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EXTRA NEWS May 28, 2009

Airbus celebrates the 40th anniversary of its first aircraft programme

Tomorrow Airbus celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Franco-German agreement which launched its first ever aircraft programme, the A300. On May 29, 1969, the French…

EXTRA NEWS May 28, 2009

AgustaWestland Opens New Dedicated T129 Facility

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the opening of its new T129 facility in Cascina Costa, Italy. The official opening ceremony was attended…

EXTRA NEWS May 25, 2009

Petroleum Air Services Orders Two AW139 Helicopters

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Petroleum Air Services (PAS) of Egypt has signed a contract for two AW139 medium twin engine…

EXTRA NEWS May 20, 2009

Indonesia air crash kills scores

(Photo: AFP/Naufal) An Indonesian military transport plane carrying troops and their families has crashed on the island of Java, killing at least 93 people, officials…

EXTRA NEWS May 19, 2009

Reds…… Roll!

Red Arrows officially start 2009 display season The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, officially begins its 2009 display season today as the…

EXTRA NEWS May 19, 2009

Boeing Assembles Forward Fuselage for First 747-8 Freighter

EVERETT, Wash., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has achieved another significant milestone for the first 747-8 Freighter by completing assembly of the airplane’s…

EXTRA NEWS May 18, 2009

AgustaWestland Opens New Regional Business Headquarters In Portugal

In support of its increasing business activities in Portugal, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company is pleased to announce the opening of its new regional business headquarters…

EXTRA NEWS May 13, 2009

Celebration of 20,000 hours flying time for the Falcon 50 M

On May 6, the Lann-BihouÃ© naval air base celebrated 20,000 hours of flying time for the Falcon 50 M of squadron 24 F as well…

EXTRA NEWS May 13, 2009

Esperia Aviation Services S.p.A. Orders One Grand Helicopter

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Esperia Aviation Services S.p.A. of Italy has signed a contract for one Grand light twin helicopter….

EXTRA NEWS May 12, 2009

Eurocopter presents the first EC145 Stylence at EBACE 2009

Eurocopter, the worldâ€™s leading helicopter manufacturer reaffirms its commitment to Business Aviation at this yearâ€™s EBACE with the introduction of the EC145 Stylence on its…

EXTRA NEWS May 6, 2009

Airbus changes A380 delivery schedule for 2009/2010

Blagnac, 06Â MayÂ 2009 Due to the current economic and aviation crisis and following specific customer requests for deferrals, Airbus is adapting its A380 aircraft delivery schedule…

EXTRA NEWS May 5, 2009

THE Emirates jet that dragged its tail along Melbourne Airport last month was centimetres from crashing, with 225 passengers on board. (updated May 5th 2009)

(additions to this article can be found on the bottom of this post) Several aviation sources have described the accident on March 20 as the…

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