Boeing Breaks Ground on Second 787 Assembly Line in North Charleston, SC.
20-Nov-09 12:11:30 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Boeing (NYSE: BA) today held a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for the second final assembly site for the 787 Dreamliner program at its Boeing C harleston facility. The facility also will have the capability to support the testing and delivery of airplanes. |
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Airbus Wins Commitments Worth USD 5.3 Billion at Dubai Air Show.
20-Nov-09 12:11:08 During the 2009 Dubai Air Show, Airbus announced commitments across its broad product range covering a total of 33 aircraft, valued at over US$5.3 billion. These commitments include firm orders for 15 aircraft worth more than US$3.6 billion, plus memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreements for a further 18 aircraft totalling around $1.7 billion. |
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Delta Offers Japan Airlines $1 bil.
20-Nov-09 12:10:40 The airline and its SkyTeam Alliance partners are making a $1 bil offer to lure struggling Japan Airlines from its affiliation with American Airlines (AMR). Delta’s (DAL) offer includes a $500 mil capital investment, $300 mil in short-term revenue guarantees, and $200 mil in asset-backed financing for JAL... |
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Airbus, Boeing Wooing United Airlines for Plane Order.
20-Nov-09 12:10:25 United Airlines is close to placing its first aircraft order in more than a decade and has narrowed its search to two groundbreaking airplanes: Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner or Airbus’ counterpart, the A350-XWB, sources told the Tribune... |
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Boeing on Track to Launch First 787 Dreamliner Flight by End-2009.
20-Nov-09 12:10:09 SINGAPORE: US aircraft-maker Boeing said it is on track to launch the first flight of its long-delayed 787 Dreamliner by the end of this year. Randy J Tinseth, vice president, Marketing (Commercial Planes), Boeing, said: "We continue to target the first flight of the airplane by the end of the year. We’re on track to do that. We have a great deal of work that’s yet to be done. Once that first airplane flies, we go into about an eight or nine month flight test programme.".. |
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U.S. Air Force Awards $302.9M Contract to Northrop Grumman for Five UAVs.
20-Nov-09 12:09:46 SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE): The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a $302.9 million fixed price incentive fee contract for five RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Under the Lot 7 production contract, the company will build two Block 30 systems and three Block 40 systems for the 303d Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio... |
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Africa Will Spend $112 Billion on Aircraft by 2028, Airbus Says.
20-Nov-09 12:09:08 (Bloomberg): African airlines will need 959 large aircraft at a cost of about $112 billion between now and 2028 as annual passenger growth increases faster than the global average, Airbus SAS said... |
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Boeing Laser Systems Destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Tests.
20-Nov-09 12:06:04 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). |
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First Boeing 747-8 Freighter Leaves Paint Hangar.
20-Nov-09 12:05:36 EVERETT, Wash. (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Boeing (NYSE: BA) moved the first 747-8 Freighter out of the paint hangar in Everett, Wash., Tuesday night sporting a special "light" livery. Painted white with blue accents, the 747-8 Freighter unveiled a new twist on the Boeing Commercial Airplanes livery. It features an oversized "8" on the background of the tail as well as "747-8" on the belly. |
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FAA: Unmanned And Commercial Aircraft Don't Mix -- Yet.
20-Nov-09 11:15:16 While the number of permitted unmanned aircraft operations in commercial airspace has tripled since 2007, the Federal Aviation Administration says routine drone access to civilian airspace is years away. The level of technical maturity isn’t where it needs to be for full operation in the National Airspace System,” FAA administrator J. Randolph Babbitt told a meeting of aerospace executives this week in Scottsdale, AZ... |
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Astronaut's Cookbook Dishes On Cosmic Cuisine.
18-Nov-09 01:00:00 Tang souffl�’ perhaps? Yum. A new book out this week will tell you everything you wanted to know about cooking and eating in space. The Astronaut’s Cookbook - Tales, Recipes, and More - penned by NASA veterans Charles Bourland and Gregory Vogt offers up a number of recipes as well a history of space feasting just in time for Thanksgiving, if you are so inclined... |
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Boeing, Air Algerie Announce Order for Seven 737-800s.
17-Nov-09 10:07:20 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Air Algerie announced an order for seven Next-Generation 737-800s today at Dubai Airshow 2009. |
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Boeing, Tassili Airlines Celebrate First Order for Boeing Airplanes.
