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Military Aviation News May 31, 2012

Lockheed Martin-Built Trident II D5 Missile’s Reliability Record Reaches 142 Successful Test Flights

The U.S. Navy conducted successful test flights April 14 and 16 of four Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missiles (FBMs) built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE:…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 21, 2012

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powers into service with record reliability

Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines powering the Boeing 787 Dreamliners operated by Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) have now completed 4000 flying hours in…

Civilian aviation news January 17, 2012

Airbus marks 2011 with record order and delivery numbers

A320neo outperforms as “fastest selling airliner ever” Airbus delivered 534 commercial aircraft to 88 customers (10 new) and booked 1,419 net orders in 2011, making…

General Aviation News October 12, 2011

Cessna Citation CJ2+ Gains World Speed Record

The National Aeronautic Association today presented a world speed record to Eric Norber for a flight from Reykjavik, Iceland, to London in July in a…

General Aviation News July 21, 2011

GULFSTREAM G150 SETS SPEED RECORD BETWEEN GANDER AND GENEVA

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.â€™s G150 demonstration aircraft recently set a world speed record between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, and Geneva, Switzerland, beating the existing record by 37…

Military Aviation News July 8, 2011

Lynx World Speed Record Helicopter Restored 25 Years On

After a four year restoration programme undertaken by a team of AgustaWestland apprentices, the record breaking Westland Lynx helicopter, which is still the official holder…

Civilian aviation news June 23, 2011

Airbus with new order record at Paris Air Show 2011

– Orders and Commitments worth US$72 billion – 730 Airbus aircraft from 16 customers – A320neo sees over 1,000 commitments since launch At the 49th…

General Aviation News January 20, 2011

Baltic Aviation Academy Expects 2011 to Be Another Record Year

Baltic Aviation Academy finished year 2010 by doubling itsâ€™ students numbers, training programs numbers and pilots training instructors numbers. Stressing its focus on foreign markets,…

General Aviation News January 19, 2011

FAA Announces Record Number of Laser Events in 2010

WASHINGTON â€“ The FAA announced today that in 2010, nationwide reports of lasers pointed at aircraft almost doubled from the previous year to more than…

Civilian aviation news January 17, 2011

Airbus hits new record aircraft deliveries in 2010

Airbus has increased its production output for the ninth year in a row and achieved a new company record of 510 (2009: 498) commercial aircraft…

General Aviation News July 27, 2010

X2 Technologyâ„¢ Demonstrator Achieves 225 Knots, Sets New Top Speed for Helicopter – Target Milestone of 250 Knots Looms in Q3 2010

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida – Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.â€™s X2 Technologyâ„¢ demonstrator today unofficially broke the speed record for rotorcraft, achieving a maximum speed of 225…

General Aviation News July 14, 2010

GULFSTREAM G450 SETS SPEED RECORD BETWEEN TOKYO AND HONG KONG

Aircraft Connects Asian Cities In Less Than Four Hours SAVANNAH, Ga., July 14, 2010 â€” A large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream G450 business jet recently established a…

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