November 2014

Civilian aviation news November 3, 2014

Ryanair raises outlook, soars to record high

(AP) — Ryanair sharply raised its profit outlook on the back of surprisingly strong first-half profits, sending shares in Europe’s biggest budget airline to a…

General Aviation News, Space News November 3, 2014

Rocket plane’s tail activated prematurely in fatal crash

(Reuters) – A team investigating the fatal test-flight crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship found that its rotating tail, designed to ease reentry into…

Military Aviation News November 3, 2014

Poland orders Airbus C295 full-flight simulator

Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with the Ministry of Defence of Poland to provide a full flight simulator (FFS) for the Polish…

Military Aviation News November 3, 2014

Lockheed’s F-35 fighter to start testing on USS Nimitz carrier

(Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp’s (LMT.N) F-35 fighter jet is slated to begin two weeks of developmental testing on board the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier,…

Civilian aviation news November 3, 2014

Russia Set to Expand Civilian Aircraft Production Nearly Five-Fold by 2025

MOSCOW, November 3 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s aircraft industry has plans to increase the production of passenger planes to 160 units a year by 2025,…

Civilian aviation news November 3, 2014

VietJetAir’s first A320 on order from Airbus completes first flight

3 November 2014 VietJetAir’s first A320 on order from Airbus has reached a new production milestone, with the aircraft having successfully performed its first flight…

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