June 2011

Civilian aviation news June 30, 2011

Cessna Marks 15 Years of Production at Independence, Kan., Facility

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. company, today marked 15 years since opening its manufacturing facility in Independence, Kan., where the company has produced nearly…

Military Aviation News June 30, 2011

NELLIS AFB F-16C CRASHES NEAR CALIENTE, NEV.

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft crashed about 5:30 p.m. today near Caliente, Nev. The F-16, from Nellis Air Force Base, was participating…

Military Aviation News June 30, 2011

Photo release: F-35B starts electromagnetic testing for ship trials

F-35B test aircraft BF-4 rests the evening of June 21 after a day of testing at the Naval Electromagnetic Radiation Facility. The NERF testing simulates…

General Aviation News June 30, 2011

EMBRAER EXHIBITS AT CBAA IN CALGARY, CANADA

Embraer will participate for the sixth time in this yearâ€™s 50th Anniversary Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) Annual Convention, Trade Show and Static Display, in…

Civilian aviation news June 29, 2011

EASA started inspections of Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Toulouse

EASA experts started inspections of Sukhoi Superjet 100 at Blagnac airport in Toulouse – as part of validation of IAC AR Type Certificate procedure. During…

Civilian aviation news June 29, 2011

Rolls-Royce wins $1bn order from Singapore Airlines

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $1bn order from Singapore Airlines to supply Trent 700 engines to power 15 Airbus A330 aircraft,…

Military Aviation News June 29, 2011

F-35C starts carrier suitability testing

Flown by test pilot Lt. Cmdr. Eric “Magic” Buus, F-35C test aircraft CF-2 lands at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey June 25. CF-2 and…

Military Aviation News June 29, 2011

First Operational Test P-8A Arrives at NAS Patuxent River

The Navy has received its first P-8A production representative operational test aircraft June 24. The new P-8A arrived at NAS Patuxent River and it will…

Space News June 29, 2011

Lockheed Martin-Built Communications Satellite Ready For Launch For Japanese Customers

The BSAT-3c/JCSAT-110R broadcasting and telecommunications satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] for the Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT…

Space News June 29, 2011

Five leading European aerospace companies are founding â€œBoostAeroSpaceâ€

Digital platform for Europeâ€™s aerospace industry Competitiveness and innovation through digital integration of supply chain Five leading European aerospace and defence companies, EADS/Airbus, Dassault Aviation,…

Military Aviation News June 29, 2011

Iraq â€“ Follow-On Support and Maintenance of Multiple Aircraft Systems

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Iraq for follow-on support and maintenance of…

General Aviation News June 29, 2011

Boeing Supports US Air Force Launch of Miniature Air Launched Decoy

Boeing [NYSE: BA] earlier this month supported the U.S. Air Force in the first powered launch of a Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) from…

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