Articles by Marcel van Leeuwen

General Aviation News August 23, 2009

Drone attack kills 19 in Pakistan

At least 19 people were killed after missiles struck three homes in a village in north-west Pakistan, intelligence officials and local residents said Saturday. The…

General Aviation News August 23, 2009

Thirty Bell Helicopter workers laid off

FORT WORTH, TX — Bell Helicopter is blaming a reduction in demand for commercial aircraft for the layoff of 30 workers. Bell spokesman Thomas Dolney…

EXTRA NEWS August 23, 2009

Hunt on for explorer’s lost plane

A Norwegian team is set to embark on an expedition to find the submerged wreck of a plane which carried Norway’s great polar explorer, Roald…

Space News August 23, 2009

Countdown to Launch Continues Smoothly

Discovery’s launch remains on track for 1:36 a.m. EDT Tuesday for its 13-day mission to the International Space Station. At today’s Countdown Status Briefing held…

Military Aviation News August 22, 2009

Pilot killed in Indian Navy Sea Harrier crash

August 21 , 2009 | RSS Panaji: An Indian Navy Sea Harrier combat jet crashed Friday off the Goa coast, killing its pilot, Lt. Cdr….

Space News August 22, 2009

Boeing Processes Large Payload for Launch on Shuttle Mission STS-128

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 21, 2009Â — When Space Shuttle Discovery takes off from the Kennedy Space Center for the International Space Station on Aug. 25,…

Space News August 21, 2009

Space shuttle Discovery’s launch is on track for Tuesday August 25

Launch Preps Continue Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:07:02 PM UTC+0200 Space shuttle Discovery’s launch is on track for 1:36 a.m. EDT Tuesday. Shuttle Launch Weather…

Military Aviation News August 21, 2009

British Chinook Destroyed in Afghanistan – Thursday 20 August 2009

A British helicopter crew have escaped without injury after their Chinook was forced to make an emergency landing late last night following an engine fire,…

General Aviation News August 20, 2009

EMBRAER ACHIEVES 40-YEAR MILESTONE

Today, the Company is renowned in the global commercial, executive, and defense aviation markets SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, August 19, 2009 â€“ Embraer celebrates a…

General Aviation News August 20, 2009

Bombardier Terminates Purchase Agreement with Jet Republic

Bombardier remains committed to Learjet 60 XR aircraft program Bombardier Aerospace has terminated its firm and conditional order purchase agreement with Jet Republic in respect…

Military Aviation News August 20, 2009

Boeing Airborne Laser Team Fires High-Energy Laser in Flight

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 20, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Aug. 18…

General Aviation News August 20, 2009

Russian Helicopters to Deliver 20 Mi-171s to Airfreight Aviation Ltd.

Zhukovsky, MAKS – Russian Helicopters, JSC, is to deliver 20 Mi-171 helicopters to the Sharjah, UAE-based Airfreight Aviation Ltd. A contract to that end has…

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