April 2014

Civilian aviation news April 25, 2014

Electric E-Fan Aircraft Demonstrates Airborne E-Mobility

The successful first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus Group’s E-Aircraft Day in Bordeaux, France. The flight demonstration…

Military Aviation News April 25, 2014

With final approach, U-2 pilot’s career makes celebrated landing

Lt. Col. Jeff Klosky is an aviator who has spent much of his life racing out of twilight and into the dawn. After a storied…

Military Aviation News April 24, 2014

Russian Bombers Conduct Test Flights Over Northern Europe

MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Tu-95MS “Bear” strategic bombers, accompanied by supersonic Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptors, have conducted test flights over neutral waters of…

Civilian aviation news April 24, 2014

Jingcheng Receives China’s First S-76D™ Helicopter

April 24, 2014 Coatesville, Pennsylvania – Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. announced today that Yunnan Jingcheng Group accepted delivery of the first S-76D™ aircraft that will operate…

Military Aviation News April 24, 2014

The 2014 Royal Air Force Tucano Display Team

The Royal Air Force Tucano Display team recently received its Public Display Authority. The Tucano display is a solo aerobatic routine, one of only 4…

Military Aviation News April 24, 2014

Northrop Grumman Completes Preliminary Design Review for B-2 Bomber Software Upgrade

OKLAHOMA CITY — April 24, 2014 — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has successfully completed a major U.S. Air Force review of a new software upgrade for…

Military Aviation News April 24, 2014

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Enhanced Ground Control System and Software for Small Unmanned Aircraft

OWEGO, N.Y., April 23, 2014 –Lockheed Martin’s [NYSE: LMT] Group 1 family of unmanned aircraft systems is migrating to enhanced automation capabilities using its Kestrel™…

Space News April 24, 2014

Kazakhstan’s first Earth observation satellite to be launched at the end of April

KazEOSat-1 to provide Kazakhstan with very high-resolution data KazEOSat-1 incorporates the best space technology from Airbus Defence and Space with new avionics, silicon carbide, large…

Civilian aviation news April 24, 2014

AgustaWestland Completes Autorotation Trials for The AW609 Program

The autorotation trials for the AW609 TiltRotor program have been completed successfully. Between the end of March and early April 10 dedicated flight hours saw…

Civilian aviation news April 24, 2014

Saudi Aramco Signs Contract for a Further AW139 Helicopter

Saudi Aramco has placed an order for an AW139 intermediate twin aircraft, further expanding its fleet of AW139 helicopters and confirming its confidence in the…

Military Aviation News April 24, 2014

Altus, McConnell AFBs selected to receive KC-46A Pegasus aircraft

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials announced April 23, that Altus Air Force Base, Okla., is the Air Force’s KC-46A Pegasus formal training unit and…

Civilian aviation news April 23, 2014

Brazil’s Azul adds Airbus jets to start US flights

(Reuters) – Brazil’s third-biggest airline, Azul Linhas Aereas, unveiled plans on Wednesday to add 11 wide-body jets from European planemaker Airbus (AIR.PA) to start service…

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