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Civilian aviation news May 1, 2013

Embraer Executive Jets Delivers First Signature Series? Phenom 300 to NetJets, Inc.

Embraer Executive Jets delivered the first of up to 125 Phenom 300 light jets to NetJets?, a Berkshire Hathaway company and the worldwide leader in…

Civilian aviation news April 30, 2013

Cessnas New Citation Sovereign Production First Flight Marks Significant Program Milestone

WICHITA, Kan., April 30, 2013 — Cessna’s new Citation Sovereign recently made its first production flight. Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced…

Space News April 29, 2013

VIRGIN GALACTIC BREAKS SPEED OF SOUND IN FIRST ROCKET-POWERED FLIGHT OF SPACESHIPTWO

Sir Richard Branson witnesses vehicle-proving milestone as company sets year-end goal for spaceflight MOJAVE, Calif. – Today, Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned…

Civilian aviation news April 22, 2013

Tail section for Qatar Airways’ first A380 rolls out of paint shop

The vertical tail section for the first A380 for Qatar Airways has been painted with the airline’s trademark oryx logo at Airbus facilities in Hamburg….

Military Aviation News April 19, 2013

Eurocopter delivers the first Tiger HAD version to the French DGA

Eurocopter’s first production Tiger helicopter in the HAD attack configuration was delivered to France’s DGA armament procurement agency today for operation by French Army Aviation…

Civilian aviation news April 16, 2013

Boeing Business Jets Celebrates Completion of Nanshan Jet First BBJ

– China is key market for business jets SHANGHAI, April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE: BA] Business Jets (BBJ) celebrated the completion of the…

Civilian aviation news April 10, 2013

Volaris becomes first Mexican airline with Sharklet-equipped A320

Today, Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris celebrated the delivery of its first Sharklet-equipped Airbus A320 with a special flight from Mexico City to Cancun. Volaris is…

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2013

JetBlue Airways will get first U.S.-made Airbus jet

JetBlue Airways Corp Chief Executive Dave Barger said on Tuesday that his airline will receive the first U.S.-assembled Airbus jet, which will roll off the…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News April 8, 2013

Panasonic Avionics Corporation To Hold World’s First Mid-Air ‘Tweetathon’

Passengers on six different aircraft flying over five different continents will connect via Twitter to deliver the world’s first global in-flight ‘Tweetathon’ using Panasonic Avionics…

Military Aviation News April 3, 2013

A-10 fires its first laser-guided rocket

The 40th Flight Test Squadron completed another first in February when an A-10 Thunderbolt II fired a guided rocket that impacted only inches away from…

General Aviation News April 2, 2013

Third F-35B For United Kingdom Makes First Flight

Monday, the third United Kingdom Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] F-35 Lightning II sped down the runway at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base embarking…

Military Aviation News March 28, 2013

F-35B successfully completes AIM-120 separation

On March 26, the F-35B Lightning II became the first F-35 variant to complete airborne weapons separations on three different munitions, the most of any…

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