October 2013

General Aviation News, Space News October 3, 2013

VIRGIN GALACTIC’S “YOUR FLIGHT DNA” EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER LARGEST NUMBER OF FUTURE ASTRONAUTS TO DATE

Customers from around the world celebrate impending start of commercial operations Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group…

Military Aviation News October 3, 2013

Russia to See 20-Ton Combat Drone ‘by 2018’

The prototype of Russia’s first 20-ton combat drone will be unveiled in 2018, a defense industry source said Thursday. The 20-ton unmanned combat aerial vehicle…

Space News October 3, 2013

European Space Freighter Raises ISS Orbit

MOSCOW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) – Engines of Europe’s ATV space freighter, currently docked with the International Space Station (ISS), were switched on Wednesday evening…

Civilian aviation news October 3, 2013

GECAS to Lease Four Boeing 737-800 MAX Aircraft to Travel Service

GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, today announced an agreement to lease four new Boeing 737-800…

Civilian aviation news October 3, 2013

Bombardier Signs Luxair for Additional Q400 NextGen Airliners

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Luxair, the national airline of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, has placed a firm order for a Q400 NextGen turboprop…

Civilian aviation news October 3, 2013

Boeing Reports Third-Quarter Deliveries

CHICAGO, Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the third quarter of…

Civilian aviation news October 3, 2013

AgustaWestland Delivers 10th AW119Kx to Life Flight Network

AgustaWestland has delivered the 10th aircraft in support of Life Flight Network’s air medical transport missions. The aircraft is also the 150th AW119 from the…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News, Military Aviation News October 2, 2013

First in Europe: MUAC’s Shared ATS System now operational at Royal Netherlands Air Force sites

Nieuw Milligen, the Netherlands – The air traffic control system of the Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre (MUAC) is now fully operational at the Royal…

Military Aviation News, Space News October 2, 2013

5th Boeing-Built Wideband Satellite Increases Coverage for Warfighters

US Air Force begins operating WGS-5 after spacecraft completes on-orbit tests The fifth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite built by Boeing is providing the U.S….

Civilian aviation news October 2, 2013

Boeing Completes MD-11 Freighter Transition to AV Cargo

Boeing announced today that its aircraft leasing unit, Boeing Capital Corporation, has completed transition of two MD-11 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) on multi-year leases to…

Civilian aviation news October 2, 2013

Tigerair announces new maintenance partnership with BAE Systems

BAE Systems commences base maintenance support for Tigerair from its Melbourne International Airport hangar as of today (01 October 2013) providing around 20 new full…

Civilian aviation news October 2, 2013

AgustaWestland Delivers 600th AW139 Featuring Special Paint Scheme and Mission Configuration

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced the delivery of a second AW139 intermediate twin helicopter featuring a highly customized exterior painting scheme to a South African…

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