October 2011

Civilian aviation news October 30, 2011

Qantas ordered to halt dispute after fleet grounded

(Reuters) – An Australian labor tribunal ordered Qantas Airways and its unions to immediately terminate all industrial action and return to the negotiating table to…

Civilian aviation news October 29, 2011

Qantas responds to industrial action, entire fleet grounded

This step is being taken under the provisions of the Fair Work Act in response to industrial action taken by these unions. The financial impact…

Civilian aviation news October 28, 2011

GE Capital Aviation Services Delivers Two New Boeing 737-800s to Royal Air Maroc

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, October 27, 2011 – GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing unit of GE, announced delivery of…

Space News October 28, 2011

NASA Launches Multi-Talented Earth-Observing Satellite

WASHINGTON — NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite soared into space early today aboard a Delta II rocket after liftoff at 5:48 a.m. EDT from Space Launch…

Civilian aviation news October 28, 2011

Air China, Boeing and Industry Partners Conduct First Chinese Sustainable Biofuel Flight

Flight highlights bilateral cooperation on renewable energy between China and the U.S. BEIJING, Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Air China, Boeing (NYSE: BA), and Chinese…

Civilian aviation news October 28, 2011

Transaero Airlines commits to four A380s

First A380 customer in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe 28 October 2011 Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest airline, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Civilian aviation news October 28, 2011

Qantas delays 70 flights amid worker strikes

Qantas Airways is delaying 70 flights amid another series of strikes by its ground workers. The Australian airline says around 10,000 passengers will be affected…

Space News October 27, 2011

Virgin Galactic Selects First Commercial Astronaut Pilot From Competition

Fifty years ago, an historic competition for the first pilots to fly into space yielded the Mercury Seven astronauts. Today, from an intense selection process…

Military Aviation News October 27, 2011

F-35C completes initial catapult testing

F-35 integrated test force personnel and F-35C test aircraft CF-3 returned to NAS Patuxent River last week after completing two major catapult test events. Starting…

Military Aviation News October 27, 2011

Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter Systems Engineering Team Receives DoD Top 5 Programs Award

STRATFORD, Connecticut – The CH-53K Helicopter Systems Engineering Team won the Department of Defense Systems Engineering Top 5 Programs Award today at the annual NDIA…

Civilian aviation news October 27, 2011

EMBRAER SELLS 11 MORE E-JETS TO AZUL

São José dos Campos – SP, October 26, 2011 – Embraer and Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras signed a contract today for the purchase of 11…

Space News October 27, 2011

Astrium successfully delivers Arabsat-5C satellite in orbit

The Arabsat-5C satellite built by Astrium and Thales Alenia Space has been handed over to ARABSAT as part of the in-orbit delivery contract Arabsat-5C is…

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