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1st Full System Flight for Global Hawk UAS
2011-07-28 Read More...
Northrop Grumman's RQ-4B Block 40 Global Hawk Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) completed its first full system flight with the high performance AN/ZPY-2, also referred to as the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor.

1st EURO HAWK Touch Down
2011-07-25 Read More...
The EURO HAWK Developed and built for the German Ministry of Defence, The EURO HAWK is the first international derivative of the combat-proven, high-flying RQ-4 GLOBAL HAWK HALE

4 New Tornados to Boost UK’s Libya Strikes
2011-07-22 Read More...
Four Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4 fast jets have arrived at Gioia del Colle air base in southern Italy following last week's announcement that the additional aircraft will provide further support to UK operations over

1st Flight for 1st Boeing P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft
2011-07-21 Read More...
The first Boeing P-8A Poseidon production aircraft completed its first flight on July 7, taking off from Renton Field and landing 3 hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle.

Boeing EA-18G Growlers Complete 1st Combat Deployment
2011-07-20 Read More...
Boeing EA-18G Growlers operated by U.S. Navy electronic attack squadron VAQ-132 safely returned to their home

Mubadala Aerospace to Support Hamilton Sundstrand on Boeing 787
2011-07-15 Read More...
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation and Mubadala Aerospace have finalized a wide-ranging strategic agreement under which Mubadala Aerospace will be a key part of the support network for servicing Hamilton Sundstrand products and systems on the Boeing

Thales to Equip DGA's Mirage 2000Ds with GPS Receivers
2011-07-14 Read More...
Thales has been awarded a contract to supply more than 100 of its GNSS 1000-S GPS receivers to upgrade France’s fleet of Mirage 2000D aircraft within the framework of the French Army’s Global Navigation Satellite System equipment renovation

Hélidax Passes 20,000th Flight Hour with its EC120s
2011-07-11 Read More...
Hélidax, owned by DCI and INAER, has announced that it has passed the 20,000 flight hour mark with its fleet of Eurocopter EC120 Colibri aircraft—in under 13 months of

DAE Capital Cancels all Airbus Orders
2011-07-08 Read More...
DAE Capital cancelled its remaining backlog of aircraft orders with Airbus in the latest sign of disruption at the majority state-owned Dubai leasing company, Airbus data showed on

DCI Completes Major Overhaul on Qatar Gazelles
2011-06-28 Read More...
Since the signature of the contract with the Qatar Ministry of Defense two years ago, DCI was in charge of executing major overhaul on 11 Gazelle

Over 1,000 Orders for the Airbus A320neo
2011-06-27 Read More...
The unprecedented volume of A320neo orders and commitments announced during last week’s Paris Air Show has more than validated Airbus' decision to launch this enhanced fuel-efficient version of its single-aisle jetliner family.

Alenia Aeronautica: 10-Year Maintenance of NATO's AWACS
2011-06-27 Read More...
Alenia Aeronautica (a Finmeccanica company) has recently renewed the contract with the company

Boeing Delivers 777 Freighter to Etihad Crystal Cargo
2011-06-25 Read More...
Boeing announced the delivery of a 777 Freighter to Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Crystal Cargo.

Dubai Airport to Overtake Heathrow by 2015
2011-06-25 Read More...
Passenger volumes at Dubai International Airport are set to exceed 75 million by 2015, a top official of Dubai Airport

Gulf Air: First to Offer Broadband
2011-06-25 Read More...
Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, will become the first airline in the world to offer full on-board connectivity to passengers when it starts implementing the service from September this

Kuwait's Alafco to Buy 30 A320s & 6 A350s
2011-06-24 Read More...
Kuwait-based international leasing company, Alafco (Aviation Lease and Finance Company), signed an agreement for 6 additional Airbus A350 XWB (extra wide-body) aircraft, anticipating a surge in demand for larger aircraft

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