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General Aviation News November 1, 2012

World’s only flying Mosquito in New Zealand

Tech Ops’ Auckland base saw a world first today, welcoming the world’s only flying Mosquito on its maiden flight from Ardmore aerodrome. Most of Tech…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News November 1, 2012

C-17 Sustainment Team Wins Top Award for Government-Industry Partnership

The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) was recently awarded the 2012 Secretary of Defense “Gerald R. Beck” Performance Based Logistics (PBL) system-level Award…

General Aviation News October 31, 2012

European traffic down 3% in September

European flights decreased by 3% in September 2012 compared with the same month last year. Oil prices fell in October and are expected to fall…

General Aviation News October 31, 2012

Bombardier’s 200th Challenger 605 Jet Enters Service

Bombardier’s Challenger program has reached a significant milestone with the entry-into-service of the 200th Challenger 605 business jet. The aircraft was handed over to its…

General Aviation News October 31, 2012

Boeing Pilot Instructors Complete Training on EC135 Helicopter with Surf Life Saving Queensland

Boeing has offered Eurocopter EC135 as platform for next-generation Australian Army training program Flight instructors from Boeing subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) recently traded their…

General Aviation News October 31, 2012

AgustaWestland’s Helicopters Star in Skyfall

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced that its AW101 and AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopters play star roles in Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond adventure, which had…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News October 29, 2012

Hawker Beechcraft Takes Order for First Pro Line 21-Equipped Hawker 800XPR

Hawker Beechcraft today announced that Nordic charter and management company JoinJet has placed an order at the 2012 National Business Aviation Association’s annual convention in…

General Aviation News October 29, 2012

Hawker Beechcraft Delivers 7,000th Beechcraft King Air

King Air line of twin-turboprops reigns as all-time best-selling business aircraft family Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced it has delivered the 7,000th Beechcraft King…

General Aviation News October 29, 2012

Boeing on Schedule to Deliver Next-Gen Tracking and Data Relay Satellite

– Satellites extend NASA’s ability to transmit information among spacecraft and ground terminals – Key performance tests and work with General Dynamics on ground segment…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News October 26, 2012

FedEx to open new $100 mln Shanghai cargo hub

(AFP) Global delivery company FedEx has announced plans to open a $100 million air cargo hub in China’s commercial centre of Shanghai, betting on stronger…

General Aviation News October 26, 2012

Launch of Edition 2 of the European ATM Master Plan at EUROCONTROL

A new and totally updated electronic version of the European Air Traffic Management Master Plan was launched yesterday at EUROCONTROL. For the first time, all…

General Aviation News October 24, 2012

Boeing hikes earnings forecast

(AFP) US aerospace and defense giant Boeing on Wednesday reported lower third-quarter profit than a year ago but hiked its full-year forecast. The Boeing Company…

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