Civilian aviation news

Civilian aviation news August 10, 2009

EMBRAER RESTORES PROTOTYPE OF THE EMB 121 XINGU AIRPLANE

First pressurized airplane produced by the Company was certified 30 years ago SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, August 10, 2009 â€“ As part of the Companyâ€™s…

Civilian aviation news August 10, 2009

ATR 72-212A MSN 670 ACCIDENT AT LANDING

ATR regrets to confirm that on Tuesday August 04th, 2009 the ATR72-212A manufacturing serial number 670, made a runway excursion at landing in Koh Samui…

Civilian aviation news August 7, 2009

AirAsia defers delivery of eight Airbus A320

Southeast Asia’s biggest budget carrier AirAsia will defer delivery of eight Airbus A320 aircraft by four years to 2014 due to “infrastructural constraints” at Kuala…

Civilian aviation news August 7, 2009

Vietnam Airlines Airbus bursts tyres on landing

A Vietnam Airlines (VNA) Airbus 320 burst two tyres upon landing Friday in southern Vietnam, the company said, adding all 164 passengers and crew members…

Civilian aviation news August 6, 2009

EMBRAER EXHIBITS THE LEGACY 500 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BRAZIL

Â Â SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, August 6, 2009 present a full-size mock-up of the Legacy 500 executive jet to the Brazilian public, for the…

Civilian aviation news August 6, 2009

Boeing Next-Generation 737s Expand EgyptAir’s Single-Aisle Fleet

SEATTLE, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and EgyptAir today announced that the airline has converted a previous order for two 777s into an…

Civilian aviation news August 5, 2009

Flawless First Test Flight for New Bombardier Global Vision Flight Deck

Bombardierâ€™s Global Vision cockpit successfully completed its first Bombardier test flight on a Global Express XRS aircraft on August 3. Dedicated to testing basic system…

Civilian aviation news August 4, 2009

Bangkok Airways plane crashed at Thai Airport

A Bangkok Airways plane crashed at an airport at a resort island in Thailand, killing the pilot and injuring 37 people Tuesday, aviation officials said….

Civilian aviation news August 4, 2009

Boeing looking at Everett, other sites for second 787 production line

A standoff between Boeing and the Machinists union that could thwart Everett’s chances to win the second 787 Dreamliner production line became clearer at an…

Civilian aviation news August 3, 2009

American Airlines finds scratches in 737-800s

Following dozens of inspections, American Airlines says it has found three Boeing 737 aircraft with tiny scratches in their fuselages that may have been caused…

Civilian aviation news August 2, 2009

EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 190 JET TO MOZAMBIQUEâ€™S LAM

LAMâ€™s EMBRAER 190 is configured in a dual-class layout, featuring nine seats in businessc lass and 84 in economy. The aircraft will be based in…

Civilian aviation news July 31, 2009

Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines Announce Order for Five 777-200LRs

SEATTLE, July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Ethiopian Airlines today announced an order for five Boeing 777-200LR (Longer Range) airplanes. In doing so,…

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