January 2013

Civilian aviation news January 11, 2013

Singapore Airlines firms up order for more A380s and A350 XWBs

Repeat order shows great endorsement of Airbus products 11 January 2013 Singapore Airlines (SIA) has firmed up an order for 25 more widebody aircraft from…

Military Aviation News January 11, 2013

U.S. Air Force announces KC-46A candidate bases

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force announced Altus Air Force Base, Okla. and McConnell AFB, Kan., as candidate bases for the KC-46A formal training unit…

Military Aviation News January 10, 2013

Lockheed Martin Receives $755 Million Contract for Production of PAC-3 Missiles

Lockheed Martin received a contract totaling $755 million from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for hardware and services associated with the combat-proven PATRIOT…

Military Aviation News January 10, 2013

India is fine-tuning a contract to buy 126 French Dassault Rafale jets

India is fine-tuning a contract to buy 126 French-made Rafale fighter jets, foreign minister Salman Khurshid said on Thursday, adding that Paris would have to…

Civilian aviation news January 10, 2013

Boeing Rolls Out First 777 at Increased Production Rate

-New rate is highest ever for a Boeing twin-aisle airplane -8.3 airplanes per month rate raises production by 20 percent EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 10, 2013…

Civilian aviation news January 10, 2013

Avolon increases initial A320NEO commitment by signing firm order for 20

Becomes latest global lessor to include fuel efficient A320neo in their portfolio 10 January 2013 Avolon, the international leasing company has confirmed an order for…

Civilian aviation news January 10, 2013

THAI Smile to become first A320 commercial operator to use Airbus’ Flight Hour Services

Securing the highest service level and operations 10 January 2013 THAI Smile, a subsidiary of THAI Airways International Public Company Limited will become the first…

Civilian aviation news January 9, 2013

Ryanair boss urges Alitalia to find partner, trim network

AFP Michael O’Leary, head of the low-cost Irish airline Ryanair, predicted on Wednesday that ailing Italian rival Alitalia would survive if it ties up with…

Civilian aviation news January 9, 2013

Boeing Dreamliner incidents raise concerns about jet

(Reuters) Boeing Co’s 787 Dreamliner jet on Tuesday suffered its second mishap in two days, with the same airline and at the same U.S. airport…

Civilian aviation news January 9, 2013

Not the end of the world: 2012 in review

The end of the Mayan calendar may not have been the end of the world, but now that we are safely on the right side…

General Aviation News January 9, 2013

Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 233 Aircraft and Receives Orders for 481 Aircraft in 2012

Bombardier: Business aircraft: 179 deliveries; 343 net orders Commercial aircraft: 50 deliveries; 138 net orders Amphibious aircraft: 4 deliveries Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it…

Civilian aviation news January 9, 2013

Middle East Airlines firms up order for ten A320neo Family aircraft

World’s most fuel efficient single aisle aircraft continues to attract new customers Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, has signed a…

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