Lockheed Martin & Ball Aerospace Team Complete On-Orbit Orion MPCV Navigation System Test During STS-134 Shuttle Mission

DENVER, May 30th, 2011 — In an unprecedented on-orbit maneuver, Commander Mark Kelly completed the first ever Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV)-like approach to the…

Civilian aviation news May 30, 2011

Premium AEROTEC on the upswing

The increasing series production of Airbus components is very positively affecting capacity utilisation at Premium AEROTEC. Above all, increasing Airbus production rates for established aircraft…

Military Aviation News May 27, 2011

Blue Angels Boss Relieved

PENSACOLA (NNS) — The commanding officer of the Naval Flight Demonstration Squadron was relieved of command by chief of naval air training May 27. Cmdr….

Military Aviation News May 27, 2011

First Airbus Military A330 MRTT leaves on delivery flight to Australia

The first Airbus Military A330 MRTT new generation tanker/transport for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has left Madrid at 10h00 local time on its…

Military Aviation News May 27, 2011

Indonesia Buys KAI T-50 Trainers

Â Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a $400 million deal to sell 16 T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer aircraft to Indonesia, marking the first overseas sale…

Civilian aviation news May 27, 2011

Air Franceâ€™s reaction to the BEA s information report on the AF 447 accident

Friday 27 May 2011 On the eve of second anniversary of the AF447 tragedy, Air France and its staff are turning their thoughts to the…

Civilian aviation news May 27, 2011

Pilots wrestled with the controls of an Air France airliner

PARISÂ – Pilots wrestled with the controls of an Air France airliner for more than four minutes before it plunged into the Atlantic with its nose…

Civilian aviation news May 27, 2011

Bombardier Signs 10-Year Contract with Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport for Maintenance Services

Since the start of passenger services in 2005, the Bombardier maintained INNOVIA APM fleet has exceeded 99.5% availability in all years of operationÂ Â Bombardier Transportation…

Military Aviation News May 27, 2011

Boeing Awarded PAC-3 Seeker Production Contract

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 27, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has received a $274 million contract from Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] to produce…

General Aviation News May 26, 2011

Airbus sponsored electric concept aircraft â€œeGeniusâ€ takes up to the sky for the first time

Airbus supports basic research activities for a greener and emission free aviation industry Six weeks after its first public presentation at the international Aero-Expo in…

Military Aviation News May 26, 2011

Production begins on second UK aircraft carrier

Glasgow, United Kingdom: Construction of HMS Prince of Wales, the second of the two new Queen Elizabeth (QE) Class aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy,…

Military Aviation News May 26, 2011

TYPHOON CENTURY FOR UK

BAE Systems has celebrated the completion of the 100th Typhoon aircraft which was built in the UKâ€™s final assembly facility at Warton in Lancashire. Typhoon…