January 2012

Military Aviation News January 3, 2012

U.S. Army Pilots train on new AH-64D Apache helicopter

FORT RILEY, Kan. — A new helicopter is coming to the Block. The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry…

Civilian aviation news January 3, 2012

GE Capital Aviation Services Places Order for Two Additional ATR 72-600s

Tuesday 03 January 2012 GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of General Electric, and ATR are pleased to announce…

Military Aviation News January 2, 2012

K-MAX unmanned helicopter makes first cargo delivery

A new era in unmanned aviation began earlier this month when Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 operated a K-MAX unmanned helicopter during its historic…

Military Aviation News January 2, 2012

U.S. fighter sales soar in time for campaign

Booming Middle East purchases of U.S. fighter jets will be a bright spot in what is expected to be a sluggish economy in 2012, possibly…

Military Aviation News January 2, 2012

Iran test-fires missiles in Gulf exercise

Iran said on Monday it had successfully test-fired what it described as two long-range missiles, flexing its military muscle in the face of mounting Western…

Civilian aviation news January 2, 2012

First A350 XWB parts arrive at final assembly line in Toulouse

Airbus has delivered the first major airframe section to the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France. The 21-metre-long front fuselage section, delivered from…

Space News January 2, 2012

Lockheed Martin and NASA Place Two Grail Spacecraft Into Orbit Around the Moon

DENVER, January 1st, 2012 — Both of NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft were successfully inserted into orbit around the Earth’s moon. The…

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