Tag Archive for ‘Toulouse’
Mission accomplished for ATV Edoardo Amaldi.
ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle cargo ferry, Edoardo Amaldi, completed the final part of its highly successful six-month servicing mission to the International Space Station by reentering the atmosphere today and burning up as planned over an uninhabited area of the southern Pacific ocean. Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATVs) are the most complex space… Read More ›
Avation Plc takes delivery of its first ATR 72-600 in Asia Pacific region.
The first ATR 72-600 turboprop aircraft destined for the Asia Pacific Region was delivered today to the leasing company Avation Plc, as part of an agreement with Australian regional carrier Skywest Airlines and Virgin Australia. The aircraft was received by Avation’s Chief Operating Officer, Rod Mahoney, at ATR’s manufacturing facility in Toulouse, France. Avation Plc… Read More ›
Front section for first flyable A350 XWB arrives at Toulouse FAL.
Airbus has delivered the front fuselage for the first flyable A350 XWB (MSN1) to the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse (France). The impressive 21 metre long section is already equipped with its systems and was flown in from Airbus’ site in Saint-Nazaire (France) by the Airbus Beluga transport aircraft. The A350… Read More ›
