February 2018

Civilian aviation news February 28, 2018

First Ultra Long Range A350 XWB makes its debut

Singapore Airlines prepares to resume world’s longest commercial flights The first Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB has rolled out of the Airbus…

Space News February 28, 2018

NASA Astronauts Return to Earth, Land Safely in Kazakhstan

Three members of the Expedition 54 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), including NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba, returned to Earth…

General Aviation News February 28, 2018

Sikorsky Authorizes Thai Aviation Services as Customer Support Center in Thailand

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), has authorized Thai Aviation Services to operate as the first Sikorsky Customer Support Center in Thailand. The announcement…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 28, 2018

Embraer E190-E2 Granted Certification by ANAC, FAA and EASA

In a ceremony held today at the Company’s facilities in São José dos Campos, Embraer received Type Certificate for the E190-E2, the first member of…

Civilian aviation news February 28, 2018

Boeing and Aeromexico Celebrate Delivery of Airline’s First 737 MAX Airplane

Mexico’s global airline to open new routes with up to 90 new MAX jets Boeing and Aeromexico today celebrated the delivery of the first of…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 28, 2018

CHINESE FLEET GROWS STRONGER WITH ORDERS FOR ADDITIONAL 26 HELICOPTERS WORTH IN EXCESS OF 120 MILLION EURO

Contracts signed by Sino-US, the exclusive distributor of Leonardo in the Chinese civil and commercial helicopter market, for 7 AW119Kx, 15 AW109 Trekker and 4…

Civilian aviation news February 27, 2018

Sikorsky Signs with San Diego Fire-Rescue Air Operations to Deliver S-70i FIREHAWK

Today, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, signed to deliver one S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopter in a baseline configuration to the city of San Diego at…

General Aviation News February 27, 2018

Citation Latitude extends reign as most delivered midsize business jet

Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that, for the second consecutive year, the Cessna Citation Latitude earned the title as the…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 27, 2018

ERA GROUP TO MARK ENTRY OF AW609 TILTROTOR INTO THE US COMMERCIAL MARKET

Under the agreement, Era will take delivery of two AW609s plus training package in 2020 Era’s AW609s will be used to perform offshore/utility, VIP, EMS,…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 27, 2018

LEONARDO DELIVERS THE EIGHTEENTH M-346 TO THE ITALIAN AIR FORCE

A delivery ceremony for the Italian Air Force’s eighteenth M-346 took place today at Leonardo’s Aircraft Division site located at Venegono Superiore (Varese). The M-346 aircraft, designated T-346A by the Italian Air Force,…

Military Aviation News February 26, 2018

Russian Laser Capable of Shooting Down Enemy Satellites

An informed source told Russian media that the new laser weapon was developed with the help of know-how accumulated by the Beriev A-60 airborne laser…

Bombardier Global 6000 Elite GlobalEye UAE Air Force

Military Aviation News February 26, 2018

Rollout of Elite GlobalEye Surveillance Solution Solidifies the Global 6000 Aircraft

The versatile, ultra-long-range Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft is the ideal platform for specialized missions, with an advanced wing design for a smooth ride that can…

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