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Military Aviation News September 3, 2009

Afghan C-27A program takes flight

9/3/2009Â -Â KABUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Afghanistan (AFNS) Â –Â Test pilots, engineers and ground crews from Alenia North America performed an initial test flight of the first of 20…

Civilian aviation news September 3, 2009

EMBRAER DELIVERS FIRST EMBRAER 170 JET TO BRITISH AIRWAYS

Â Â SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, September 3, 2009Â Â Â Â Embraer delivers the first EMBRAER 170 jet, today, at its headquarters in SÃ£o JosÃ© dos…

Space News September 3, 2009

Discovery Astronauts to Make Second Spacewalk Today

Todayâ€™s wakeup song was â€œThere is a Godâ€ by 33 Miles, played for Mission Specialist Patrick Forrester at 12:30 p.m. EDT. NASA Television will air…

Civilian aviation news September 3, 2009

Fuel leak forces Qantas emergency landing in Perth

Photo: ArchiveA QANTAS jumbo jet – the same plane involved in a mid-air explosion last July – has made an emergency landing in Perth. The…

Military Aviation News September 2, 2009

Navy welcomes new trainer aircraft

NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Inclement weather may have darkened the skies but failed to dim the enthusiasm of the more than 150…

General Aviation News September 2, 2009

EMBRAERâ€™S ECC LEASING DELIVERS ERJ 145 JET TO FEDERAL POLICE

Aircraft configured with 50 seats will be used for operational missions SÃ£o JosÃ© dos Campos, September 2, 2009 â€“ ECC Leasing Company Limited, a wholly…

Civilian aviation news September 2, 2009

Cessna Delivers First Citation X Retrofitted With Winglets

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today announced the delivery of the first Cessna Citation X to be fitted with Elliptical Winglets….

Civilian aviation news September 2, 2009

Turkmenistan Airlines Announce Order for Three Next-Generation 737’s

SEATTLE, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) today confirmed an order for three Next-Generation 737s by Turkmenistan’s national flag carrier Turkmenistan Airlines. The order…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News September 2, 2009

Boeing Hangs GEnx-2B Engines on the 747-8 Freighter

EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) continues to make progress on the assembly of the 747-8 Freighter, as mechanics completed the installation…

Space News September 1, 2009

NASA’s Orion Spacecraft Passes Significant Design Milestone

HOUSTON — NASA has taken a major step toward building the next crew exploration vehicle by completing the Orion Project’s preliminary design review, or PDR….

Military Aviation News September 1, 2009

Boeing, Lockheed Martin, US Army Mark 10 Years of PAC-3 Missile Seeker Production

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 1, 2009Â — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today marked the 10th anniversary of its production of the seeker for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)…

Military Aviation News September 1, 2009

Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser Defeats Ground Target in Flight Test

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 1, 2009Â — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force on Aug. 30 defeated a ground target from the air…

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