August 2011

Military Aviation News August 4, 2011

5 More Boeing Super Hornets Arrive at RAAF Base Amberley

Five new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, expanding the RAAF’s fleet of the advanced multirole fighters…

Space News August 4, 2011

Boeing Selects Atlas V Rocket for Initial Commercial Crew Launches

The Boeing Company today announced it has selected the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to launch the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft…

Civilian aviation news August 4, 2011

Boeing, GECAS Finalize Order for 747-8 Freighters and 777-300ERs

Order has a list-price value of $2.9 billion 747-8 Freighter a new model for the GECAS portfolio of airplanes Boeing and GE Capital Aviation Services…

Military Aviation News August 4, 2011

Ghana orders two Airbus Military C295 aircraft

The Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Ghana has signed a contract with Airbus Military for the acquisition of two C295 aircraft. The aircraft…

Civilian aviation news August 3, 2011

New Boeing 747-8 Freighter Completes Certification Flight Testing

The new Boeing 747-8 Freighter successfully completed its certification flight test program Tuesday, with two airplanes landing at Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Flight test…

Space News August 3, 2011

Russian cosmonauts launch defective satellite from ISS

MOSCOW, Aug. 3 Two Russian cosmonauts manually launched a mini satellite from the International Space Station ( ISS) during a six-hour spacewalk Wednesday, said the…

Military Aviation News August 3, 2011

USS Halyburton, Embarked Fire Scout UAVs Complete Deployment

From Naval Station Mayport Public Affairs NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (NNS) — USS Halyburton (FFG 40), its two Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles and Helicopter…

Civilian aviation news August 2, 2011

Air Lease Corporation Delivers its First Embraer 190 to TRIP Linhas AÃ©reas

LOS ANGELES, CA, August 1, 2011 â€” Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has delivered its first new Embraer aircraft from the direct order placed at the…

Civilian aviation news August 2, 2011

RAK Airways keen to operate more flights into Kerala

RAK Airways, a national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) operating from Ras Al Khaimah, Tuesday evinced interest in operating more flights to Kerala….

Military Aviation News August 2, 2011

GULFSTREAM G150 CERTIFIED FOR CHINA REGISTRATION

SAVANNAH, Ga., August 2, 2011 â€” Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has received type certificate validation (TCV) for its G150 aircraft from the Civil Aviation Administration of…

Civilian aviation news August 2, 2011

Boeing Delivers Milestone 737 with High-Altitude / High-Temperature Operation Features

SEATTLE, Aug.Â 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has reached a major milestone with Xiamen Airlines by delivering a Next-Generation 737-700. This is the 50th…

General Aviation News, Space News August 1, 2011

Virgin Galactic appoints its first Chief Financial Officer

Virgin Galactic, the worldâ€™s first commercial spaceline, owned by Sir Richard Bransonâ€™s Virgin Group and Aabar Investments PJS, has appointed Kenneth H. Sunshine as its…

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