May 2011

Military Aviation News May 13, 2011

British Army Apache fires first Hellfire missiles at sea

British Army Apache helicopters have recently fired Hellfire missiles for the first time whilst flying from a Royal Navy warship. In a significant milestone in…

Space News May 13, 2011

Mars Science Laboratory Aeroshell Delivered To Launch Site

Lockheed Martin-Built Capsule Will Protect NASAâ€™s Curiosity Rover DENVER, May 13th, 2011 — NASAâ€™s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) aeroshell and cruise stage were delivered to…

Military Aviation News May 13, 2011

Boeing to Begin Maintenance Work on SBX Missile Defense Radar

SEATTLE, May 13, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] will begin maintenance and upgrade activities this week in Seattle for the Sea-based X-band Radar (SBX), which…

General Aviation News May 12, 2011

1st international flight by Solar Impulse

A favorable weather window seems to be opening up for Friday 13 May 2011. Powered only by solar energy, Solar Impulse HB-SIA could make its…

Civilian aviation news May 12, 2011

EMBRAER DELIVERS AN EMBRAER 175 JET TO BRAZILâ€™S TRIP LINHAS AÃ‰REAS

Airline already operates two of the same aircraft on regional routes in the country Embraer holds a delivery ceremony, today, at the Companyâ€™s headquarters in…

Civilian aviation news May 12, 2011

Airbus to showcase two corporate jets at EBACE

First display of two of the most spacious corporate jet cabins Airbus will showcase the two largest corporate jets being exhibited at the EBACE show…

General Aviation News May 12, 2011

Bombardier to Display Six Business Jets at Upcoming EBACE Show

Â Global Express XRS jet renamed Global 6000 jet Leading business aircraft manufacturer Bombardier Aerospace is set to land in force at this yearâ€™s European…

Military Aviation News May 12, 2011

Boeing Awarded CH-47F Chinook Modification Work by US Army

MILLVILLE, N.J., May 12, 2011 — Boeing received a $23.7 million contract on May 9 to perform Initial Production Fielding Support modifications on 49 CH-47F…

Military Aviation News May 12, 2011

AgustaWestland and The European Defence Agency Launch Synthetic Helicopter Tactics Course

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the European Defence Agency for the provision of an Interim…

General Aviation News May 11, 2011