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Civilian aviation news October 30, 2009

Alpen Co. Ltd Orders An AW109 Power Helicopter

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, and Kaigai Aviotech Corporation are pleased to announce that Alpen Co. Ltd of Japan has ordered an AW109 Power light twin…

Civilian aviation news October 29, 2009

EMBRAERâ€™S E-JET FLEET REACHES 3 MILLION FLIGHT-HOUR MARK

Family of commercial jets now has over 600 aircraft flying, worldwide SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, October 29, 2009 â€“ The fleet of E-Jets of the…

Civilian aviation news October 29, 2009

Azerbaijan Airlines orders four Boeing jets

BAKU, Oct 28, 2009 (AFP) – Ex-Soviet Azerbaijan’s flagship carrier AZAL said Wednesday it had ordered four new Boeing airplanes for its growing fleet, including…

Civilian aviation news October 29, 2009

Boeing to Place Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston

SEATTLE, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced that it has chosen its North Charleston, S.C., facility as the location for a second…

Civilian aviation news October 28, 2009

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Upgrades its Firefighting Capability – Orders Four Bombardier 415 Amphibious Aircraft

Today, Bombardier Aerospace announced that the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has purchased four Bombardier 415 amphibious aircraft that will serve to replace part of…

Civilian aviation news October 28, 2009

Saudi Arabian Airlines receives first directly bought Airbus A320

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), Saudi Arabia’s national airline, has taken delivery of its first A320 directly bought from Airbus at a delivery ceremony in Toulouse…

Civilian aviation news October 28, 2009

Nanning Public Security Bureau Orders One AW109 Power Helicopter

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Public Security Bureau of Nanning (Southern China) has ordered one AW109 Power light twin engine…

Civilian aviation news October 27, 2009

Life Star Of Kansas Orders An AW119Ke

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Life Star of Kansas has signed for an AW119Ke helicopter during a ceremony at the Air…

Civilian aviation news October 27, 2009

AgustaWestland Congratulates North Memorial On Achieving 10,000-Hour Milestone

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, congratulated North Memorial Air Care on reaching and surpassing a historic milestone when their A109C model helicopter achieved 10,000 flight hours….

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2009

EASA certifies “Brake To Vacate” (BTV) and “Runway Overrun Warning & Prevention” (ROW/ROP) systems on the Airbus A380

Improving runway turnaround time and reducing runway excursion risk at landing Following recent successful development testing, “Brake-To-Vacate” (BTV) and “Runway Overrun Warning and Prevention” (ROW/ROP)…

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2009

First A380 delivery to Air France Friday 30 October 2009

Air France will become the first European airline to receive the A380 when its no. 1 aircraft is accepted during a ceremony at Airbus’ Hamburg,…

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2009

Southwest’s RNP investment: Is $175 million

At least 115 737 Classics’ cockpits, ensuring its more than 320 737-700s are equipped to be Required Navigation Performance-capable, training its pilots and working with…