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BOEING, EMBRAER AND SÃO PAULO RESEARCH FOUNDATION TO LEAD AVIATION BIOFUELS PROGRAM IN BRAZIL
Boeing [NYSE:BA], Embraer [NYSE: ERJ] and the São Paulo State Research Foundation (FAPESP) today announced plans to collaborate on long-term aviation biofuels-related research and development, a move that represents another major step toward the creation of a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Brazil. Azul, GOL, TAM and Trip airlines will be strategic advisors in the…
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AgustaWestland and United Rotorcraft Sign Cooperation Agreement for the AW169 Helicopter.
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce the signing of a non exclusive agreement with United Rotorcraft, an Air Methods division, to design, an air ambulance interior concept for the AW169 helicopter. The agreement includes AgustaWestland providing United Rotorcraft a full scale cabin Mock-up of the AW169 aircraft for design and full integration of…
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GULFSTREAM G650 MOVES CLOSER TO 2012 ENTRY-INTO-SERVICE
Three Aircraft Moving To Final-Phase Manufacturing Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s ultra-large-cabin, ultra-long-range G650 has moved several steps closer to its anticipated certification later this year after completing tests of its fly-by-wire system, engine inlet compatibility and operation in hot weather, among other tests. As of Oct. 5, the four aircraft in the flight-test program had accumulated…
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TAM finalizes order for 32 A320 Family aircraft, including 22 A320neo
Biggest Airbus operator in Southern Hemisphere adds most eco-efficient aircraft to its fleet TAM Airlines, Brazil’s largest airline has finalized a purchase agreement for 32 eco-efficient Airbus A320 aircraft, comprising of 22 A320neo and 10 A320 Family aircraft. The order follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed last February. Engine selection will be announced by the…
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Boeing Completes Delivery of RAAF Super Hornets Ahead of Schedule
Four new Boeing [NYSE: BA] F/A-18F Super Hornets joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Super Hornet fleet at RAAF Base Amberley today, completing delivery of all 24 RAAF Super Hornets ahead of contract schedule. The arrival at the base was marked by the four new Super Hornets joining 16 other RAAF F/A-18Fs for a…
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Cessna Citation CJ2+ Gains World Speed Record
The National Aeronautic Association today presented a world speed record to Eric Norber for a flight from Reykjavik, Iceland, to London in July in a Cessna Citation CJ2+. The speed record — 2:48:14 — was over a recognized course for a jet aircraft between 3,000 and 6,000 kilograms (FAI code C, C-1, e, III). The…
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Hawker Beechcraft Limited in UK Designated Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) today announced its factory-owned service center in Chester, U.K., Hawker Beechcraft Limited, has been authorized as an EASA Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) under Part M Subpart G with Subpart I privileges. This new organizational structure introduces the ability to issue and extend an Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC) that…
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Air France and Airbus undertake green commercial flight.
Flight CO2 emissions halved Air France and Airbus have completed the world’s greenest commercial flight by combining the latest fuel and air traffic management technologies. The flight from Toulouse-Blagnac to Paris-Orly using an Airbus A321 has been able to demonstrate the cutting in half of CO2 emitted compared to a regular flight. The (AF6129) commercial…
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Boeing Delivers 50,000th CSEL Search and Rescue Communications System.
CSEL is Defense Department‘s program of record for combat search and rescue communications HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Oct. 19, 2011 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered the 50,000th Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) combat search and rescue communications system to the U.S. joint services. The expanded use of this system will greatly enhance the…
