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General Aviation News December 26, 2009

Nigerian Tries To Blow Up U.S. Plane In Christmas Attack

A Nigerian man linked to Al-Qaeda tried to set off an explosive device aboard a U.S. passenger plane as it approached Detroit on Christmas Day….

General Aviation News December 20, 2009

Europe and US East Coast gripped by heavy snowfall

Severe weather has continued to affect swathes of Europe with forecasts for heavy snowfall from Spain in the west to Ukraine in the east, and…

General Aviation News December 19, 2009

Boeing Statement on Congressional Letter Regarding Airbus Subsidies

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) issued the following statement today after 125 members of Congress released a letter urging the administration to…

General Aviation News December 18, 2009

Sikorsky S-76Dâ„¢ Helicopter Enters Production

The S-76Dâ„¢ helicopter program is entering production, signifying the latest major milestone in the program that is manufacturing the next generation model of the popular…

General Aviation News December 17, 2009

Sikorsky Global Helicopters Delivers First Two S-434TM Helicopters

HORSEHEADS, New York – Sikorsky Global Helicopters, a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., today announced that its Light Helicopters Division has delivered the first…

General Aviation News December 17, 2009

BAE SYSTEMS JETS TO PROVIDE AIR TRANSPORT LINK FOR AUSTRALIAN GORGON LIQUID NATURAL GAS PROJECT

Avro RJ and BAe 146 jetliners from BAE Systems are to provide the vital air transport links to service Chevron Australia operations in the north-west…

EXTRA NEWS, General Aviation News December 17, 2009

Eurocopter celebrates the maiden flight of its new EC175 helicopter

Marignane, December 17 EC175, the latest member of the Eurocopter range, today performed its official maiden flight in the skies above Marignane. At the controls…

General Aviation News December 16, 2009

EMBRAER SELLS A PHENOM 100 JET TO PURDUE UNIVERSITY, IN THE U. S.

Worldâ€™s first collegiate turbofan pilot training program obtains Embraerâ€™s new best-in-class jet Â Â SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, December 15, 2009 â€“ Embraer is pleased…

General Aviation News December 14, 2009

New flight to China from Dubai

DUBAI – China Southern Airlines is adding a new flight between Dubai and Guangzhou, bring the number of flights to five each week, local daily…

General Aviation News December 13, 2009

Thai authorities seized a cargo aircraft carrying tons of weapons from North Korea

Thailand has seized a cargo plane refuelling in Bangkok airport, which it says was carrying weapons from North Korea to an unknown destination. The five…

General Aviation News December 10, 2009

NASA Aeronautics Chopper Drop Tests New Technology

How do you make a helicopter safer to fly? You crash one. NASA aeronautics researchers recently dropped a small helicopter from a height of 35…

General Aviation News December 10, 2009

NORAD Officials Ready to Track Santa’s Flight

North American Aerospace Defense Command officials are getting ready to track Santa Claus. Â The â€œNORAD Tracks Santaâ€ Web site, http://www.noradsanta.org, features holiday games and…

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