August 2017

Civilian aviation news August 31, 2017

Ryanair to bid to operate 90 Alitalia Airbus planes

LONDON (Reuters) – Ryanair will bid to operate 90 planes under the Alitalia brand and using existing staff as part of the Italian airline’s restructuring,…

Space News August 31, 2017

India’s navigation satellite implodes on take off

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s eighth navigation satellite imploded shortly after lift off on Thursday, state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The IRNSS-1H satellite…

Civilian aviation news August 31, 2017

FULLY OUTFITTED GULFSTREAM G600 TEST AIRCRAFT COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT

Remarkable Achievement Marks Fifth G600 Aircraft To Fly In Less Than Nine Months SAVANNAH, Georgia, August 31, 2017 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced that…

Civilian aviation news August 30, 2017

Elements for the 50th made-in-America A320 are shipped from Germany

Components for the 50th A320 Family aircraft to be built in the United States are now on their way to Mobile, Alabama, marking another milestone…

Space News August 30, 2017

Sentinel-5 Precursor has left Airbus’ Stevenage site and is on its way to the launch site

Stevenage, 30/08/2017 – Europe’s pollution monitoring satellite Sentinel-5 Precursor has left Airbus’ Stevenage site and is on its way to the launch site, the Plesetsk…

Military Aviation News August 29, 2017

Lockheed Martin Delivers 100,000th Paveway™ II Plus Laser Guided Bomb

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) reached a significant program milestone by delivering its 100,000thPaveway II Plus Laser Guided Bomb (LGB) in support of enhancing U.S. and allies’ munitions worldwide….

Military Aviation News August 29, 2017

LEONARDO VIXEN 500E AESA RADAR CHOSEN FOR IAR-99 TECH DEMONSTRATOR

• Romania’s National Institute for Aerospace Research “Elie Carafoli” (INCAS) will conduct integration work on its tech demonstrator IAR-99 TD with Leonardo’s Vixen 500E AESA…

Civilian aviation news August 28, 2017

Air Berlin lenders eye asset sale by mid-Sept

(Reuters) – The buyers of insolvent Air Berlin’s (AB1.DE) assets will likely be picked by mid-September, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the…

General Aviation News August 28, 2017

Pilatus Discontinues Production of the Legendary Pilatus Porter PC-6

It brought fame to the Pilatus name worldwide – the Pilatus Porter PC-6. This multi-role aircraft has been produced at Stans without interruption since 1959,…

Civilian aviation news August 28, 2017

First U.S.-produced A320 to Spirit Airlines by Airbus

The first delivery of an A320 aircraft from the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility has taken place in Mobile, Alabama, USA. The aircraft, delivered to Spirit…

Space News August 28, 2017

SATURN’S RINGS AND PROMETHEUS

The international Cassini mission is drawing to a close in spectacular style: diving between Saturn and its innermost rings and exploring uncharted territory like never…

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Civilian aviation news August 25, 2017

Japan Investment Adviser Finalize Order For 10 737 MAX 8 Airplanes

SEATTLE, Aug. 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Tokyo-based Japan Investment Adviser Co., Ltd., (JIA) [TSE: 7172] today finalized an order for Boeing…

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