Civilian aviation news

Civilian aviation news April 3, 2010

Evergreen sues Boeing over loss of contract

Evergreen International Airlines is suing Boeing Co. after it was ditched as a contractor on the 787 supply chain. Evergreen International Airlines Inc. won a…

Civilian aviation news April 1, 2010

KLM's Final fokker 50 flight

KLM Cityhopper (KLC) will operate its last scheduled commercial flight with a Fokker 50 in the KLM network on Saturday, 27 March. With this final…

Civilian aviation news March 31, 2010

Malaysia Airlines orders 17 A330s

Order covers passenger aircraft plus new freighter model Malaysia Airlines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 17 A330 widebody aircraft. The contract firms…

Civilian aviation news March 30, 2010

Mideast airlines see 25 pct passenger growth

DUBAI – Middle East carriers posted a 25 percent jump in passenger numbers in February as they maintained their strong performance helped by regional travel…

Civilian aviation news March 30, 2010

PC-12 ASSEMBLY WORK: PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH PZL SWIDNIK S.A. IN POLAND

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd is pleased to announce its partnership with PZL Swidnik S.A. for the assembly of PC-12 fuselage and wing cells. Following in-depth and…

Civilian aviation news March 30, 2010

Testing Under Way on Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Composite Demonstrator Wing

Testing of the Bombardier CSeries aircraftâ€™s composite demonstrator wing is under way, representing another significant milestone in the development of the all-new aircraft due to…

Civilian aviation news March 29, 2010

Boeing Completes Ultimate-Load Wing Test on 787

EVERETT, Wash., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today completed the ultimate-load wing up-bending test on the 787 Dreamliner static test unit. During the…

Civilian aviation news March 26, 2010

Japan Airlines Shifts to New Cargo Business Model

Tokyo, March 25, 2010: Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today that it will adopt a new cargo business model that solely utilizes the cargo belly space…

Civilian aviation news March 26, 2010

LAN WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST AIRLINES IN THE WORLD TO RECEIVE THE BOEING 787 DREAMLINER

LAN Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries, (â€œLANâ€ or â€œthe Companyâ€) (NYSE: LFL / IPSA: LAN), one of the leading airlines in Latin America, today announced…

Civilian aviation news March 26, 2010

Jet Airways To Dry Lease 3 Boeing 777-300 ER To Thai Airways

March 25, 2010: Jet Airways, Indiaâ€™s premier international airline, today announced that as part of its strategic fleet and capacity rationalization initiative, the airline signed…

Civilian aviation news March 25, 2010

SECOND GULFSTREAM G250 JOINS FLIGHT-TEST PROGRAM

Large-Cabin, Mid-Range Business Jet Has Smooth First Flight SAVANNAH, Ga., March 25, 2010 â€” Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced today that a second large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream…

Civilian aviation news March 25, 2010

Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Program Reaches Another Milestone

Supplier Starts Construction of Facility to Manufacture CSeries Aircraft Fuselage Construction of the facility that will build the fuselage for the all-new Bombardier CSeries mainline…

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