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Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News April 23, 2018

Ultra Long Range A350 XWB completes first flight

Singapore Airlines to resume world’s longest commercial flights The Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB, MSN 216, has successfully completed its first flight….

General Aviation News November 19, 2014

GULFSTREAM MANUFACTURES 100TH G650

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced today that it has manufactured the 100th G650. The ultra-long-range business jet was delivered to a customer on Nov. 14, 2014….

Civilian aviation news June 2, 2014

Airbus A350XWB embarks on Early Long Flights in typical operating conditions, with airline crew and Airbus employee passengers

2 June 2014 The Airbus A350 XWB has started a campaign of Early Long Flights with cabin crew and passengers. The A350 (MSN 002) test…

General Aviation News April 1, 2014

Cessna and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University sign long-term agreement including purchase of 57 Cessna Skyhawks

Cessna Aircraft Company, part of the Textron Aviation segment of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), announced today that it signed a long-term purchase agreement with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical…

Military Aviation News February 18, 2014

You can run, but you can’t hide

The Navy’s Infrared Search and Track (IRST), a passive, long-range sensor that searches for and detects heat sources, successfully completed its first flight aboard an…

Civilian aviation news February 13, 2014

Asian passengers shaping long haul economy air travel

New research shows comfort is key to Asian passengers 13 February 2014 Airbus today published a new research report about the comfort demands of Asian…

Civilian aviation news October 4, 2013

SAS finalizes Airbus long haul aircraft order

On 25 June 2013, SAS and Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the order of 12 new long haul aircraft. Today, SAS and Airbus…

Civilian aviation news September 25, 2013

Alitalia unlikely to be in for long haul without Air France: KLM

(Reuters) – Five years after Alitalia was rescued from bankruptcy, the options for the troubled Italian airline appear to be few: convince top shareholder Air…

Military Aviation News February 22, 2013

BAE Systems’ 155-mm Long Range Land Attack Projectile Aces Live Fire Tests

BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Corporation recently completed a series of successful guided flight tests for 155-mm Long Range Land Attack Projectiles (LRLAP) as part…

EXTRA NEWS, Military Aviation News August 9, 2012

First flight test successful for U.S. Army Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle air vehicle

For more than 90 minutes, Aug. 7, the hybrid air vehicle known as the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle stayed afloat above Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J….

Space News August 19, 2011

Chinese orbiter fails to enter orbit

China’s experimental satellite, which was launched by the Long March II-C rocket Thursday, failed to enter the designated orbit due to a rocket malfunction. The…