Military GAT and OAT flight statistics from 2011 available now
Military general air traffic (GAT) flights continue to decrease – not in absolute numbers but as a percentage of the total number of flights (both…
2011
2011 safest civil aviation year ever
Global Accident Rate Reaches New Low – Regional Challenges Remain Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2011 accident rate for…
Dubai airport passenger traffic up 8 pct in 2011
Passenger traffic at Dubai International Airport grew 8 percent in 2011 boosted by additional flights to the Gulf Arab region’s main transport hub, operator Dubai…
Eurocopter boosts its sales by 12 percent in 2011 and increases order intake by more than 100 helicopters
Eurocopter generated a record high annual turnover in 2011 as the company benefitted from long-term strategies of investing in innovation to keep its helicopter product…
Bombardier Aerospace Delivers 245 Aircraft and Receives Orders for 249 Aircraft in 2011
January 23, 2012 — Montréal Aerospace Business aircraft: 163 deliveries; 191 net orders Commercial aircraft: 78 deliveries; 54 net orders Amphibious aircraft: 4 deliveries;…
Astrium 2011: A good year
Provisional revenues of €5 billion and an order intake of €3.6 billion despite an increasingly competitive economic climate Major contracts in 2011 included 4 for…
Lockheed Martin F-35 Program Exceeds 2011 Flight Test Goals
FORT WORTH, January 12th, 2012 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 System Development and Demonstration 2011 flight test program resulted in the completion of…
USAF A-10C accident investigation report released
1/12/2012 – LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFNS) — Dual engine failure during a functional check flight caused the crash of an A-10C Thunderbolt II…
Increasingly booming market for Fokker aircraft in 2011
A grand total of 60 Fokker aircraft have been transferred by their owners to new operators worldwide during 2011. ‘The second half of this year…
Boeing Reports Fourth-Quarter Deliveries
CHICAGO, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the fourth quarter of…
2011 safest year for U.S. Army aviation
An overall 31 percent decrease in aviation fatalities was one of the best news stories of fiscal year 2011 — Army aviation’s safest year since…
Divergent Trends – September Passenger Traffic Rises but Freight Declines
Geneva — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced traffic results for September showing diverging trends for cargo and passenger traffic. Passenger traffic was 5.6%…
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