Civilian aviation news

Civilian aviation news September 7, 2009

First Lufthansa A380 nears completion

German flag-carrier Lufthansa’s first Airbus A380 is nearing completion at Toulouse, ahead of delivery planned for early next year. While a final layout has yet…

Civilian aviation news September 4, 2009

BAE SYSTEMS WINS TITAN AIRWAYS BAe 146 REMARKETING MANDATE

Hatfield, United kingdom – BAE Systems has won an exclusive mandate from UK carrier Titan Airways to remarket one of the airlineâ€™s three freighter variants…

Civilian aviation news September 4, 2009

Singapore Airlines And Airbus Agree Revised A380 Delivery Schedule

Singapore Airlines and Airbus have agreed on a revised delivery schedule for eight A380 aircraft on firm order. Under the new schedule, deliveries will take…

Civilian aviation news September 3, 2009

Lufthansa Completes Austrian Takeover

Lufthansa today finally took control of Austrian Airlines closing a deal that has been pending for nine months. Following all European Commission approvals, the airline…

Civilian aviation news September 3, 2009

US requires sensor changes on some Airbus planes

* Goodrich to supply new parts * Order affects A330, A340 planes * FAA directive takes effect Sept. 8 Photo: Airbus A340 prototype WASHINGTON, Sept…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News September 3, 2009

Bombardier at Asian Aerospace 2009 in Hong Kong

Bombardier Aerospace will stress the importance of the Asia-Pacific market for its business and commercial aircraft activities at the Asian Aerospace International Expo and Congress…

Civilian aviation news September 3, 2009

EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 170 JET TO BRITISH AIRWAYS

Â Â SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, September 3, 2009Â Â Â Â Embraer delivers the first EMBRAER 170 jet, today, at its headquarters in SÃ£o JosÃ© dos…

Civilian aviation news September 3, 2009

Fuel leak forces Qantas emergency landing in Perth

Photo: ArchiveA QANTAS jumbo jet – the same plane involved in a mid-air explosion last July – has made an emergency landing in Perth. The…

Civilian aviation news September 2, 2009

Cessna Delivers First Citation X Retrofitted With Winglets

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the delivery of the first Cessna Citation X to be fitted with Elliptical Winglets….

Civilian aviation news September 2, 2009

Turkmenistan Airlines Announce Order for Three Next-Generation 737’s

SEATTLE, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today confirmed an order for three Next-Generation 737s by Turkmenistan’s national flag carrier Turkmenistan Airlines. The order…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News September 2, 2009

Boeing Hangs GEnx-2B Engines on the 747-8 Freighter

EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) continues to make progress on the assembly of the 747-8 Freighter, as mechanics completed the installation…

Civilian aviation news September 1, 2009

Airbus delivers first A318 with ‘steep approach’ capability

British Airways brings scheduled long-haul flights to city centre airports Airbus has delivered the first of two A318 aircraft equipped with ‘steep approach’ capability to…

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