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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…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News December 9, 2009

Busiest Airports in the world Ranking 2008 and 2009

Â Â Â Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Â Busiest Airports 2009 Â Â Â 1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL Â …

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News December 9, 2009

Boeing Successfully Completes 747-8 Freighter Engine Runs

EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) successfully completed the first engine runs for the 747-8 Freighter. The milestone marks another step in…

General Aviation News December 8, 2009

China’s Antarctic exploration copter launches 1st operation

A helicopter from China’s Antarctic exploration team carried out its first operation here on Monday, transferring goods from the icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, to…

General Aviation News December 4, 2009

Spitfire crash landing near Auckland, New Zealand

The owner and pilot of a World War II Spitfire has walked away unhurt after crash landing near Auckland, plane has some damaged. The pilot…

General Aviation News December 4, 2009

EMBRAER PHENOM 300 JET ACHIEVES CERTIFICATION BY BRAZILâ€™S ANAC

Embraer received the type and production certificates, today, for its Phenom 300 executive jet from Brazilâ€™s National Civil Aviation Authority (AgÃªncia Nacional de AviaÃ§Ã£o Civil…

General Aviation News December 3, 2009

Boeing Unveils New Visual Display for Simulation Applications

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 3, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] demonstrated its Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS) for potential customers this week at the…

General Aviation News November 26, 2009

Bombardier Adjusts its CRJ Aircraft Production Rate

ô€¸ Additional 715 layoffs to be implemented in MontrÃ©al-area facilities ô€¸ Investments in new aircraft programs continue as well as recruitment for these programs November…

General Aviation News November 25, 2009

EADS Defence & Security unveils groundbreaking security system

Innovative solution to prevent professional cyber attacks Joint expertise in network communication and security for complex environments 25Â November Â 2009 EADS Defence and Security (DS)…

General Aviation News November 25, 2009

U.S. Bureau of Land Management selects Pilatus PC-12

Pilatus Business Aircraft, Ltd. announced today that the U.S. Department of the Interiorâ€™s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hasÂ taken delivery of its first Pilatus PC-12….

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