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Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News August 13, 2009

Biggles inspired landing

A pilot who survived when his plane crashed into a tree on a Dundee golf course has said he has the Biggles stories to thank…

General Aviation News August 12, 2009

Aurora’s Excalibur unmanned aircraft makes first flight with Rockwell Collins’ flight controls

WASHINGTON (August 12, 2009)Â -Â The Rockwell Collins Athena 511 flight control and navigation system recently played a key role in the successful first hover flight of…

General Aviation News August 12, 2009

Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne’s Scramjet Engine Installed in Second X-51A Flight Test Vehicle

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â€“ Aug. 10, 2009 â€“ Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyneâ€™s scramjet engine SJY61-2 has been installed in the second X-51A flight test…

General Aviation News August 11, 2009

Will Boeing moves south?

As Boeing Co. eyes a plant in South Carolina for its second 787 assembly line, aerospace industry officials worry about the future of airplane manufacturing…

General Aviation News August 10, 2009

Factory hangar for the new Airbus A350 XWB shoots out of the ground

Premium AEROTEC today has begun the construction of the new 25,000 mÂ² hangar, which will be the manufacturing plant for fiber composite components of the…

General Aviation News August 10, 2009

Cessna Delivers Five 172S Skyhawks to Northwestern Michigan Collegeâ€™s Aviation Program

WICHITA, Kan.,Â Aug. 06, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, yesterday delivered five new Cessna 172S Skyhawks to Northwestern Michigan College…

General Aviation News August 4, 2009

Bombardier sells five Q400s

Bombardier Aerospace said it received an order for five Q400 NextGen aircraft plus five options from an airline that requested to remain unidentified. Firm order…

General Aviation News July 31, 2009

Boeing Completes Acquisition of Vought Operations in South Carolina

SEATTLE, July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) announced today the completion of the acquisition of the business and operations conducted by Vought Aircraft Industries…

General Aviation News July 24, 2009

Cessna Launches Twitter Site for EAA AirVenture; Follow the Excitement of Oshkosh with Cessna’s Twitter Team

WICHITA, Kan., July 23, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it will launch a Twitter feed to share…

General Aviation News July 22, 2009

Boeing Reports Second-Quarter Financial Results

— Second-quarter revenue rose 1 percent to $17.2 billion — Earnings per share of $1.41 rose 22 percent — Operating cash flow increased to $1.0…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News July 21, 2009

Senate votes to stop F-22 production

The US Senate today voted to end production of Lockheed Martin F-22s after 2011, overturning a challenge to the Obama Administration’s defence budget priorities with…

General Aviation News July 20, 2009

Fokker companies reach 90th anniversary

Fokker companies reach 90th anniversary Constant innovation has been Fokkerâ€™s strength ever since it was founded 21st July 2009 it will be exactly 90 years…

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