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Boeing & WCAA to Offer Int’l Chinook Maintenance Training
2011-10-05 Read More...
Boeing signed a teaming agreement with the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) - a subsidiary of the Netherlands' World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA) - to establish a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook helicopter maintenance training facility near the

Pratt&Whitney’s 1st PurePower Engine Concludes Testing
2011-10-05 Read More...
Ground testing of Pratt & Whitney's first PW1200G family engine - the PW1217G engine for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) - recently concluded.

Gulf Air Visits Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation
2011-10-04 Read More...
A delegation from Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, recently discussed ways to strengthen relationship with the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia during a visit to GACA office in

Qatar Airways Receives 100th Airplane
2011-10-03 Read More...
Qatar Airways received its 100th airliner, a 777-200LR (longer range), from Boeing at a ceremony held in Everett,

Abu Dhabi to Host Global Aerospace Summit 2012
2011-10-03 Read More...
Heads of leading aerospace teaching and research facilities, as well as CEOs from the world’s leading airlines and aircraft manufacturers, will hold strategic level discussions at an upcoming summit in Abu

Boeing KC-46 Tanker Completes Review
2011-09-30 Read More...
The Boeing KC-46 Tanker program successfully completed its Integrated Baseline Review (IBR) with the U.S. Air Force on 24 August at the Boeing program headquarters in

Eurocopter’s EC225 Logs 1,000 Hours of Training
2011-09-30 Read More...
Eurocopter’s latest high-fidelity helicopter training device, the EC225 simulator at its new North Sea Service Centre in Aberdeen, Scotland offers unmatched training opportunities for helicopter

Goodrich to Upgrade Gulf Air's A330s In-Flight Entertainment
2011-09-29 Read More...
Goodrich Corporation has been selected by Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air to provide high density Video Reproducer Units (VRU) to upgrade the airline's Airbus A330 fleet in-flight entertainment

Etihad Wins “Airline of the Year” Award
2011-09-28 Read More...
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been named Airline of the Year in the 2011 TTG Travel

Airbus Foresees Demand for 27,800 Aircraft by 2030
2011-09-21 Read More...
In the midst of troubled financial markets, Airbus foresees strong ongoing demand for commercial

FLIR & Harris Support Tier II ARES’ Flight
2011-09-12 Read More...
Partnering with Aurora Aerospace, and VDOS LLC, FLIR Systems announced the successful flight of the Tier II ARES Multi-Mission UAS simultaneously with FLIR's Star SAFIRE(r) 380-HD camera and multiple Harris Communications radios.

ATK Inaugurates its Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence
2011-09-01 Read More...
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) celebrated the grand opening of its new Aircraft Commercial Center of Excellence (ACCE) facility in Clearfield, Utah - less than one year after the announcement of the expansion.

Boeing’s New 787 Dreamliner Receives FAA, EASA Certification
2011-08-30 Read More...
Boeing received certification for the all-new 787 Dreamliner from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) during a ceremony at the company's Everett, Wash.,

Rohde & Schwarz Wins VHF-UHF Emergency Radio System Contract
2011-08-26 Read More...
Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd was awarded a contract from the Aircraft Carrier Alliance (ACA) for the production phase of the VHF and UHF Emergency Radio System for both Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) aircraft

Saudi Arabia May Open Skies to Gulf Airliners
2011-08-19 Read More...
Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) is still studying a plan that would allow Gulf airline companies to operate domestic flights in the Kingdom, an official said earlier this

Eurocopter at MAKS 2011
2011-08-18 Read More...
Eurocopter is highlighting the capabilities of its helicopter product line for the Russian and CIS market during its participation at MAKS Aviasalon industry event, being held at Zhukovsky Airfield near Moscow from 16-21 August

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