August 2014

Civilian aviation news August 27, 2014

Boeing Celebrates Delivery of Royal Jordanian’s First 787 Dreamliner

787 will be key to airline’s fleet modernization plans, enhanced passenger experience EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 27, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Royal Jordanian…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News August 26, 2014

Iceland volcano struck by biggest earthquake yet, still no eruption

(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano overnight, the biggest since tremors began 10 days ago, but there is still no sign…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 26, 2014

RQ-4 Global Hawk Demonstrates Expanded Mission Capabilities

With several test flights this summer, the U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk Wide Area Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) proved its ability to operate…

General Aviation News August 26, 2014

Bell Helicopter Training Academy Receives CAAC Part 147 Approval

Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced the Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) has received Part 147 facility organizational approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of…

Space News August 26, 2014

Boeing Continues Progress on Improved Space Station Docking System

NASA Docking System Block-1 on track for 2016 delivery HOUSTON, Aug. 26, 2014 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will begin manufacturing a new docking system for…

Military Aviation News August 26, 2014

Russia Plans to Supply India With A-50 Aircraft

MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) – Russia and India plan on signing a contract to supply India with A-50 airborne early warning and control aircraft,…

Space News August 26, 2014

NASA Pluto-Bound Spacecraft Encounters Last Major Traversing En Route to Final Destination

NASA’s Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has crossed the orbit of Neptune, the last major traversing on its way to distant dwarf planet, the Agency’s press…

Military Aviation News August 25, 2014

MQ-4C Tritons to arrive at Pax River this fall

MQ-4C Triton test air vehicles at Northrop Grumman‘s facility in Palmdale, Calif., will fly cross-country to Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., this fall. The…

Space News August 25, 2014

Rosetta: Landing site search narrows

Using detailed information collected by ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft during its first two weeks at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, five locations have been identified as candidate sites to…

Civilian aviation news August 25, 2014

Boeing, BOC Aviation Announce Order for 82 Airplanes

Order includes 50 737 MAX 8s, 30 Next-Generation 737-800s, two 777-300ERs Largest airplane order in BOC Aviation’s history SINGAPORE, Aug. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE:…

Military Aviation News August 25, 2014

F-35 Flight Test Program Milestones Maturing Combat Capabilities

FORT WORTH, Texas, August 25, 2014 –The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program continued a steady path of flight test…

Civilian aviation news August 25, 2014

GECAS Delivers Leased Airbus A320 to New Customer VietJet Air

SHANNON, Ireland, August 25, 2014 — GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing arm of GE, today announced delivery of a leased…

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