Airbus Military initiates testing of the A330 MRTT as a receiver
An A330 MRTT built for the Royal Australian Air Force completed another major program milestone when the A310 Boom demonstrator, used as test bed for…
Articles by Marcel van Leeuwen
AERO GP celebrates air racing centenary with LIVE online broadcast on Airsports.tv
Nicknamed the ‘Formula One of aviation’; the Aero GP air race series (www.aero-gp.com) will be broadcast live online on 30-31 January 2009 to air racing…
Hainan Airlines selects Rockwell Collins to supply avionics for A320s
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (January 19, 2009)Â -Â Hainan Airlines has selected Rockwell Collins to provide a comprehensive package of communication, navigation and surveillance avionics for 13 new…
GULFSTREAM TO OFFER ON-SITE SUPPORT AT MAJOR EVENTS
Company Personnel Will Be Available for Presidential Inauguration and Super Bowl SAVANNAH, Ga., January 19, 2009 – Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General…
Small Fasteners Cause Big Problems for Boeing
Boeing has sold more than 900 787 Dreamliner commercial jets without ever having flown one, but with delays stacking up like holiday traffic over O’Hare…
US Airways Flight US 1549 Accident in New York (La Guardia)
Airbus confirms that an Airbus A320 operated by US Airways was involved in an accident shortly after 15:30 East Coast local time yesterday 15th of…
Colgan Air, Inc. Orders 15 Q400 Nextgen Aircraft to Grow Its Fleet of Bombardier Turboprops
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Colgan Air, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., has signed a firm order to acquire 15 Q400 NextGen…
Boeing Completes 1st Aerial Refuelings of 737 for Australia’s Wedgetail AEW&C Program
SEATTLE, Jan. 15, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has completed the first aerial refuelings of a 737 platform. The historic…
Airbus 2008 commercial results
In 2008 Airbus delivered a new record number of 483 aircraft, 30 more than in 2007. This number is made up of 386 A320 Family…
Air Austral selects A380 in single-class configuration for future growth
Air Austral, the airline based in Saint Denis, La Reunion, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Airbus for the purchase of two A380s in…
B-2 Stealth Bike Celebrates Company’s Bomber Partnership With U.S. Air Force
In July 2009, Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Air Force will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first flight of the B-2 Spirit stealth…
Airbus remembers Nancy-Bird Walton
Airbus is saddened by the passing of Australian aviation pioneer Nancy-Bird Walton, who has died in Sydney aged 93. Â Nancy-Bird Walton was the first…
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