Civilian aviation news

Civilian aviation news December 21, 2009

Sichuan Airlines signs first Airbus Flight Hour Services in China

Airbus to provide extended services to airlines in China Sichuan Airlines, the first Chinese operator to fly Airbus A320 Family aircraft, has signed a contract…

Civilian aviation news December 19, 2009

Pilot error blamed for Emirates near disaster at Melbourne Airport

A NEAR disaster involving an Emirates jet at Melbourne Airport was the result of human error by two apparently alert pilots, air safety investigators believe….

Civilian aviation news December 18, 2009

British Airways strike blocked

LONDON – British Airways won a court ruling on Thursday to prevent a 12-day cabin crew strike that threatened to strand hundreds of thousands of…

Civilian aviation news December 18, 2009

Ryanair Decides Not to Buy 200 Boeing Planes

Boeing (BA) is seeing plenty of turbulence these days. No sooner does it get some good news than it gets smacked with bad. The good…

Civilian aviation news December 18, 2009

Rolls-Royce is proud to have powered the first flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamlinerâ„¢

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has powered the Boeing 787 Dreamlinerâ„¢ aircraft first flight in Seattle, Washington, USA. The aircraft was powered by Trent…

Civilian aviation news December 17, 2009

Northwest pilots called Winnipeg by mistake

The pilots of a Northwest Airlines jet who claimed to be on their laptop computers when they flew past their Minneapolis destination by more than…

Civilian aviation news December 17, 2009

Another South American Airline to Operate Bombardier CRJ900 Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace today welcomed Andes LÃneas AÃ©reas of Salta, Argentina as another South American airline to select the Bombardier CRJ900 jetliner as the best aircraft…

Civilian aviation news December 16, 2009

Airbus Final Assembly Line China achieves 2009 target

Eleven A320 family aircraft delivered from Tianjin on schedule and on quality 16Â December Â 2009 The Airbus A320 Family Final Assembly Line China (FALC) has…

Civilian aviation news December 16, 2009

Bristow Group Inc. Takes Delivery Of Two AW139s

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Bristow Group Inc. has taken delivery of two AW139 medium twin-engine helicopters during an official ceremony…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS December 15, 2009

Boeing 787 Dreamliner has taken to the skies for the first time (video)

Finally, the Dreamliner gets free from the concrete at Paine Field. Boeingâ€™s 787 Dreamliner has taken off with CaptainÂ Mike Carriker and co-pilot Randy NevilleÂ at the…

Civilian aviation news December 15, 2009

First flight of superjumbo from UAE

DUBAI – The UAEÂ Monday celebrated theÂ worldâ€™s first commercial A380 flightÂ between Seoul and the Gulf state, which was carrying passengers from 27 different nations, including the…

Civilian aviation news December 15, 2009

EMBRAER PHENOM 300 JET RECEIVES U.S. FAA TYPE CERTIFICATE

Â Â First deliveries of the executive aircraft will begin in the coming weeks Â Â Â Â SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, December 14, 2009…

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