17-Nov-09 10:05:14 DUBAI (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Tassili Airlines of Algeria placed its first order for Boeing (NYSE: BA) airplanes with a signed deal for four Next-Generation 737-800s, announced today at Dubai Airshow 2009. |
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Lockheed Martin Flies Optimized Conventional F-35.
16-Nov-09 18:43:20 FORT WORTH, Texas (PRNewswire): Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) first optimized conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) F-35 Lightning II fighter made its inaugural flight on Saturday, Nov. 14, the fourth F-35 to begin flight operations. |
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FAA Finalizes Changes in Hudson River Airspace to Enhance Safety.
16-Nov-09 18:42:55 WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today finalized a federal rule, effective November 19, 2009, that will enhance safety by separating low-altitude, local aircraft flights over the Hudson River from flights transiting through the river airspace. "Better separation of aircraft means a higher margin of safety," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "These new rules will ensure that aircraft can operate safely in the busy Hudson River airspace." |
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Congressional GA Caucus Formed in the House of Representatives and Senate.
16-Nov-09 18:42:34 We are pleased to inform you that the Congressional General Aviation (GA) Caucus was recently formed in the U.S. House and Senate. The House GA Caucus, which was founded by Representatives Alan Boyd (D-FL) and Vernon Ehlers (R-MI) on April 7, 2009, has grown to over 80 Members in just a few short months and has already played a pivotal role in shaping legislation that supports and protects the general aviation community in a variety of areas. In addition, Senators Mike Johanns (R-NE) and Mark Begich (D-AK) founded the Senate General Aviation Caucus on September 28, 2009, and in just a few weeks the Senate Caucus has recruited 18 members... |
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Boeing Completes Side-of-Body Installations on Two More 787 Dreamliners.
16-Nov-09 10:21:16 EVERETT, Wash. (PRNewswire-FirstCall): Boeing (NYSE: BA) has completed installing reinforcements within the side-of-body section of two more 787 Dreamliners. Over the weekend, employees at Boeing’s facility in Everett, Wash., finished reinforcing the full-scale static test airframe and the second Dreamliner designated for flight test. Installations were completed Nov. 11 on the first flight-test airplane. |
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Military Wants Lightweight Fiber Lasers For Unmanned Aircraft.
16-Nov-09 10:19:20 Military researchers are looking for a 22lb laser that can fit and operate in high-altitude unmanned aircraft. As you might suspect, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is behind the laser building project known as the Fiber Laser Pulsed Source (FILPS) program that could end up being used in a number of applications from drone communications and targeting to weapons... |
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Boeing Receives Contract to Develop Miniature Weapon Technology.
12-Nov-09 10:52:43 ST. LOUIS: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] received a $500,000 U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract on Sept. 30 for the first phase of a program to demonstrate miniature weapon technology for use on unmanned airborne vehicles (UAV). |
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Alcohol Tests Catch 11 Pilots a Year.
12-Nov-09 10:42:20 Nearly a dozen U.S. commercial pilots a year test positive for alcohol while attempting to fly, according to federal aviation regulators who are investigating the latest incident in London this week... |
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Cirrus Lays Off 58.
12-Nov-09 10:41:42 DULUTH, Minn. (AP): Cirrus Aircraft says it laid off 58 production employees to better position itself for next year. The airplane maker said 32 workers were cut in Grand Forks and 26 at its headquarters in Duluth, Minn. It said the cuts put its total work force at about 550, down from about 1,300 in August last year... |
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FAA Issues Special Airworthiness Bulletin on Zodiac CH601XL and CH650 Aircrafts.
12-Nov-09 10:41:24 EAA is urging owners of Zodiac CH601XL and CH650 aircraft to not fly those airplanes until wing maintenance is completed to comply with the FAA’s Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin released today... |
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Two-Step Process Now Available for E-LSA Trainers.
12-Nov-09 10:40:54 There’s good news for experimental light-sport aircraft (E-LSA) owners and operators who use their aircraft for primary training. The FAA has provided a method to Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) that will allow them to issue a Letter of Deviation Authority (LODA) for E-LSA that have already had their airworthiness certificates amended. This two-step process provides a way for E-LSA to continue flying and for some operators to continue offering flight training if desired... |
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Commercial Space Operations Sseeing Big Cash Infusion.
