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Civilian aviation news November 25, 2014

Boeing Delivers First Direct Purchase 737-700 to Ruili Airlines

Boeing and Ruili Airlines today celebrated the arrival of the airline’s first direct purchase Next-Generation 737-700. Ruili is a newly established private airline based at…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News November 18, 2014

Airbus to deliver first A350 jetliner around December 12

(Reuters) – Airbus is aiming to deliver the first A350 jetliner around Dec. 12, with customer Qatar Airways being the first recipient, a representative of…

Civilian aviation news November 12, 2014

Lion Group celebrates first deliveries of Airbus aircraft

Best-selling A320 joins the fleet of Batik Air Indonesia’s Lion Group has celebrated the delivery of its first three Airbus aircraft at a special ceremony…

Civilian aviation news November 7, 2014

India’s Jet reports first quarterly profit in 2 years

(AFP) Struggling Jet Airways, one of India’s biggest airlines, reported Friday a quarterly profit for the first time in two years, boosted by a one-off…

Military Aviation News November 5, 2014

F-35C Lightning II completes first carrier launch

The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter completes its first carrier launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN…

Military Aviation News November 4, 2014

First F-35C lands aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carrier

The Navy made aviation history Nov. 3 as an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant Joint Strike Fighter conducted its first arrested landing aboard an…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News October 29, 2014

First A350 XWB for Vietnam Airlines rolls out of assembly hall

The first A350 XWB for Vietnam Airlines, to be leased from AerCap, has just moved to station 30 at the Roger Béteille Final Assembly Line…

Military Aviation News October 14, 2014

First German Air Force A400M makes its maiden flight

The first Airbus A400M new generation airlifter ordered by the German Air Force has made its maiden flight, marking a key milestone towards its delivery….

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News October 8, 2014

Airbus Defence and Space first company to apply for European civil certification of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Airbus Defence and Space has formally submitted its Atlante unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for civil type certification – the first ever such application in Europe….

Space News October 1, 2014

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft, Rocket Move Closer to First Flight

NASA’s new Orion spacecraft and the Delta IV Heavy rocket that will carry it into space are at their penultimate stops in Florida on…

Military Aviation News October 1, 2014

Boeing Delivers First New-Build MH-47G Special Operations Chinook

Boeing completed initial flight and delivery of the first, new-build MH-47G configured Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command Sept. 29, 2014 –…

Civilian aviation news September 25, 2014

First A320neo successfully completes first flight

· Kicking off a 3,000 hour flight test programme · Paving the way for entry into airline service in the 4th quarter of 2015 25…

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