August 2011

Civilian aviation news August 9, 2011

Airbus in Nantes delivers first A350 XWB Centre Wing Box to Airbus in St Nazaire

Main components of the first A350 XWB progressing towards final assembly 9 August 2011 The first A350 XWB centre wing box has been delivered…

Civilian aviation news August 9, 2011

Garuda Indonesia finalises order for 25 A320 Family aircraft

Eco-efficient aircraft to be operated by low cost unit Citilink 9 August 2011 Garuda Indonesia has finalised an order with Airbus for the purchase of…

General Aviation News August 9, 2011

Cargo plane crash kills 11 in Russian Far East -RIA

MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) – A cargo plane crashed in Russia’s Far Eastern Kolyma region on Tuesday, killing 11 people after it disappeared from radar…

Civilian aviation news August 8, 2011

Updated: German air traffic controllers call strike (called off)

The union representing Germany’s air traffic controllers will hold a six-hour walkout on Tuesday that could force hundreds of flights to be disrupted. A court…

Civilian aviation news August 8, 2011

Fokker Services in dialogue with the US authorities

Fokker Services is since last year in dialogue with the US authorities about our investigation which identified that certain activities havenâ€™t been in-line with certain…

Space News August 8, 2011

Ariane 5â€™s fourth launch of 2011

Early this morning, an Ariane 5 launcher lifted off from Europeâ€™s Spaceport in French Guiana on its mission to place two telecommunications satellites, Astra-1N and…

Civilian aviation news August 8, 2011

Sukhoi Superjet 100 undergoes additional hot soak trails

August 8, 2011, Moscow – On August 4, 2011 the Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight prototype SN95005 landed at Ras al-Khaimah (UAE) to undergo hot soak…

Military Aviation News August 8, 2011

RAF Valley 70th Anniversary

19 Hawks from 19FSqn and 208Sqn take to the skies over Anglesey to form the number 70. 18 T1 Hawks and 4 T2 Hawks were…

Military Aviation News August 8, 2011

Boeing, US Air National Guard Welcome C-17s to Stewart ANG Base

STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2011 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] joined the U.S. Air National Guard at Stewart Air National Guard Base…

Civilian aviation news August 8, 2011

Cebu Pacific finalises order for 30 A321neo aircraft

Eco-efficient aircraft will enable airline to offer more capacity at even lower cost 8 August 2011 Cebu Pacific of the Philippines has finalised a firm…

Civilian aviation news August 7, 2011

Boeing, ANA Roll Out the First 787 Dreamliner that Will Enter into Service

EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The first Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner that will enter into service with launch customer ANA rolled out…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 6, 2011

31 American and 7 Afghan Soldiers die in Helicopter Crash

31 US soldiers and 7 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in the east of the country according to the Afghan government….

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