12-Nov-09 09:41:25 While there are still tons of economic problems around the globe, the commercial space industry seems to be avoiding at least some of those bumps as a new study shows the total investment in that industry has risen by 20% since January 2008, reaching a total of $1.46 billion... |
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Savoring a New Design.
08-Nov-09 07:00:00 A very short span cantilevered high wing, extra-wide cabin with tandem seating, welded steel tube fuselage inside a fiberglass faring with a metal wing filled as smooth as any composite wing, appearing like so many tricycle-geared European S-LSA entrants, until you look in the cooling inlets and see an 0-320! What could this possibly be?.. |
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Oscar-Worthy Electra.
07-Nov-09 07:00:00 When Joe Shepherd of Fayetteville, Ga., traded a Cessna 195 for a Lockheed 12A Electra Junior in 1988, he never thought that he’d spend 18 years restoring the airplane. And he certainly never expected to find himself sweating in its cockpit on a hot summer day, wearing a wig and scarf intended to make him look, from a distance, like Amelia Earhart... |
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New A330-200 Freighter Takes To The Skies.
06-Nov-09 11:18:33 KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The new dedicated freighter variant of the successful A330 Family took to the skies Friday during a four-hour maiden flight over Toulouse. This milestone marks the start of a 180-hour flight-test and certification campaign and paves the way for first delivery of the type to launch operator, Etihad Crystal Cargo, in the summer of 2010... |
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Air New Zealand To Buy 14 New Airbus A320 Aircraft.
06-Nov-09 11:16:18 WELLINGTON (Dow Jones): National carrier Air New Zealand Ltd. (AIR.NZ) said Tuesday that it will consolidate its short-range fleet around Airbus aircraft after a hard-fought contest with rival Boeing Co. (BA), amid delays in orders for the U.S. manufacturer’s new 787 long-range plane... |
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Airline Agent Denies Man Seat for Fashion Choice.
06-Nov-09 11:15:28 An agent working for United Airlines last month has apparently watched “What Not to Wear” too many times, because he denied a vice president from Best Buy a first-class seat over his choice of wardrobe. The offensive clothing choice? A tracksuit... |
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New Program Helps Pilots Keep Medicals.
06-Nov-09 11:15:10 Few things are more important to a pilot than his or her medical certificate. That’s why AOPA created the Medical Services Program, which launched Nov. 5 at AOPA Aviation Summit. The plan is part of a redoubled focus on health issues, which includes the first-ever Health Pavilion, also at Summit... |
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Seatbelt Airbags Provide Improved Safety for Aircraft Passengers.
06-Nov-09 11:14:36 PHOENIX (BUSINESS WIRE): Seatbelt airbags are making headlines: yesterday Ford Motor Co. announced it plans to introduce seatbelt airbags in the back seat of the 2011 Ford Explorer. Last week, a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulation took effect that is prompting many airlines to install seatbelt airbags in new aircraft to meet compliance... |
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Airplane Part Falls Onto NY Home's Front Lawn.
06-Nov-09 11:13:52 ROOSEVELT, N.Y.: An airplane part fell from the sky and landed on the front lawn of a home on Long Island, New York. Authorities are looking into how it happened. Residents called police Thursday evening to report a suspicious object on the home’s lawn in Roosevelt... |
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Airborne Lasers Make High-Speed Military Network Zip.
06-Nov-09 10:05:06 Ultra-high bandwidth lasers on manned and unmanned aircraft could soon be blasting military voice, video and data across the skies and to the ground if a hybrid optical laser system currently undergoing test pans out. The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully tested high data-rate experiments using a free-space optical laser link, to send data across almost 22 miles from about 10,000 ft, in the air and on the ground, without interference at about 3Gbps, the Air Force stated... |
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Air Force: US Decades Behind On Satellite Protection.
06-Nov-09 10:04:00 Too little is known about what potential foes have placed into space and how much space debris is threatening to damage American orbiters. And the US needs to deploy more space sensors, satellites and satellite protection and quickly: “We are decades behind where we should be, in my view." That was the conclusion of the chief of US Strategic Command Gen. Kevin Chilton in a speech this week and whose mission is to protect all military things in space and cyberspace... |
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