INTERNATIONAL AVIATION NEWS

Raytheon Wins $39.6 Million US Navy Contract for AIM-9X

Marcel van Leeuwen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:19:34 +0000

The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) a $39.6 million contract for Fiscal Year 2012 production and delivery of the AIM-9X Block II infrared-guided air-to-air missile. The contract, which modifies a previously awarded contract, was announced on Jan. 31 by the Department of Defense. Raytheon press release Posts Related to Raytheon Wins $39.6 Million [...]

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OceanAir signs multiyear Landing Gear Overhaul deal with Fokker Services

Marcel van Leeuwen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:04:39 +0000

Fokker Services has signed a multi-year agreement with OceanAir Linhas Aereas S.A., doing business as Avianca in Brazil to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services on the airline’s Goodrich Fokker 100 LDG landing gear. With this agreement OceanAir follows other operators in reserving capacity for their F100 LDG overhauls for the upcoming overhaul peak. Fokker [...]

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ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean

Marcel van Leeuwen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:02:06 +0000

ESA’s Mars Express radar gives strong evidence for former Mars ocean ESA’s Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it has detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor within the boundaries of previously identified, ancient shorelines on Mars. The MARSIS radar was deployed in 2005 and [...]

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EMBRAER PRESENTS ITS LARGEST FLEET OF JETS AT THE 2012 SINGAPORE AIRSHOW

Marcel van Leeuwen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:55:08 +0000

The EMBRAER 190, Lineage 1000 and Legacy 650 make their Singapore Airshow debut Embraer will present its largest fleet of jets at the 2012 Singapore Airshow, to be held from 14 to 19 February at the Changi Exhibition Center (CEC). Five Embraer jets from the Company’s Commercial Aviation and Executive Jet divisions will be on [...]

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Fuselage Problems Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Rob Vogelaar — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:51:45 +0000

Boeing identified a production problem in the rear section of some of its 787 Dreamliner jets but that the issue posed no short-term safety concern. After Boeing discovered the problem of its 787 Dreamliner, the company ordered to inspect its Dreamliner. Separation of a jet’s composite skin is a risk unique to the Dreamliner [...]

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FIRST ENGINE RUN FOR THE LEGACY 500

Rob Vogelaar — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:24:50 +0000

Embraer’s advanced midsize jet completes successful power test. São José dos Campos, Brazil, February 6, 2012 – Embraer performed the Legacy 500 first engine run on January 17, at the Company’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. This was the second major milestone in the development of the midsize executive jet program, following the [...]

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Air Nostrum receives its 75th Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

Rob Vogelaar — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:19:19 +0000

Bombardier Aerospace and Air Nostrum of Valencia, Spain on Friday celebrated the delivery of the airline’s 75th Bombardier commercial aircraft at Bombardier’s Mirabel facility in Québec, where the CRJ aircraft are manufactured. The aircraft, a CRJ1000 NextGen regional jet, was accepted by Miguel Ángel Falcón, General Manager, Air Nostrum. The 75th aircraft follows nine CRJ1000 NextGen, [...]

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Airbus to showcase latest products at Singapore Airshow

Rob Vogelaar — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:12:21 +0000

Highlighting civil and military products / ACJ318 on static display 6 February 2012 Airbus will be a major participant at this year’s Singapore Airshow, showcasing both its commercial and military transport products. The show takes place at Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore, 14 – 19 February 2012. Centre-stage at the Airbus exhibit, located at the stand [...]

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Air Namibia expands fleet with order for two A319s

Rob Vogelaar — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:07:39 +0000

Airbus eco-efficient aircraft to replace 737-500s 6 February 2012 Air Namibia, the Windhoek based national airline of the Republic of Namibia, has ordered two new Airbus A319 aircraft. Seating 112 passengers in a two class layout, the aircraft will bring new levels of comfort to regional routes from Windhoek to other major African cities. Air [...]

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Hungarian Airlines Malev ceases operations

Rob Vogelaar — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:13:09 +0000

Hungary’s national carrier ceased operations, grounded all its flights and stranded more than 7,000 passengers. After its financial situation became unsustainable. Malev, the Hungarian flag carrier with a fleet of 22 aircraft, is in bankruptcy protection and desperately drawing up a restructuring plan in the hope of attracting an investor. International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) [...]

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Heavy Ions Killed Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt

Rob Vogelaar — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:50:22 +0000

Russian Mars probe Phobos-Grunt was lost because space radiation disrupted its computer system, a commission investigating the incident said on Friday. The investigation found no faults with the spacecraft’s hardware, the commission said in a summary of its report, released on the website of the Federal Space Agency. Phobos-Grunt, Russia’s first interplanetary probe in years, [...]

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Sukhoi Superjet 100 gets Type Certificate from EASA

Rob Vogelaar — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:01 +0000

February 3, 2012, Moscow – The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued today its Type Certificate A-176 for the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (model RRJ-95B). This certificate recognizes that the SSJ100 aircraft demonstrated compliance with the EASA airworthiness and environmental requirements. The recognition allows the European airlines, as well as those airlines operating in countries which [...]

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