September 2011

General Aviation News September 30, 2011

India, 25 others oppose EU airline carbon charge plan

European Union plans to charge airlines for carbon emissions are “discriminatory” and violate global laws, a group of 26 countries including the United States and…

Military Aviation News September 30, 2011

Boeing Returns E-4B to US Air Force Service After Scheduled Maintenance

The Boeing Company has successfully completed a regularly scheduled programmed depot maintenance (PDM) on one of the United States’ four E-4B National Airborne Command Centers…

Civilian aviation news September 30, 2011

The first A350 XWB forward fuselage takes shape

Airbus aerostructures partner Premium Aerotec has successfully put together the first forward fuselage for the A350 XWB at Nordenham, Germany. The impressive all-composite fuselage is…

Civilian aviation news September 30, 2011

Airbus’ Quovadis subsidiary is chosen to improve operational efficiency for Atlantic Airways

The flight operations consulting services of Quovadis will be used in a challenging new setting with the Airbus subsidiary’s selection to design Required Navigation Performance…

Military Aviation News September 29, 2011

Ninth USAF C-5 Inducted For Modernization

Marietta, Ga., September 29th, 2011 — Lockheed Martin inducted the ninth aircraft to modernize to a C-5M Super Galaxy on Sept. 29. Based at Dover…

Civilian aviation news September 29, 2011

Eurocopterâ€™s EC225 helicopter Full Flight Simulator at Aberdeen, Scotland logged 1000 hours of training in September, 2011

Eurocopterâ€™s latest high-fidelity helicopter training device, the EC225 simulator at its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland offers unmatched training opportunities for helicopter…

Civilian aviation news September 29, 2011

EMBRAER SELLS FIVE MORE E195 JETS TO LUFTHANSA

SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, September 29, 2011 â€“ Embraer and Deutsche Lufthansa AG signed a contract, today, for the purchase of five additional EMBRAER 195…

Civilian aviation news September 29, 2011

ATR: new annual sales record

The European regional turboprop manufacturer has booked firm orders for 145 aircraft, plus 72 options, since the beginning of the year Rome, 29 September 2011…

Space News September 29, 2011

Chinas 1st space module Tiangong-1 lifts off

JIUQUAN – China’s first space lab module Tiangong-1 blasted off at 9:16 pm Beijing Time (1316 GMT) Thursday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest…

Civilian aviation news September 29, 2011

Lufthansa to expand fleet with more Airbus aircraft

Incremental orders to be placed for A380, A330 and A320 families Lufthansaâ€™s Supervisory Board has approved the purchase of additional Airbus aircraft. The aircraft comprise…

Civilian aviation news September 29, 2011

Eurocopterâ€™s enhanced EC145 T2 helicopter to foster the companyâ€™s leadership in UK national resilience

The EC145 T2 evolved version of Eurocopterâ€™s popular twin-engine EC145 â€“ which is making its debut appearance at the annual Helitech helicopter exposition in Duxford…

Civilian aviation news September 29, 2011

Bombardier Confirms Luxair as Previously Unidentified Customer for Q400 NextGen Turboprops

Bombardier Aerospace confirmed today that a firm order for four Q400 NextGen high-speed turboprop airliners, which was announced on August 16, 2011, was placed by…

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