April 2013

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News April 8, 2013

Panasonic Avionics Corporation To Hold World’s First Mid-Air ‘Tweetathon’

Passengers on six different aircraft flying over five different continents will connect via Twitter to deliver the world’s first global in-flight ‘Tweetathon’ using Panasonic Avionics…

Military Aviation News April 8, 2013

Gripen flying in Switzerland

During 8 to 12 April, two Gripen will be flown from the Swiss airbase Emmen, near Lucerne. The flights take place at the request of the…

Military Aviation News April 8, 2013

US Navy Awards Boeing High Altitude Anti-Submarine Weapon Contract

Glide weapon will target submarines using smart bomb technology ST. CHARLES, Mo., April 8, 2013 – A new precision-guided weapon that Boeing [NYSE: BA] will…

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2013

Construction begins on Airbus, U.S. Assembly Line

Opportunity for some 1,000 high-skilled workers direct and many more in supply chain 8 April 2013 Airbus manufacturing in the United States advanced another step…

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2013

Airbus showcases innovations at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2013

• A320 Family rear-cabin innovations – new mock-up on display • Latest A350 XWB catalogue enrichments • New A380 high-definition video cabin preview • Experience…

Military Aviation News April 8, 2013

First B-2 surpasses 7,000 flight hours

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. (AFNS) — Since the first B-2 Spirit arrived here in July 1996, its stealthiness and massive firepower have been used…

Civilian aviation news April 6, 2013

Boeing Completes Certification Testing for New 787 Battery System

EVERETT, Wash., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE:BA) completed a 787 certification demonstration flight today on N1791B, line number 86, a Boeing-owned production airplane…

Civilian aviation news April 5, 2013

British Airways New A380

MSN95, their first A380 superjumbo to wear the famous red, white and blue livery. 2,300 litres of red, white and blue paint across 3,500 square…

Military Aviation News April 5, 2013

Pentagon to Buy Russian Mi-17 Helicopters Despite Ban

The Department of Defense (DOD) has notified Congress of its intent to contract with Rosoboronexport for 30 additional Mi-17 rotary-wing aircraft to support the Afghanistan…

Military Aviation News April 5, 2013

Russia to Show Advanced Warplanes at the Paris Air Show 2013

MOSCOW, April 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will unveil its most advanced aircraft, the Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker fighter jet and the Ka-52 Alligator helicopter gunship,…

Civilian aviation news April 5, 2013

GECAS To Lease Two Airbus A320s to New Customer Aer Lingus

SHANNON, Ireland, April 5, 2013 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced it will lease…

Military Aviation News April 5, 2013

F-35B Conducts First Night Time Vertical Landing

An F-35B Lightning II completed the first short takeoff and vertical landing during a test mission at night to expand the flight envelope and deliver…

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