Carrier

Civilian aviation news February 14, 2013

American Air unites with US Airways to create No. 1 carrier

AMR Corp and US Airways Group on Thursday unveiled an $11 billion merger deal after months of negotiations, creating the world’s biggest airline with 6,700…

Military Aviation News January 25, 2013

Rolls-Royce installs worlds most powerful marine gas turbine into new aircraft carrier

Friday, 25 January 2013 Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has this week successfully completed the installation of the first MT30 gas turbine into the…

Military Aviation News January 8, 2013

RAF Pilots Prepare For Landing On New Carriers

Pilots have been using a simulator in Lancashire to help prepare them for landing on the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth Class carriers. RAF and…

Civilian aviation news January 7, 2013

Air France-KLM denies Alitalia bailout talks

AFP The Franco-Dutch airline Air France-KLM on Monday denied a newspaper report that it was concluding talks to buy out Italian investors in flagship carrier…

Military Aviation News September 25, 2012

Chinese first aircraft carrier enters service

BEIJING – China’s first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials….

Space News September 22, 2012

Last landing Space Shuttle Endeavour

The space shuttle Endeavour, atop the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, lands at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 in Los Angeles…

Civilian aviation news August 14, 2012

Future bleak for Italian carrier Windjet amid takeover talks

The future of distressed Italian airline Windjet looked bleak on Tuesday after a director of national flag carrier Alitalia said there was no chance of…

Military Aviation News April 20, 2012

Lockheed Martin F-35 Carrier Variant Completes First Formation Flight

For the first time, two Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II carrier variant test aircraft launched together and conducted formation flying at Naval Air Station Patuxent…

Military Aviation News February 16, 2012

Construction of Second British Aircraft Carrier HMS PRINCE OF WALES Begins at Portsmouth

Portsmouth, United Kingdom: Production on HMS PRINCE OF WALES, the second Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carrier, has started today at BAE Systems in Portsmouth Naval…

Space News October 21, 2011

Russian carrier rocket launched from Kourou, carrying two Galileo navigation system satellites

A Russian Soyuz-ST carrier rocket was launched on Friday for the first time from the Kourou launch site in French Guiana. The rocket is carrying…

Space News August 19, 2011

Space Station Commercial Cargo Carrier Arriving At NASA Wallops

WASHINGTON — NASA’s partnership with industry to develop transportation to the International Space Station reaches another milestone on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The cargo module for…

Military Aviation News August 10, 2011

China first aircraft carrier starts sea trial

China’s first aircraft carrier set out on a low-profile sea trial Wednesday, its first journey under the Chinese flag. The vessel was swaddled in mist…

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