Civilian aviation news

Civilian aviation news December 1, 2009

Mideast air passenger traffic jumps 14 pct

DUBAI -Â Airlines in the Middle East saw passenger numbers jump 14 percent in October as the region’s aviation industry continues to outpace the rest of…

Civilian aviation news December 1, 2009

Boeing Completes 787 Dreamliner Static Test

Boeing (NYSE: BA) today completed the static test necessary to validate the side-of-body modification made to the 787 Dreamliner. The company expects a full analysis…

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2009

Highly innovative Flap concept, annual production of 140 sets of flaps

30 November 2009 Today Stork Fokker AESP has signed an important contract with Airbus for the development and manufacturing of the composite outboard Flaps for…

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2009

Yemenia airline avoids EU blacklist again

BRUSSELS – The European Union added all airlines from Djibouti, the Republic of Congo and Sao Tome and Principe to its airline safety blacklist on…

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2009

Qatar Airways CEO hits out at 787 delay again

DUBAI – Qatar Airwaysâ€™ CEO has again criticised Boeing over delays to the plane makerâ€™s 787 Dreamliner and threatened to walk away from a 60-aircraft…

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2009

Air France Super Jumbo A380 forced to turn back over Atlantic

An Airbus airplane was forced to turn back to New York 90 minutes into a flight to Paris, Air France said Monday. The Air France…

Civilian aviation news November 30, 2009

BAE Systems Bae 146 success in Indonesia

BAE Systems announced at the LIMA ’09 International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition in Langkawi today that it has clinched another sale of a BAe 146…

Civilian aviation news November 28, 2009

Zimbabwe cargo plane crashes in China

Three crew members were killed when a Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed and caught fire on take-off at Shanghai’s Pudong airport. The plane left the runway…

Civilian aviation news November 27, 2009

Ryanair and Easyjet announce route expansion

Low-cost carriers Ryanair and Easyjet are both bucking the trend for capacity cuts, with the announcement of further fleet and route expansion in 2010. Six…

Civilian aviation news November 26, 2009

NEW GULFSTREAM G650 COMPLETES FIRST FLIGHT

SAVANNAH, Ga., November 25, 2009 â€” Gulfstream Aerospace, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today announced that its newest business jet and…

Civilian aviation news November 25, 2009

US Airways defers 46 A320s, eight A330s scheduled for 2010-12 delivery

US Airways yesterday announced that it is deferring 54 of the 72 aircraft it was scheduled to receive from Airbus in 2010-12, comprising 46 A320s…

Civilian aviation news November 25, 2009

Saudi flight hit by toilet trouble

DUBAI – A Cathay Pacific flight carrying 278 passengers from Riyadh to Hong Kong was forced to make an unscheduled landing after crew discovered none…

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