June 2011

General Aviation News June 16, 2011

Airbus works toward positive reductions in CO2 emissions

The overall reduction of CO2 emissions is a vital component for eco-efficiency, which is why Airbus and many of its employees are doing their part…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News June 16, 2011

Boeing Projects $4 Trillion Market for 33,500 New Airplanes Over Next 20 Years

–Strong single-aisle market expands even more –New twin-aisle aircraft opening new markets PARIS, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) forecasts a $4 trillion…

General Aviation News June 16, 2011

India’s GoAir places big A320neo order with Airbus

Airbus has received an order worth $7.2 billion for 72 planes from Indian carrier GoAir, the latest in a series of Indian carriers scrambling to…

Civilian aviation news June 16, 2011

Cebu Pacific to order 30 A321neo aircraft

Low cost carrier also exercises options for seven more A320s Cebu Pacific of the Philippines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Airbus for…

Civilian aviation news June 16, 2011

Fokker Aircraft Services Deliver 1st ’26-seater’ A320 Corporate Airliner

Fokker Aircraft Services (FAS) has successfully handed over a 26-seater Head of State VIP configured A320 to Masterjet, based at Le Bourget, France. This is…

Civilian aviation news June 15, 2011

KLM presents Delft Blue aircraft

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines today presented its Delft Blue aircraft at Schiphol. Together with the Mayor of Delft, KLM Managing Director Erik Varwijk opened the…

Civilian aviation news June 15, 2011

The Swiss Solar Impulse arrives in Le Bourget for the Paris air-show

Solar Impulse, has arrived in Le Bourget at its second attempt on Tuesday after three days’ delay, ready for a debut at the biennial International…

Military Aviation News June 15, 2011

EMALS launches first Goshawk

The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) successfully completed the first launch of a T-45C Goshawk from the NAVAIR Lakehurst, N.J. test site on June 1….

General Aviation News June 15, 2011

Chilean Volcano Ash May Disrupt Air Travel For Months

A towering ash cloud spewing from a volcano in south-central Chile could disrupt air traffic for some time as the eruption shows no signs of…

Military Aviation News June 15, 2011

AARGM completes first test on Growler

The Navyâ€™s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile (AARGM) successfully completed its first test on the EA-18G Growler in China Lake, Calif. May 25. A combined government/industry…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News June 15, 2011

Virgin America Launches LEAP Engine with $1.4 Billion Order

Fuel efficient engine can save $1.6 million per airplane, per year CFM bringing revolutionary technologies to A320neo (www.cfm56.com/leap)Â Virgin America today launched CFM Internationalâ€™s advanced…

Civilian aviation news June 15, 2011

Boeing to Boost 737 Production Rate to 42 Airplanes per Month in 2014

BoeingÂ announced today it will increase the production rate for its Next-Generation 737 to 42 airplanes per month. Once implemented in the first half of 2014,…

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