May 2013

Military Aviation News May 7, 2013

EADS North America deliver HC-144A Maintenance Training Unit to the U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center has purchased the prototype CN235 aircraft and plans to transform it into an HC-144A maintenance training unit. The…

Military Aviation News May 6, 2013

Serbia Looks to Buy Several MiG-29 Fighters From Russia

Serbia is planning to buy several MiG-29M/M2 Fulcrum fighter jets from Russia, and Serbian pilots are already being trained in flying the aircraft, the country’s…

Military Aviation News May 6, 2013

X-47B Completes Key Milestone as it Prepares for Carrier Tests at Sea

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) — The Navy’s X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator completed its first-ever arrested landing here May 4, another key step…

Civilian aviation news May 6, 2013

Eurocopter becomes Turkeys preferred supplier of air ambulance helicopters with an order for 17 EC135s to be operated by THK Gökçen Aviation

Eurocopter’s EC135 will perform medical airlift duties throughout Turkey with a fleet of 17 helicopters to be flown by the Turkish Aeronautical Association’s THK Gökçen…

Civilian aviation news May 6, 2013

Air Astana takes delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A320

First in the region to benefit from more fuel savings 6 May 2013Press Release Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first…

Military Aviation News May 6, 2013

USAF C-130 squadron first to perform new airdrop method

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) — The 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron executed the first combat Extracted Container Delivery System, or XCDS, airdrop April 29, successfully demonstrating…

Civilian aviation news May 4, 2013

Solar Impulse Completes First Leg of Flight Across America

The Solar Impulse HB-SIA landed safely in Phoenix at 00:30 am MST today on Runway 08. Solar Impulse pilot Bertrand Piccard flew the aircraft on…

Civilian aviation news May 3, 2013

Solar Airplane Starts Journey Across US

WASHINGTON, May 3 – The first airplane that can fly both day and night powered exclusively by the sun’s rays took off from California on…

Military Aviation News May 3, 2013

Magicians Reborn as US Navy First Squadron to Operate Manned and Unmanned Aircraft

CORONADO, Calif. — (NNS) — Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 became the first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron to include both the world’s most technologically…

Civilian aviation news May 3, 2013

Aer Arann gets its first ATR 72-600

Aer Arann has successfully taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft. The aircraft is the first of eight ATR 72-600s ordered by the…

Civilian aviation news May 3, 2013

The Dassault Falcon turns 50

On 4th May 1963, the Mystère 20 prototype took off for the first time, with René Bigand and Jean Dillaire at the controls. The Mystère…

Military Aviation News May 3, 2013

Boeing X-51A WaveRider Sets Record with Successful 4th Flight

Supersonic combustion scramjet-powered vehicle makes longest hypersonic flight to date EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., May 3, 2013 – A Boeing [NYSE: BA] X-51A WaveRider…

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