Air Pacific selects versatile A330 for fleet renewal and growth
Airline becomes latest Airbus customer 25 October 2011 Fiji’s national carrier, Air Pacific, has selected Airbus aircraft to renew and to grow its fleet….
Civilian aviation news
China Starts Buying Firefighting Ka-32A11BC Rotorcraft
Russian Helicopters holding company, a part of United Industrial Corporation Oboronprom, and the Chief Administration for the social security of Ordos City (China, Inner Mongolia)…
FB Heliservices Receives €45 million Contract To Provide Helicopter Air Reconnaissance Capacity for The Dutch Caribbean Coastguard
BASINGSTOKE, United Kingdom – FB Heliservices Ltd, a joint venture of Cobham and Bristow Helicopters, has been awarded an eight year contract by the Netherlands…
Sikorsky S-76D™ Helicopter Moves Closer to Certification as Engines Gain Type Certification
STRATFORD, Connecticut – The S-76D™ helicopter program has achieved another significant milestone as Transport Canada recently certified the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW210S engines that…
A350 XWB horizontal tailplane assembled by Airbus in Getafe (Spain)
Airbus has started the assembly of the first A350 XWB’s horizontal taiplane (HTP) in Getafe (Spain). The joining of the two lateral boxes will produce…
Bombardiers Querétaro Site to Build Aft Fuselage for Global 7000 and Global 8000 Aircraft
October 24, 2011 — Montréal Aerospace Bombardier Aerospace today announced that the aft fuselage of its new Global 7000 and Global 8000 business jets will…
Boeing Delivers No. 300 of Its Best-Selling 777-300ER
777-300ER leads the way to near record order year for 777 EVERETT, Wash., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) best-selling 777, the 777-300ER…
Sichuan Airlines orders 20 COMAC C919s
Sichuan Airlines orders 20 COMAC C919’s. The deal increases the backlog for the single-aisle plane to 165, Shanghai-based Comac. The planemaker announced an order for…
Malaysia Airlines First A380 takes off from Toulouse for its maiden flight
The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) took off for its maiden flight on 20th October after completion of the final assembly and system tests…
Eurocopter Chile Delivers the First Ecureuil AS350 B3e for the Americas to Servicios Aéreos Kipreos
The Eurocopter Chile subsidiary of Eurocopter delivered an AS350 B3e helicopter to Servicios Aéreos Kipreos today, making it the first operator to receive this new…
The International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
Today the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA) celebrates the International Day of the Air Traffic Controller and 50 years of its existence….
AgustaWestland and United Rotorcraft Sign Cooperation Agreement for the AW169 Helicopter
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the signing of a non exclusive agreement with United Rotorcraft, an Air Methods division, to design, an…
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