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Civilian aviation news October 19, 2011

United Airlines’ First Boeing 787 Dreamliner Rolls Out of Factory

United Airlines today announced that Boeing completed the final assembly of the airline’s first 787 Dreamliner Wednesday evening, finishing the first major step in the…

Civilian aviation news October 14, 2011

Rolls-Royce powers China s first A380 delivery

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today powers the delivery of the first Airbus A380 aircraft to a Chinese airline. The aircraft is the first…

Civilian aviation news October 14, 2011

Airbus delivers China Southern Airlines first A380

First operator of world’s most eco-efficient airliner in China 14 October 2011 Airbus has delivered the first A380 to China Southern Airlines. During a very…

Civilian aviation news October 12, 2011

CASSIDIAN and Northrop Grumman present first EURO HAWK® for German Armed Forces

EURO HAWK® now fitted with Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) mission system. Delivery to German Armed Forces scheduled for 2012. Excellent example of transatlantic cooperation in the…

Civilian aviation news October 12, 2011

Boeing Delivers First 747-8 Freighter to Cargolux

Boeing and Cargolux Airlines shared another milestone in the history of the iconic 747, as the airline took delivery of the first Boeing 747-8 Freighter…

Military Aviation News September 29, 2011

Boeing P-8I Aircraft Completes 1st Flight

Boeing’s first P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight today, taking off from Renton Field at 12:02 p.m. Pacific time and landing…

Civilian aviation news September 28, 2011

Boeing Delivers Somon Air’s First 737-900ER

— Somon Air becomes first Central Asian carrier to own and operate 737 with Boeing Sky Interior — Boeing, Somon Air and Project HOPE partner…

Civilian aviation news September 27, 2011

First A350 XWB nose section coming together in St Nazaire

The first A350 XWB nose section was transported to Airbus in St Nazaire by Beluga from Airbus partner, Aeroliaâ€™s site in MÃ©aulte. The A350 XWB…

Civilian aviation news September 26, 2011

Boeing, ANA Celebrate First 787 Dreamliner Delivery

Boeing celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner today to launch customer ANA during a ceremony adjacent to the factory where the airplane was…

Civilian aviation news September 22, 2011

Cessna Stationair Prototype Made First Flight 15 Years Ago

HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 22, 2011 â€” Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, features the model 206T Turbo Stationair at the AOPA…

Military Aviation News September 22, 2011

Boeing CHAMP Missile Completes 1st Flight Test

Â The Boeing Company and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) today announced that they successfully completed the missile’s…

Space News September 15, 2011

Virgin aims for first space launch within 12 months

British business magnate Richard Branson hopes to launch a vessel into space within the next 12 months, kicking off an era of commercial space travel….

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