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Civilian aviation news April 23, 2010

787 Dreamliner Undergoing Extreme-weather testing in Florida

VALPARAISO, Fla., April 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner has begun a series of extreme-weather tests at Valparaiso, Fla. Â A special hangar…

Civilian aviation news April 22, 2010

Bombardier Celebrates 300th 'Comfortably Greener' Q400 Turboprop with Porter Airlines on Earth Day 2010

Bombardier Aerospace today celebrated its 300th Q400 turboprop aircraft, a Q400 NextGen model. The milestone aircraft is the 20th Q400 turboprop to join Toronto-based Porter…

Civilian aviation news April 21, 2010

Cessna Delivers First Citation CJ4

WICHITA, Kan., April 20, 2010 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced it delivered the first Citation CJ4. It was also…

Civilian aviation news April 21, 2010

Boeing 787 flight-test program progressing

EVERETT, Wash., April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Boeing (NYSE: BA) expanded type inspection authorization (TIA) today, clearing the way…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News April 20, 2010

Airbus supports evaluations of volcanic ash impact with A380 and A340-600 test flights

Airbus took advantage of scheduled development test flights from Toulouse to assess the impact on the aircraft and its flight systems within the volcanic ash…

Civilian aviation news April 20, 2010

Cebu Pacific orders more A320s

Airline to continue expansion across Asian region Cebu Pacific (CEB) of the Philippines has placed a firm order with Airbus for seven more A320 aircraft….

Civilian aviation news April 19, 2010

The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Takes Delivery Of Two AW139 Helicopters

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has taken delivery of two AW139 medium twin helicopters….

Civilian aviation news April 16, 2010

Aigle Azur takes delivery of its first brand new Airbus A319

Growing an all Airbus eco-efficient fleet The French private airline Aigle Azur has received its first directly purchased brand new Airbus A319 at a delivery…

Civilian aviation news April 15, 2010

Aigle Azur takes delivery of its first brand new Airbus A319

Growing an all Airbus eco-efficient fleet The French private airline Aigle Azur has received its first directly purchased brand new Airbus A319 at a delivery…

Civilian aviation news April 14, 2010

Dassault Delivers First Falcon 7X to China

Dassault Falcon delivered the first Falcon 7X to mainland China on March 5th. Two more will be delivered to mainland China by the end of…

Civilian aviation news April 14, 2010

International Group's aircraft leasing division has sold 53 aircraft to Macquarie Group

AMERICAN International Group’s aircraft leasing division has sold 53 aircraft to Macquarie Group for $US1.99 billion ($2.1bn), as the Australian investment bank continues to ramp…

Civilian aviation news April 13, 2010

Boeing Launches 787 GoldCare Service With TUI Travel PLC

Thirteen Dreamliners to be covered under full portfolio GoldCare Enterprise SEATTLE, April 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today announced that TUI Travel…