Civilian aviation news

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 22, 2010

Eurocopter presents new EC225 Fire-Fighting System

Eurocopter displays its new fire-fighting system developed for the EC225 at this yearâ€™s Heli-Expo. The system, which has been extensively tested during forest fires on…

Civilian aviation news February 22, 2010

Bombardier Awards Contracts on CSeries Aircraft Programme to UK Companies

Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast, today announced it has awarded contracts to two more UK companies for work on Bombardierâ€™s CSeries commercial aircraft programme.Â Â GKN Aerospace will…

Civilian aviation news February 21, 2010

Royal Jordanian eyes 12 pct rise in revenue

AMMAN – Royal Jordanian, Jordan’s flag carrier, has plans to increase its 2010 revenues by 12% over figures achieved in the previous year, the airline’s…

Civilian aviation news February 21, 2010

Lufhansa strikes from Monday to Thursday

Information on the pilot strike announcement As a consequence of the strike measures which have been initiated by the â€œVereinigung Cockpitâ€ trade union, Lufthansa is…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 19, 2010

Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant Delivers 4 Mi-171s to Azerbaijan

Ulan-Ude/17 February 2010 â€“ Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant, part of the rotorcraft industry holding managed by Russian Helicopters, delivered one passenger and three cargo Mi-171 helicopters…

Civilian aviation news February 19, 2010

Pilot crashes plane into tax-office on purpose

Austin (Texas) Pilot Joseph Andrew Stack (53) crashed his small Cirrus plane into the Austin Tax-Office on purpose around 10:00 am local time. The crash…

Civilian aviation news February 17, 2010

BAE Systems to offer AVRO RJ85s to Russian Airlines

Moscow, Russia – BAE Systems announced today that it will offer Russian airlines the Avro RJ85 regional jetliner as an immediate replacement for ageing aircraft…

Civilian aviation news February 17, 2010

Sri Lanka eyes Emirates stake in airline

DUBAI – The Sri Lankan government has approached Emirates airline about buying the Dubai-based carrier’s stake in state-controlled SriLankan Airlines, Emirates’ president said on Wednesday….

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 17, 2010

Final Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Enters Service

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — The fourth Boeing (NYSE: BA) Dreamlifter â€“ the final airplane in the fleet of specially modified 747-400s â€“ entered…

Civilian aviation news February 16, 2010

New Alliance Expands Global Service for Flexjet, Jet Solutions and VistaJet Customers

New relationship between worldâ€™s leading aviation companies offers expansive global service. Flexjet and Jet Solutions customers flying internationally are guaranteed access across Europe and travel…

Civilian aviation news February 15, 2010

Jazeera Air buys leasing firm for $89 mln

KUWAIT – Kuwaiti carrier Jazeera Airways said it has fully acquired Sahab Aircraft Leasing Co, a leasing firm launched in 2008 for 25.6 million dinars…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS February 15, 2010

Swedish pilot prevents drama

A Swedish pilot of a small airplane faced a dramatic turn of a simple parachuting flight in Portugal on Sunday. Mikael Anderson took off with…

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