2011

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News November 6, 2012

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…

Civilian aviation news March 6, 2012

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…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 25, 2012

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…

General Aviation News January 24, 2012

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…

General Aviation News January 23, 2012

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;…

Space News January 19, 2012

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…

Military Aviation News January 12, 2012

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…

Military Aviation News January 12, 2012

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…

Civilian aviation news January 9, 2012

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…

General Aviation News January 5, 2012

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…

Military Aviation News January 4, 2012

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…

Civilian aviation news October 31, 2011

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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