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Upswing in Cargo Brightens Cautious Demand Outlook.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released traffic results for November 2012 which showed an improvement in both passenger and air freight demand. Air travel was 4.6% higher compared to November 2011, up on the October result of 2.9%. Air freight volumes edged up 1.6% over the same period after declining 2.6% in…
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New Directors Appointed for Three ISRO Centres.
New Directors Appointed for Three ISRO Centres Three centres of ISRO, viz., Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), with campuses in Thiruvananthapuram, Bangalore and Mahendragiri and Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, have new Directors (Mr. S. Ramakrishnan, Mr. M. Chandradathan and Dr. M.Y.S. Prasad respectively) from January 1, 2013. Mr. S. Ramakrishnan,…
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MEA firms up order for ten A320neo Family aircraft.
World’s most fuel efficient single aisle aircraft continues to attract new customers. Middle East Airlines-Air Liban (MEA), the flag carrier of Lebanon, has signed a firm contract for ten A320neo Family aircraft (five A321neo and five A320neo aircraft). This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding which was announced on 12th July 2012. MEA…
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Austrian takes off with new long-haul cabin.
First Boeing 777 equipped with state-of-the-art new long-haul cabin to take off as flight no. OS45 from Vienna to Malé later today • World-beating standards of travel comfort offered by new full-flat seats in Business Class, new Economy Class seats, and improved entertainment from redesigned inflight entertainment system After completing a successful test flight and…
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Lockheed Martin Canada Inc. To Acquire Engine Maintenance, Repair And Overhaul Assets.
Lockheed Martin Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT], announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets of the engine maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business of Aveos Fleet Performance, Inc., located in Montreal, Canada. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed and are not material…
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Rockwell Collins completes first HH-60G Avionics Communication Suite Upgrade for U.S. Air Force Air National Guard.
Rockwell Collins recently completed the first installation of the next generation ARC-210 Gen5 radio on an HH-60G Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) helicopter for the U.S. Air Force Air National Guard (ANG), a key milestone in the HH-60G Avionics Communications Suite Upgrade Program. The first HH-60G modification was completed on schedule at the Rockwell Collins…
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Lockheed Martin Team Passes Pre-Environmental Review for Solar Ultraviolet Imager for Goes-R Satellite Series.
The Lockheed Martin team, awarded a contract by NASA in 2007 to design and build the Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-R Series, has met the requirements of a Pre-Environmental Review (PER). The review was held in November at the Lockheed Martin Space Systems Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Palo…
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Boeing Completes 2012 with Record-Setting Performance.
Boeing (NYSE: BA) booked 1,203 net commercial airplane orders in 2012, the second-largest number in company history. The company also delivered 601 airplanes, the most since 1999. Boeing’s unfilled commercial airplane orders at the end of the year stood at 4,373, the most in company history. “Our employees rose to the challenge of executing several…
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CIT adds ten A350 XWB aircraft to its portfolio.
Repeat order from top lessor confirms strong market demand for A350 XWB CIT Group Inc. (NYSE CIT), a global leader in transportation finance has placed a firm order for 10 A350-900s. This is the second time CIT has ordered A350 XWBs and brings the lessor’s total backlog for the type to 15. “This order for…
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Hawaiian to Add Fleet of Long-Range, Single-Aisle Aircraft
Deliveries of New Airbus A321neo Aircraft Starting in 2017 Hawaiian Airlines today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with airframe manufacturer Airbus to acquire 16 new A321neo aircraft between 2017 and 2020, with rights to purchase an additional nine aircraft. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130107/LA37625) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040827/LAF044LOGO) The long-range, single-aisle aircraft will complement Hawaiian’s existing fleet of wide-body, twin-aisle aircraft used…
