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General Aviation News April 3, 2012

Arab Wings is First in Middle East to Fly Global 5000 Jet with Vision Flight Deck

Bombardier Aerospace today announced that Arab Wings of Amman, Jordan is the first operator in the Middle East to take delivery of a Global 5000…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News, Military Aviation News March 30, 2012

Hasta luego: Airbus completes its Latin America tour

Airbus is wrapping up the A380’s Latin America tour, during which the 21st century flagship visited multiple cities and took part in the region’s largest…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News March 29, 2012

Poppy Salute Appeal

Television celebrity Carol Vorderman has unveiled ambitious plans to drop a million poppies from the RAF’s Lancaster Bomber during the official dedication and unveiling of…

General Aviation News March 28, 2012

Hawker Beechcraft readies bankruptcy filing: sources

Hawker Beechcraft Inc, the aircraft manufacturer owned by Goldman Sachs’ private equity arm and Onex Corp , is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection in…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 28, 2012

Bombardier’s Vision Flight Deck Enters Service on Niki Lauda’s New Global 5000 Jet

Vision Flight Deck is industry’s first to feature synthetic vision imagery on head-up display Global aircraft featuring the Vision Flight Deck received European Aviation Safety…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 26, 2012

Boeing Celebrates Delivery of Japan Airlines’ First Two 787 Dreamliners

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first two 787 Dreamliners. JAL is the first airline to take…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 26, 2012

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Lands in Santiago for Chilean Debut

The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner touched down in Santiago, Chile today for a weeklong visit as the centerpiece at the FIDAE 2012 International Air…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 22, 2012

Airplane rivals launch joint biofuel project

Plane makers and bitter rivals Airbus of Europe, Boeing of the US and Embraer of Brazil announced on Thursday a joint plan to develop affordable…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 21, 2012

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powers into service with record reliability

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines powering the Boeing 787 Dreamliners operated by Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) have now completed 4000 flying hours in…

General Aviation News March 21, 2012

All Nippon Helicopter acquires two Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin rotorcraft for electronic newsgathering missions with Japanese broadcaster NHK

Eurocopter Japan has received an order for two new AS365 N3+ Dauphins from All Nippon Helicopter (ANH) to replace two rotary-wing aircraft from its existing…

General Aviation News March 21, 2012

COMAC and Bombardier Sign Definitive Agreement to Establish Commonality Opportunities Between C919 and CSeries Aircraft

Further to the framework agreement signed on March 24, 2011, Jin Zhuanglong, Chairman, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd (COMAC) and Pierre Beaudoin, President and…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 21, 2012

Airbus and Virgin Australia study new alternative fuel process

Commercialisation of alternative aviation fuels takes a step forward Airbus has joined a consortium including Virgin Australia to study a new pathway to produce sustainable…

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