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Civilian aviation news June 15, 2015

Saudi Arabian Airlines is launch operator of new A330-300 Regional

Saudi Arabian Airlines, the national carrier of Saudi Arabia will become the first airline in the world to operate the new Airbus A330-300 Regional. These…

Civilian aviation news April 14, 2015

IntelliCabin® System Secures Launch Customer

Vistara has selected BAE Systems’ IntelliCabin® in-flight entertainment (IFE) system, which provides inflight wireless streaming of preloaded content to customers’ personal electronic devices across…

Military Aviation News March 30, 2015

Mexico becomes launch customer for new Airbus C295W

Thanks to the winglets, the C295W will be able to transport more payload to a longer distance with around a 4% fuel savings, even in…

Military Aviation News, Space News, Xtra News Categories March 26, 2015

Ninth Boeing GPS IIF Reaches Orbit, Sends First Signals

Launch is first of three planned in 2015 Boeing Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites are steadily replenishing the orbiting constellation, continuing to improve reliability…

Military Aviation News March 10, 2015

Boeing, Saab Adapt Air Launched Small Bomb for Ground Launch

Test proves effectiveness of new rocket artillery capability Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Saab [Stockholm: SAAB] have proven that Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed…

Civilian aviation news February 23, 2015

China to launch test flights for C919 plane this year-Xinhua

(Reuters) – State-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) has completed the basic assembly of its medium-range C919 large passenger aircraft and is expected to…

Space News February 10, 2015

SpaceX tries again to launch observatory, land rocket at sea

(AP) — SpaceX is taking another stab Tuesday at launching an observatory into deep space and landing the booster that carries it up. The…

Space News January 7, 2015

2nd launch try for space station delivery set for Saturday

(AP) — SpaceX will try again Saturday to launch a load of groceries and other supplies to the International Space Station. The first attempt was…

Space News November 12, 2014

Boeing Stacks Two Satellites to Launch as a Pair

Boeing has successfully mated two 702SP (small platform) satellites in a stacked configuration in preparation for the first-ever conjoined satellite launch. The milestone is a…

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…

Space News September 23, 2014

ESA spaceplane on its way

The Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is ready to fly and left the Netherlands today for the launch site in French Guiana. In preparation for its arrival,…

Space News September 19, 2014

SpaceX aims to step up launch rate with next mission for NASA

(Reuters) – A cargo version of the spaceship being developed by privately owned Space Exploration Technologies is slated to launch early Saturday from Cape Canaveral…

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