December 2013

General Aviation News December 18, 2013

GE38 Turboshaft Engine Achieves Record Time at Temperature

GE Aviation’s largest turboshaft engine – the GE38 – has completed a 300-hour cyclic durability test on the road toward qualification for the U.S….

Civilian aviation news December 18, 2013

Bombardier and Air Côte d’Ivoire Reach Firm Purchase Agreement with Options for up to Four Q400 NextGen Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace today announced that its purchase agreement with Abidjan-based airline, Air Côte d’Ivoire, is now firm. The transaction, which was announced as a…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News December 18, 2013

Airbus signs MoU with Honeywell and Safran to develop electric taxiing solution for the A320 Family

• Projected fuel savings and CO2 reductions up to four per cent per trip • Providing A320 Family operators autonomy from pushback tractors •…

Civilian aviation news December 18, 2013

AirAsia X orders 25 more A330-300s

Airline embarks on major expansion with popular Airbus widebody AirAsia X, the long haul affiliate of the AirAsia Group, has placed a firm order with…

General Aviation News December 17, 2013

Eurocopter issues global safety alert on Glasgow crash model

Eurocopter on Tuesday issued a global safety alert for its EC135 model of helicopters — the same that crashed into a pub in Glasgow last…

Civilian aviation news December 17, 2013

Mi-38 with Russian TV7-117V engines makes first flight

Russian Helicopters and United Engine Corporation (UEC), subsidiaries of Oboronprom, part of State Corporation Rostec, announce the successful start of testing of the third prototype…

Civilian aviation news December 17, 2013

Third Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Full Specification Delivered to Aeroflot

Moscow, December 17. On December 16th, 2013 the third Sukhoi Superjet 100 in full specification for Aeroflot Russian Airlines operated a ferry flight from the…

Civilian aviation news December 17, 2013

Northrop Grumman to Provide Air Traffic Communication Solutions for UK Airports

LONDON – Dec. 17, 2013 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by NATS Services, to provide ground-to-air communication solutions for up…

Military Aviation News December 17, 2013

Northrop Grumman Celebrates 20th Anniversary of First B-2 Spirit Delivery

PALMDALE, Calif. – Dec. 17, 2013 – On a grey, chilly afternoon 20 years ago today, the first operational B-2 stealth bomber, the Spirit of…

Space News December 17, 2013

Lockheed Martin Team Completes First Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) For GOES-R Satellite Series

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 17, 2013 – A Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] team has completed the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument that will make crucial…

Civilian aviation news December 17, 2013

Bell Helicopter Expands Service and Customization Offerings at Singapore Site

Fort Worth, TX – December 17, 2013 – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT) announced it has received approval by the Civil Aviation…

Military Aviation News December 17, 2013

Sukhoi fulfilled the 5-year state contract with the final batch of Su-34 front-line bombers for the Russian Air Force

The ceremony of transfer of the batch of serial Su-34 front-line bombers to the Russian Air Force was held today at the Novosibirsk branch of the Sukhoi Company — V.P. Chkalov Novosibirsk…

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