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Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News September 5, 2012

Boeing Forecasts China Will Need 5,260 New Airplanes by 2031

Boeing, China’s leading provider of passenger airplanes, projects that China will need 5,260 new commercial airplanes valued at $670 billion over the next 20 years….

General Aviation News September 4, 2012

Airbus highlights the future of aviation at ILA Berlin Air Show 2012

A320 with Sharklets on show for the first time in Germany 4 September 2012 Airbus will showcase a large number of new developments at this…

General Aviation News August 31, 2012

Eurocopter and the Tianjin Free Trade Zone establish a partnership framework for a helicopter completion and customization center in China

Tianjin, China, 31 August 2012 In a signing ceremony today witnessed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, Eurocopter and Tianjin…

General Aviation News August 29, 2012

Qantas cancels Dreamliner order

Boeing Co. lost an order for 35 Dreamliners with a list price of $8.5 billion in the biggest 787 cancellation yet as Qantas Airways Ltd….

General Aviation News August 23, 2012

Bell Helicopter Named #1 in Product Support

Fort Worth, TX – August 23, 2012 – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has been named number one in product support in…

General Aviation News August 22, 2012

Brazil’s defense industry booms

Brazil’s defense industry is booming, fueled by government incentives to modernize the country’s armed forces and develop a robust, export-oriented military industrial complex. “Companies are…

General Aviation News August 17, 2012

Lockheed Martin Marks 100th Anniversary Of Glenn L. Martin Company Founding

Martin [NYSE: LMT] is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the foundingof the Glenn L. Martin Company, which was incorporated on Aug. 16, 1912, in Los…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News August 16, 2012

Decision on Berlin airport’s delayed opening postponed

(REUTERS) A decision on whether the opening of Berlin’s new airport needs to be delayed for a third time was postponed until next month, authorities said…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 15, 2012

U.S. military says X-51A Waverider test flight ended early due to fin problem.

A U.S. military test flight of the experimental hypersonic “Waverider” ended prematurely when the aircraft broke apart in the air over the Pacific Ocean due…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 13, 2012

13 August 1940 ‘Eagle Day’

The 13thAugust 1940 was supposed to be the beginning of the end for Fighter Command. The Luftwaffe had spent the previous day attacking coastal radar…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 1, 2012

Alenia Aermacchi SF-260: 900 and still going strong

Alenia Aermacchi has delivered the 900th SF-260 establishing an all-time sales record for the Italian aircraft industry. The SF-260 is the most successful Italian aircraft…

General Aviation News July 31, 2012

Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft Company Open Asia Pacific Service Facility in Singapore

Bell Helicopter, in partnership with Cessna Aircraft Company, opened a new regional service center in Singapore at Seletar Aerospace Park. Bell Helicopter and Cessna are…

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