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General Aviation News, Space News March 12, 2014

ESA to certify first Galileo position fixes worldwide

To mark the first anniversary of Galileo’s historic first satnav positioning measurement, ESA plans to award certificates to groups who picked up signals from the…

General Aviation News March 12, 2014

Embraer Rolls Out First Production E175 with Fuel Burn Improvements

Embraer Commercial Aviation rolled out the first E175 featuring a range of aerodynamic improvements that reduce fuel burn compared to the previous production aircraft. The…

General Aviation News March 12, 2014

Airbus A400M successfully completes first airdrop trials

The A400M new generation airlifter has successfully completed one of the most important elements of its continuing military flight-test programme – the first phase of…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News March 5, 2014

Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Demonstrator Completes 1st Flight

Boeing’s Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) demonstrator recently completed its first flight to verify airworthiness, an important milestone toward providing a low-risk and cost-effective maritime surveillance…

General Aviation News February 28, 2014

Milestone Aviation Group Signs Contract to Purchase First Eight New-Generation AgustaWestland Helicopters

Milestone Aviation Group, the global leader in helicopter leasing, together with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced today at Helicopter Association International’s Heli-Expo that they have…

Air Races News February 27, 2014

Red Bull Air Race aces tune up over Abu Dhabi sights for season opener

Red Bull Air Race World Championship pilots Kirby Chambliss, Michael Goulian and Nigel Lamb tuned up for the first race of the 2014 season in…

General Aviation News February 27, 2014

Rolls-Royce to deliver first flight test engine for Scott’s – Bell 47

Rolls-Royce has signed a multi-engine order with Scott’s – Bell 47 and will deliver the first RR300 engine this summer for installation in a flight…

Civilian aviation news February 27, 2014

AgustaWestland Completes First Customer Demonstration of AW609

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced today that it has completed the first customer demonstration flight of the AW609 to Chevron on February 25th The round…

Civilian aviation news February 11, 2014

Cessna wins first Japanese CJ4 deal

SINGAPORE, Feb. 11, 2014 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, is to deliver three Citation CJ4 business jets to the Ministry of…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 5, 2014

Boeing Business Jets Delivers First Two BBJ 787-8s of 2014

Boeing Business Jets (BBJ) celebrated the first two BBJ 787-8 deliveries of 2014. The deliveries, made over the past week to separate undisclosed customers, mark…

Military Aviation News February 5, 2014

First flights of UK-built Taranis unmanned aircraft surpass all expectations

Maiden flight Taranis, named after the Celtic god of thunder, made its maiden flight at an undisclosed test range on Saturday 10 August 2013, under…

Military Aviation News January 22, 2014

US Air Force Receives 1st B-1 Equipped with Boeing Integrated Battle Station

The U.S. Air Force on Jan. 21 received the first B-1 bomber upgraded with the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Integrated Battle Station, which essentially turns the…

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