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7,000th Airbus aircraft delivered – an A321 to US Airways.
Airbus delivered today its 7,000th aircraft, an A321, to US Airways – the airlinethat operates the largest fleet of Airbus aircraft in the world – from the Airbus facility in Hamburg, Germany. This milestone comes just two years after the delivery of Airbus’ 6,000th aircraft which underlines the continued vibrancy of the commercial aviation sector…
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Cessna Delivers Two Caravans to AirGEO as Russian Market Grows.
Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, is celebrating delivery of two new Grand Caravans to AirGEO, a leading Russian operator of passenger and cargo services. Pana Poulios, Cessna’s European sales director for propeller aircraft, said: “We’re delighted AirGEO has chosen these aircraft, which will be based at Krasnoyarsk Yemelyanovo Airport in Siberia…
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PTANA (Professional Travel Agents of North America) Chooses SATA and the Azores for its 4th Annual Conference.
This choice – which was made unanimously – acknowledges SATA’s work in promoting the Azores, and is also an opportunity to showcase the features that make the island chain one of the world’s most engaging and beautiful destinations. Azores Express, a PTANA member since 2009, and Be Travel Group have carried out a number of…
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TAP is acclaimed by Belgian tourism professionals as one of the best.
Belgian Travel Magazine Awards TAP has been rated by Belgian tourism professionals as the third best airline operating medium-haul flights to the country. The distinction was awarded as part of the 14th Travel Awards competition organised by Travel Magazine, the most important Belgian travel journal, with TAP receiving third prize (in a tie with SAS)…
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EMBRAER ROLLS OUT LEGACY 500 EXECUTIVE JET.
First of three prototypes prepares for the next phase toward certification. Embraer rolled out its newest executive jet, the midsize Legacy 500, last December 23, from the production hangar at the São José dos Campos headquarters, in Brazil. This milestone rollout will allow development and test engineers to perform important ground tests, prior to the…
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FINAL GULFSTREAM G200 ROLLS OFF PRODUCTION LINE.
Capping a 14-year production run, the last super mid-size Gulfstream G200 business jet – the 250th – has rolled off the production line in Dallas. It will be replaced in the Gulfstream fleet by the all-new large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G280, which is scheduled to enter service in the first part of 2012. The G200 was…
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Boeing and Northrop Grumman GMD Team Receives Contract from US Missile Defense Agency.
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and industry partner Northrop Grumman Corporation [NYSE: NOC] have received the development and sustainment contract (DSC) from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States’ ballistic missile defense system. “Today’s award is the culmination of a two-year proposal process…
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Safran and Thales sign optronics partnership agreement.
Image via Wikipedia Thales and Safran today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create an equally-owned joint venture for optronics (electro-optical) systems and equipment. French defence minister Gérard Longuet attended the signing ceremony. Through this joint venture Thales and Safran will combine their respective areas of expertise in optronics, and expand their offering of products…
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Aviation Entrepreneur Steve Fulton Receives Museum of Flight Pathfinder Award.
The Museum of Flighthonors Pacific Northwest individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of the aerospace industry with its annual Pathfinder Award. In 2011 the Museum honored Aviation professional Steve Fulton during an event at the Museum of Flight on October 1. “It is a tremendous privilege to share the honor of being…
