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Civilian aviation news January 25, 2012

Hong Kong Airlines takes delivery of its first A320

Hong Kong Airlines has become a new operator of Airbus single aisle aircraft, following the delivery of its first A320. The aircraft is the first…

Military Aviation News January 19, 2012

Lockheed Martin F-35A Performs First Night Flight

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 19, 2012 – The first night flight in the history of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Program was completed Wednesday at Edwards…

Space News January 19, 2012

Vega rocket ready for first flight

Final checkout of Europe’s new Vega launcher was completed last Friday, marking another milestone towards its maiden flight from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana….

EXTRA NEWS, General Aviation News January 18, 2012

Cessna Citation Ten Prototype Makes First Flight

WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 17, 2012 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said the Citation Ten prototype made its first flight today….

Military Aviation News January 2, 2012

K-MAX unmanned helicopter makes first cargo delivery

A new era in unmanned aviation began earlier this month when Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1 operated a K-MAX unmanned helicopter during its historic…

Civilian aviation news January 2, 2012

First A350 XWB parts arrive at final assembly line in Toulouse

Airbus has delivered the first major airframe section to the A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse, France. The 21-metre-long front fuselage section, delivered from…

Civilian aviation news November 1, 2011

Boeing Delivers Cathay Pacifics First 747-8 Freighter

-Cathay Pacific is first operator of newest Boeing freighter in Asia Pacific EVERETT, Wash., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered a…

Space News October 31, 2011

China to launch Shenzhou VIII early Tuesday

China will launch its unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou VIII early Tuesday for the country’s first space docking, a major step closer to the goal of building…

Space News October 27, 2011

Virgin Galactic Selects First Commercial Astronaut Pilot From Competition

Fifty years ago, an historic competition for the first pilots to fly into space yielded the Mercury Seven astronauts. Today, from an intense selection process…

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2011

Dreamliner carries its first passengers and Boeing’s hopes

The Boeing Co Dreamliner, the world’s first carbon-composite airliner, flew to Hong Kong from Tokyo carrying its first paying passengers on Wednesday in a flight…

Civilian aviation news October 26, 2011

Celebrating four years of “love at first flight”

Four years ago today, Airbus’ 21st century flagship A380 entered commercial revenue service in the fleet of Singapore Airlines. Since that time, the double-deck aircraft…

Civilian aviation news October 21, 2011

Malaysia Airlines First A380 takes off from Toulouse for its maiden flight

The first A380 for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) took off for its maiden flight on 20th October after completion of the final assembly and system tests…

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