June 2013

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News June 6, 2013

Airbus A350 to make maiden flight next week

(AFP) French aerospace giant Airbus’s new long-haul carrier, the A350, should make its maiden flight at the end of next week unless bad weather or…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News June 6, 2013

Bombardier senior aircraft executive says no signs of delay on CSeries

(Reuters) – Canada’s Bombardier Inc is not expecting any more delays on its C$3.4 billion ($3.30 billion) CSeries jetliner program, a senior executive said on…

Military Aviation News June 6, 2013

Eurocopter UK receives contract to support the 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 helicopters

Eurocopter UK?s role in maintaining the United Kingdom?s military helicopter capabilities has been further expanded with the award of a three-year support contract for the…

Civilian aviation news June 6, 2013

ATR -600s, certified to operate at take-off and landing temperatures as low as -45°C

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has just granted ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, certification to operate its new ATR 42-600 and ATR…

Military Aviation News June 6, 2013

Sukhoi Su-35S Fighter gets ready for the le Bourget air show in France

Moscow, June 6. Training flights of the Su-35S take place these days at the Zhukovsky airfield at the M.M.Gromov Flight Research Institute in preparation for…

Space News June 6, 2013

Ariane 5 launches ATV-4

06 June 2013 Double success demonstrates again Astrium’s unmatched reliability record and expertise as the prime contractor of Ariane 5 and the ATV 55th consecutive…

Civilian aviation news June 6, 2013

Bombardier Delivers WestJet First Q400 NextGen Airliner

New regional airline WestJet Encore to commence operations on June 24, 2013 Bombardier Aerospace and WestJet today announced the delivery of the first of 20…

Military Aviation News June 6, 2013

USAF T-1 Jayhawk modifications take electronic warfare training airborne

6/6/2013 – NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. (AFNS) — The 451st Flying Training Squadron completed the final step of a long journey when a T-1A…

Civilian aviation news June 5, 2013

Zurich to join Emirates A380 network early next year

Emirates, one of the fastest growing airlines in the world, will boost its services to Switzerland with the start of a daily A380 service to Zurich….

Military Aviation News June 5, 2013

EADS North America Delivers 15th HC-144A Ocean Sentry to U.S. Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery of its 15th HC-144A Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft from prime contractor EADS North America. The Ocean Sentry is…

Military Aviation News June 5, 2013

Bell V-280 Valor™ Selected for Army’s JMR-TD Program

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced that the Bell V-280 Valor™, its third generation tiltrotor design, has been selected by the U.S….

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News June 4, 2013

A320neo engine makes first flight

The Pratt & Whitney PurePower PW1100G-JM engine for Airbus’ highly efficient A320neo jetliner is now in flight testing. This powerplant successfully completed its maiden flight…

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