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Boeing Celebrates Delivery of 50th 747-8.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) celebrated the 50th delivery of a 747-8 today. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the launch customer of the passenger version, took delivery of the milestone aircraft almost one year after the first revenue flight of the 747-8 Intercontinental. It is the airline’s seventh 747-8 and its 82nd 747. “Lufthansa is very proud to have…
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ICAO and Canada Sign New Supplementary Agreement.
Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird (seated, left) signs the new ICAO Supplementary Agreement on behalf of the Canadian Government while ICAO Secretary General Raymond Benjamin (seated, right) signs on behalf of ICAO. Also present on the occasion are ICAO Council President Roberto Kobeh González (centre) Quebec International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade Minister…
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AERONAUTICAL ACCESSORIES ADDS NEW BELL 407 ITEMS.
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced two new accessories for the Bell 407 including a self-sealing fuel cell kit and a passenger ballistic protection system. The new products will be distributed under Bell Helicopters‘s Aeronautical Accessories brand. The Bell 407 Self-Sealing Fuel Cell Kit is an alternative to the Bell 407 standard…
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Landsat 8 Satellite Begins Watch.
NASA transferred operational control Thursday of the Landsat 8 satellite to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in a ceremony in Sioux Falls, S.D. The event marks the beginning of the satellite’s mission to extend an unparalleled four-decade record of monitoring Earth’s landscape from space. Landsat 8 is the latest in the Landsat series of remote-sensing…
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Pilatus introduces connected flight deck for PC-12 NG.
In support of current and future customers, Pilatus Aircraft Ltd recently released a series of wireless aircraft interface applications to enhance the operational experience of PC-12 NG operators. The new Connected Flight Deck and Wireless FastLoad System is a set of four innovative iPad applications that interface with a wireless gateway system onboard the PC-12…
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NBAA Business Aviation Regional Forum Returns to White Plains.
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) will highlight opportunities to expand the important economic contributions of business aviation activity at Westchester County Airport (HPN) to the White Plains, NY area, already estimated at more than $613 million annually for direct and secondary employment alone, at the Association’s day-long Business Aviation Regional Forum. The NBAA Business…
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Brand New A320 Aircraft “P.Yablochkov” Joins Aeroflot Fleet.
On April 24, 2013 Aeroflot took delivery of A320 airplane made by Airbus. The aircraft is named in honor of Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov, Russian electrical engineer and inventor of the “Yablochkov candle” – the earliest commercially successful electric carbon arc lamp. Now the Aeroflot fleet counts 85 A319/320/321 aircraft with the average airplane age of…
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US Airways Outlines Case For Brazil Routes With U.S. Department Of Transportation.
US Airways (NYSE: LCC) has filed a supplement to its March 4application with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for the rights to operate daily, year-round service between Sao Paulo, Brazil and the airline’s hubs in Charlotte, N.C. and Philadelphia. “US Airways’ application injects important new competition into a highly regulated market,” said Senior Vice President, Marketing and Planning Andrew Nocella.…
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AEGEAN – Press conference Rhodes 25.4.2013.
AEGEAN confirmed its key decision to continue in 2013 to support in practice the development of the Greek regions and Greek tourism, with the presentation today in Rhodes of its new flight schedule. The new flight schedule of AEGEAN from Rhodes and Kos was presented by the company’s Management in a press conference, attended by…
