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Military Aviation News February 24, 2009

Caribou retirement announced

After 45 years of proud service, the Air Force DHC-4 Caribou will retire at the end of this year. The announcement was made on 19…

Air Races News February 24, 2009

The Good life

Austriaâ€™s Arch savours life as World Champion and prepares title defence Life for Hannes Arch has not been quite the same since the Austrian ace…

General Aviation News, Spotters News February 24, 2009

Air Tattoo to mark NATO Anniversary

Organisers of this summerâ€™s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire are planning to continue their strong links with NATO by staging celebrations…

Space News February 24, 2009

NASA’s Launch Of Carbon-Seeking Satellite is Unsuccessful

WASHINGTON — NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite failed to reach orbit after its 4:55 a.m. EST liftoff Tuesday from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base. Preliminary…

Military Aviation News February 24, 2009

General Dynamics Awarded $39 Million for F-16 Ammunition Handling System Production

CHARLOTTE, N.C. â€“ General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin for production of F-16 Ammunition Handling Systems (AHS)….

Military Aviation News February 24, 2009

GE Selected for the AV-8B Harrier Technology

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GE Aviation has been awarded a development contract from the U.S. Navy for AV-8B aircraft radar display computers. The contract is valued…

Space News February 24, 2009

Watching Venus glow in the dark

24 February 2008 ESAâ€™s Venus Express spacecraft has observed an eerie glow in the night-time atmosphere of Venus. This infrared light comes from nitric oxide…

General Aviation News February 24, 2009

Cessna Names Authorized Citation Service Facilities

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, has appointed FLYINGGROUP in Belgium, TAIKO Jet SDN BHD in Malaysia and JetAlliance Technical Services GmbH…

Military Aviation News February 24, 2009

Boeing Statement on United Arab Emirates C-17 Announcement

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24, 2009 — The Boeing Company is pleased that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced its intent to acquire the C-17…

Civilian aviation news February 24, 2009

AW119 Helicopter in Spain

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that FAASA AviaciÃ³n of Spain has been appointed an authorised service station for its fleet of AW119…

Civilian aviation news February 24, 2009

AgustaWestland And Heli-One Sign Service Centre Network Agreement

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce it has signed a service centre network agreement with Heli-One of Canada. Under this agreement Heli-One will…

EXTRA NEWS February 23, 2009

AVRO VULCAN PENCILLED IN FOR THE PARIS AIR SHOW 2009

XH558 is the only airworthy Vulcan in the world. Restored to flight after nearly 15 years at a cost of Â£7million. She now faces grounding…

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