2011

Civilian aviation news October 21, 2011

Sichuan Airlines orders 20 COMAC C919s

Sichuan Airlines orders 20 COMAC C919’s. The deal increases the backlog for the single-aisle plane to 165, Shanghai-based Comac. The planemaker announced an order for…

Civilian aviation news October 21, 2011

Malaysia Airlines First A380 takes off from Toulouse for its maiden flight

The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) took off for its maiden flight on 20th October after completion of the final assembly and system tests…

Military Aviation News October 21, 2011

Airbus Military and the Royal Thai Police join forces to help Thailand

The Royal Thai Police and Airbus Military have used a C295 aircraft for the transport of 12 people and 4.3 tonnes of humanitarian provisions, such…

Space News October 21, 2011

Russian carrier rocket launched from Kourou, carrying two Galileo navigation system satellites

A Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket was launched on Friday for the first time from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana. The rocket is carrying…

Civilian aviation news October 21, 2011

Eurocopter Chile Delivers the First Ecureuil AS350 B3e for the Americas to Servicios Aéreos Kipreos

The Eurocopter Chile subsidiary of Eurocopter delivered an AS350 B3e helicopter to Servicios Aéreos Kipreos today, making it the first operator to receive this new…

Military Aviation News October 21, 2011

Alenia Aeronautica signs logistics support contract with the Lithuanian armed forces, and successfully completes offset programme

Alenia Aeronautica has recently signed a contract with the Lithuanian armed forces worth about EUR 10 million to provide logistics support to the Lithuanian air…

Military Aviation News October 21, 2011

Boeing Completes Delivery of RAAF Super Hornets Ahead of Schedule

Australia’s F/A-18F fleet expands to 24 multirole ‘Rhinos’ New RAAF Super Hornets delivered early, on budget AMBERLEY, Queensland, Oct. 21, 2011 — Four…

Z.A.P.P. News October 20, 2011

Beauvechain Trainers Meet 2004 Photo-report

In 2004 we visited the Beauvechain Trainers Meet where air force trainers from European countries got together for training. One day was designated ‘spottersday’. Visit…

Space News October 20, 2011

SpaceX Completes Key Milestone to Fly Astronauts to International Space Station

Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced it has successfully completed the preliminary design review of its revolutionary launch abort system, a system designed for manned…

Civilian aviation news October 20, 2011

The International Day of the Air Traffic Controller

Today the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA) celebrates the International Day of the Air Traffic Controller and 50 years of its existence….

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News October 20, 2011

WORKSHOP SEEKS MORE BRAZILIAN COMPANIES FOR KC-390 PROGRAM

Around 80 Brazilian companies from the Brazilian aerospace cluster participated in the KC-390 Workshop, held yesterday by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Embraer Defense and…

Military Aviation News October 20, 2011

Argentina – C-130H Avionics Upgrade

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Oct. 18 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Argentina for commercial-off-the-shelf avionics upgrade of…

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