Articles by Marcel van Leeuwen

EXTRA NEWS April 27, 2009

FAA Bird Strike Database Will Be Available to Public On Friday

Proposal to Protect the Data Will be Withdrawn Â WASHINGTON, D.C. â€“ The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will make its entire Bird Strike database available…

Military Aviation News April 27, 2009

Boeing P-8A Poseidon Successfully Completes 1st Flight

SEATTLE, April 27, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T-1 successfully completed its first flight April 25, taking off from Renton Field…

Military Aviation News April 27, 2009

F-35 ARRIVES IN THE UK FOR STATIC TESTING

After a three-week ocean voyage, the first structural test airframe for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, has…

Military Aviation News April 27, 2009

AgustaWestland Unveils The TUHP 149 Helicopter To Meet The Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, unveiled a full scale mock-up of the TUHP 149 helicopter at IDEF 2009 in Istanbul today. The TUHP 149 is the…

Military Aviation News April 27, 2009

PILATUS PC-12 NG FOR FINNISH AIR FORCE

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Command Finland for the delivery of 6 PC-12 NG aircraft to the Finnish…

Civilian aviation news April 24, 2009

EMBRAERâ€™S PHENOM 100 EXECUTIVE JET CERTIFIED BY EASA

Aircraft now has the approval of Brazilian, U.S., and European civil aviation authorities SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, April 24, 2009 â€“ Embraerâ€™s Phenom 100 entry…

Military Aviation News April 24, 2009

AUSTRALIA â€“ CH-47F CHINOOK HELICOPTERS

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2009 â€“ On April 13 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government…

Military Aviation News April 24, 2009

Future Lynx Is Now The AW159!

During a ceremony at AgustaWestlandâ€™s Yeovil facility today it was announced that the Future Lynx has been renamed the AW159, bringing it in line with…

Military Aviation News April 24, 2009

Boeing Airborne Laser Team Begins Weapon System Flight Tests

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., April 24, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have begun Airborne…

Military Aviation News April 23, 2009

New contract provides support to Harriers

A new contract worth Â£574m has been awarded to supply the repair and maintenance work for RAF and Royal Navy Harriers during the remainder of…

Military Aviation News April 23, 2009

Lockheed Martin F-35B Exceeds STOVL Thrust Requirement

Hoverâ€“Pit Ground Tests Validate Propulsion System and Aircraft Response The F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant has demonstrated during testing that it produces…

EXTRA NEWS April 23, 2009

Cessna XLS Lands at Worldâ€™s Highest Airport

WICHITA, Kan., April 23, 2009 – A Cessna Citation XLS landed and took off earlier this year at Qamdo Bangda Airport (BPX/ZUBD) in Tibet, demonstrating…

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