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General Aviation News May 9, 2012

PHENOM 100 REACHES 100,000 FLIGHT-HOUR MARK

Embraer Executive Jet’s entry-level aircraft, the Phenom 100, passed another program milestone when flight hours totaled 100,000, a little over three years since it entered…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News May 9, 2012

Eurocopter delivers its second EC225 helicopter to the AIRTELIS affiliate of France’s RTE public utility company

Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer in civil and parapublic markets, has delivered the second EC225 to AIRTELIS – a wholly-owned subsidiary of France’s RTE…

General Aviation News May 9, 2012

Euroatlantic Airways chooses Fokker Services EFB solution for entire Boeing fleet

Euroatlantic Airways chooses Fokker Services’ EFB solution for iPad® for its entire fleet of various Boeing aircraft Euroatlantic Airways from Portugal has chosen Fokker Services…

General Aviation News May 9, 2012

Rolls-Royce Achieves New Trent 1000 Milestone

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has successfully completed the first run of an upgraded version of the Trent 1000 that will be the launch…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News May 7, 2012

Airbus not allone in order cancellations, Boeing loses 25 787 Dreamliners

Not only Airbus lost orders in the first months of 2012, Boeing lost a total of 25 787 Dreamliner orders from undisclosed airlines. It seems…

General Aviation News May 7, 2012

Airbus adds 12 plane orders, loses 7 A350 sales

(Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus took 12 new orders in April, bringing its total for the year to 112, data released on Monday showed. Adjusted…

General Aviation News May 7, 2012

SCAC and Aviastar-SP develop cooperation in the Sukhoi Superjet 100 Program

In order to accelerate a process of the final assembly of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and Aviastar-SP, a United…

General Aviation News May 7, 2012

Thales reinforces its partnership with Airbus as the key avionics supplier for the A320neo Family

Thales has signed an agreement with Airbus which extends its current position onboard the A320neo Family. Thales is progressively introducing enhancements during 2012 to ensure…

General Aviation News May 7, 2012

Boeing Brings Nine Decades of Aviation Innovation to iPad

CHICAGO, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today the launch of its first official app for iPad, ‘Milestones in Innovation’, now available…

General Aviation News May 3, 2012

Jetman makes Rio de Janeiro flight

Yves Rossy, the “Jetman,” cruises above Rio de Janeiro May 2, using his body to control the flight of a rigid wing strapped to his…

General Aviation News May 2, 2012

Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1200G Engine Takes to the Skies:

The Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1200G engine successfully completed its first flight on April 30, launching the engine family’s flight test program. The PW1217G engine…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News May 2, 2012

Pratt & Whitney Delivers 50th F135 Engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

Pratt & Whitney has successfully delivered the 50th production F135 engine – powering Lockheed Martin’s fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II – to the U.S. Department of…

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