Articles by Marcel van Leeuwen

Civilian aviation news April 20, 2009

Swiss takes delivery of its first A330

A ‘first class’ aircraft for a ‘first class’ airline Zurich based Swiss International Air Lines has received its first new A330-300. The aircraft is the…

Civilian aviation news April 20, 2009

BAE SYSTEMS ASSET MANAGEMENT WINS AVIANCA REMARKETING MANDATE FOR MD83 FLEET

Avianca, the flag carrier of Colombia, has awarded BAE Systems Asset Management an exclusive mandate to remarket eight Boeing MD 83 airliners. Announcing this new…

Civilian aviation news April 20, 2009

BAE SYSTEMS ASSET MANAGEMENT WINS BOEING 767 REMARKETING MANDATE FROM AVIANCA

BAE Systems Asset Management has won an exclusive mandate from Colombian flag carrier Avianca for the remarketing of a Boeing 767-300ER wide body airliner. Hamish…

Military Aviation News April 20, 2009

L-3 Announces the Order of Seven C-27J JCA Aircraft

NEW YORK, APRIL 20, 2009 â€“ L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL), the prime contractor for the U.S. Army and Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) program,…

Civilian aviation news April 20, 2009

Flybe Takes Delivery of Its 50th Bombardier Q400 Airliner

Aircraft equipped with Ultra Electronicsâ€™ 1,000th Active Noise Control System Bombardier Aerospace announced today that U.K. airline Flybe has taken delivery of its 50th Q400…

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2009

Boeing Marks 6,000th 737 with Delivery to ILFC and Norwegian Air Shuttle

SEATTLE, April 16, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today celebrated a special program milestone with the delivery of the 6,000th 737. It was delivered to…

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2009

AW139 Enters Service With Sky Shuttle Helicopters

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the first two AW139 medium twin helicopters owned by Sky Shuttle Helicopters Limited of Hong Kong…

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2009

EASA pilots perform familiarization flights on board Sukhoi Superjet 100

April 17, Zhukovsky Moscow Region â€“ EASA pilots performed the first familiarizations flights on Sukhoi Superjet 100 S/Nâ€™s 95001 and 95003. The first prototype 95001…

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2009

Airbus A330/A340 Family benefits from lower maintenance costs

Revised check intervals to reduce airframe maintenance costs by up to six percent Airbusâ€™ A330/A340 aircraft Family has achieved a significant maintenance cost improvement due…

Air Races News April 18, 2009

Hannes Arch wins Red Bull Air Race Abu Dhabi 2009

The World Champion of 2008 Hannes Arch wins the first 2009 Red Bull Air Race. World Championship standings 2009 Rank Name Nation Points 1 Arch…

Air Races News April 17, 2009

Results qualification Red Bull Air Race Abu Dhabi 2009

The world champion Hannes Archis is the best pilot in the qualification race of the Red Bull Air Race in Abu Dhabi to day. Rank…

Space News April 16, 2009

SpaceX Signs Argentina’s Space Agency For Two Falcon 9 Launches

Pair of SAOCOM Earth Observation Satellites to Launch between 2012 & 2013 Hawthorne, California â€“ April 16, 2009 â€“ Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has signed…

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