All rescued as helicopter ditches
All 18 people aboard a helicopter which ditched in the North Sea have survived and have been rescued from two life-rafts, the coastguard has said….
Articles by Marcel van Leeuwen
Important first flight
The first aircraft in the latest order of 31 aircraft for the Swedish Armed Forces took to the air for the first time on February…
Lufthansa Expands CFM56-5B-Powered Airbus Fleet
February 18, 2009 — EVENDALE, Ohio — Lufthansa has selected CFM International’s CFM56-5B engine to power 27 new Airbus A319/A320 aircraft in a firm engine…
Air France GP7200-Powered A380 Takes First Flight
TOULOUSE, France, Feb. 17, 2009 – The first Air France A380, powered with Engine Alliance GP7200 engines, successfully completed a 4-hour inaugural test route flight…
NASA and ESA prioritise outer planet missions
18 February 2009 At a meeting in Washington last week, NASA and ESA officials decided to first pursue a mission to study Jupiter and its…
Boeing Submits Proposals to NASA for Ares V Rocket Design Support
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 18, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Space Exploration division has submitted proposals to NASA for the…
Boeing SLAM ER Scores Direct Hit in Land-Based Moving Target Test
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18, 2009 — The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) weapon system scored a direct hit against…
German Air Force Successfully Completes Participation at Aero India 2009
EUROFIGHTER and tanker aircraft returned safely. The German Air Force delegation safely landed at their respective home bases late Tuesday 17th February, thus successfully completing…
Pratt & Whitney Completes First International Aero Engines V2500 SelectOne Retrofit
COLUMBUS, Ga., Feb. 17, 2009 – Pratt & Whitney’s Columbus Engine Center has become the first in the world to retrofit an International Aero Engines…
Northrop Grumman Donates RMAX Type II Unmanned Helicopter to New Mexico State University
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is donating Yamaha RMAX remote controlled, Type II unmanned helicopters to three universities….
Lockheed Martin Completes Italian C-130J
C-130J Archive. MARIETTA, Ga, February 17th, 2009 — February 17, 2009 – The Italian Ministry of Defense has confirmed that Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has…
Improved Fokker 100 Landing Gear
Fokker Services introduces improved aftermarket landing gear for the Fokker 100 aircraft Stork Aerospace subsidiary Fokker Services, having recently entered into a manufacturing licence and…
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