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Civilian aviation news March 12, 2013

Ryanair to buy 200 Boeings in $18bn order

RYANAIR has placed an $18bn (€14bn) order with Boeing to buy up to 200 aircraft, the Irish Independent has learned. The mammoth order – due…

Space News March 11, 2013

Grasshopper Completes Highest Leap to Date

SpaceX On Thursday, March 7, 2013, SpaceX’s Grasshopper doubled its highest leap to date to rise 24 stories or 80.1 meters (262.8 feet), hovering for…

Civilian aviation news January 23, 2013

Still no timetable for returning Boeing 787 to flight

REUTERS Japanese regulators have joined their U.S. counterparts in all but ruling out overcharged batteries as the cause of recent fires on the Boeing Co…

Civilian aviation news August 2, 2012

A350 XWB “MSN1” flight-deck comes to life

Proving early readiness of aircraft systems a year before its first flight Airbus has successfully powered-up the flight-deck of A350 XWB “MSN1” for the first…

Civilian aviation news May 11, 2012

Boeing Solution Speeds Delivery of Critical Data to Flight Deck

Co-developed by Jeppesen and Boeing Information Services, application gives airlines a competitive edge ENGLEWOOD, Colo., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — A new flight data delivery …

General Aviation News May 2, 2012

Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1200G Engine Takes to the Skies:

The Pratt & Whitney PurePower® PW1200G engine successfully completed its first flight on April 30, launching the engine family’s flight test program. The PW1217G engine…

Military Aviation News March 27, 2012

U.S. and allies benefiting from spike in air-to-air missile sales

Reflecting a recent report on international arms transfers, one of the Navy’s oldest, affordable and most successful air-to-air missiles has seen heightened interest in foreign…

Military Aviation News March 2, 2012

Fifth generation fighters crucial to air superiority

3/2/2012 – WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force is the world’s most advanced air and space force and, with the integration of fifth generation aircraft,…

Military Aviation News February 3, 2012

Eleventh C-5B Inducted To Become Super Galaxy

MARIETTA, Ga., February 3, 2012 – Lockheed Martin inducted the 11th aircraft to the C-5M Super Galaxy production line on Feb. 1, 2012. Based…

Military Aviation News January 31, 2012

Russia to Modernize 30 Tupolev Tu-22M3 Bombers by 2020

About 30 Tu-22M3 strategic bombers from Russia’s Long Range Aviation fleet will be modernized by 2020, Russian Air Force spokesman Col. Vladimir Drik said on…

Military Aviation News January 26, 2012

Italian Air Force Eurofighters in air-to-air refuelling mission

Air-to-air refuelling is one of the daily training activities undertaken by Eurofighter Typhoon pilots. In this picture, taken during one of those missions in January…

Military Aviation News October 14, 2011

Sweden offers Gripen to Croatia

Today, the Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency (FXM) invited Croatian media to a press briefing in Zagreb to present the Swedish Gripen offer that…

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