April 2014

Civilian aviation news April 4, 2014

Boeing Delivers First 787 Dreamliner to Kenya Airways

Boeing and Kenya Airways celebrated the delivery and flyaway today of the Kenyan flag carrier’s first 787 Dreamliner. The airplane departed Paine Field in Everett…

Air Races News April 4, 2014

A Title Battle is Taking Form Ahead of the Croatian Debut

Britain’s Paul Bonhomme will battle Austria’s Hannes Arch and a field of the world’s top pilots when the Red Bull Air Race World…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News April 4, 2014

Airbus drops behind Boeing in Q1 jet orders

(Reuters) – Airbus dropped behind U.S. rival Boeing in the race for new airplane deals in the first quarter after a pair of wide-body order…

Military Aviation News April 4, 2014

Saab successfully completes flight test with IRST for Gripen E

Defence and security company Saab has successfully performed the first flight with the new sensor IRST (Infra Red Search and Track) which will feature in…

Civilian aviation news April 4, 2014

Solid Demand for Air Travel Continues

Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing demand growth of 5.4% compared to February 2013. Although…

Space News April 4, 2014

Sentinel-1A satellite has unfolded its antenna after successful launch

Darmstadt, 04 April 2014 Airbus Defence and Space radar antenna unfolded and locked Sentinel-1A has been successfully launched on Thursday night from the Kourou spaceport…

Civilian aviation news April 4, 2014

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s fully-owned Airbus Helicopters EC135 T2e enters service

Oxford, U.K., 4 April 2014 One of the United Kingdom’s busiest medical airlift providers – Midlands Air Ambulance Charity – has put its newest…

Space News April 4, 2014

French Company Orders 7 Additional Russian Soyuz Rockets

MOSCOW, April 4 (RIA Novosti) – French space launch company Arianespace has signed a contract with the Russian space agency Roscosmos for the delivery of…

Space News April 3, 2014

NASA Severs Ties with Russia, Except for ISS

WASHINGTON, April 3 (RIA Novosti) – The US space agency NASA officially announced it has suspended some space-related contacts with Russia amid tensions over Ukraine,…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News April 3, 2014

Boeing Reports 2014 First-Quarter Deliveries

CHICAGO, April 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the first quarter of…

General Aviation News April 3, 2014

Boeing Donation to National Air and Space Museum to Support Renovation, Education

CHICAGO, April 3, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will make a $30 million donation to the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum to support education…

Military Aviation News April 3, 2014

Dover C-5M Super Galaxy fleet Complete

MARIETTA, Ga. April 3, 2014 – A U.S. Air Force crew ferried the 18th C-5M Super Galaxy to Dover Air Force Base, Del., yesterday from…

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