May 2013

Civilian aviation news May 13, 2013

AirAsia X hopes to raise up to $300 mn from IPO

Malaysian tycoon Tony Fernandes plans to raise up to $300 million by listing shares in the long-haul arm of AirAsia, slated for July, a source…

Civilian aviation news May 13, 2013

Lufthansa reports passenger numbers down in April

Lufthansa, Germany’s number one airline, said on Monday that its passenger numbers were down in April. Lufthansa said in a statement it carried 8.586 million…

Civilian aviation news May 13, 2013

Kuwait may sign plane deal in May, Airbus favored

(Reuters) – Kuwait is studying plans by its airline to buy 25 Airbus jets, a source with knowledge of the matter said, in the most…

General Aviation News May 13, 2013

Airbus says A350 ‘progressing well’ to first flight

Europe’s newest passenger jet, the A350, is “progressing well on its route to first flight,” manufacturer Airbus said on Monday. The planemaker issued the comment…

General Aviation News May 13, 2013

Sikorsky S-76D™ Helicopter Achieves Certification in Mexico

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced that the S-76D™ helicopter has been awarded Type Certification by Mexico’s civil aviation authority, the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil…

Military Aviation News May 13, 2013

Lockheed Martin Launches Redesigned F-35 Website

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 13, 2013 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced the redesign of www.F35.com, the official website of the F-35 Lightning II. The…

Military Aviation News May 13, 2013

Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Crashed Last Saturday, Pilot Safe

On May the 11th, a company prototype of the M-346 advanced trainer, registration CMX617, had a technical problem, around 20 minutes after take-off from Turin-Caselle…

Civilian aviation news May 13, 2013

Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada push for new aviation fuels

Existing and emerging solutions being studied for Canadian aviation 13 May 2013 Airbus, Air Canada and BioFuelNet Canada, hosted by Montreal’s McGill University, have formed…

Civilian aviation news May 13, 2013

First A350 XWB painting completed in Toulouse

Painting of the first A350 XWB “MSN001” was today fully completed as it emerged in its Airbus livery out from the paintshop in Toulouse. This…

Space News May 11, 2013

ISS Astronauts Replace Pump to Fix Ammonia Leak

Expedition 35 crew members Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn have removed and replaced a pump on a cooling system of the International Space Station (ISS)…

Military Aviation News May 10, 2013

India to commission its first supersonic naval fighter squadron

NEW DELHI: India on Saturday will commission its first-ever squadron of naval supersonic fighters, the MiG-29K “air superiority” jets, which will eventually operate from the…

Civilian aviation news May 10, 2013

easyJet to test AVOID ash detection technology through creation of artificial volcanic ash cloud

Ash collected from Icelandic volcanoes and transported on easyJet in preparation for testing easyJet and its partners Airbus and Nicarnica are planning the final stage…

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