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Engine-failure simulation led to Airnorth EMB-120 crash – report
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 23 febbraio 2012 alle ore 02:08
A fatal crash involving an Airnorth Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Australia's Darwin Airport in 2010 has resulted in the airline moving the majority of its EMB-120 pilot training and proficiency checks to the ground Leggi il resto...
Engine-failure simulation led to Airnorth EMB-120 crash – report
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 23 febbraio 2012 alle ore 02:08
A fatal crash involving an Airnorth Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Australia's Darwin Airport in 2010 has resulted in the airline moving the majority of its EMB-120 pilot training and proficiency checks to the ground Leggi il resto...
Cebu Pacific inks operating leases for four A330s
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 22 febbraio 2012 alle ore 18:09
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has inked operating leases with CIT Aerospace for four new Airbus A330-300 aircraft for its long-haul operations. The aircraft, to be delivered between 2013 and 2014, will be powered Leggi il resto...
Sweden’s Applied Composites to make prototype KF-X radome
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 22 febbraio 2012 alle ore 10:09
South Korea's LIG Nex1 has appointed Sweden's Applied Composites AB (ACAB) to develop a prototype radome for Seoul's KF-X indigenous fighter programme. "We are very proud of and pleased with the contract from LIG Leggi il resto...
Formal proposal submitted for Indian carriers to import fuel
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 18 febbraio 2012 alle ore 18:09
India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has submitted a formal proposal to the Ministry of Commerce to allow local carriers to import jet fuel directly. Air turbine fuel (ATF) prices in India are up to 40% higher than Leggi il resto...
SpaceX, Orbital Sciences prepare for landmarks
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 18 febbraio 2012 alle ore 10:09
Despite delays and setbacks, the spacecraft intended to become first commercial vehicles to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) are making good progress on their way Leggi il resto...
Obama visits 787 factory, calls for export finance match
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 18 febbraio 2012 alle ore 02:09
Speaking from Boeing's 787 final assembly line, US President Barack Obama today announced an expansion of the nation's Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank in a push to aid the small businesses that support exports. In Leggi il resto...
AeroVironment posts Switchblade order
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 17 febbraio 2012 alle ore 18:09
AeroVironment has announced a US Air Force (USAF) contract modification worth $ 4.2 million for the delivery of Switchblade unmanned air vehicles (UAV), the company announced on 15 February. The Switchblade, a small UAV weighing about Leggi il resto...
Bombardier’s Beaudoin steps up CSeries defence
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 17 febbraio 2012 alle ore 02:08
Bombardier's CEO Pierre Beaudoin is sharpening his tone as he makes the case for Canadian airframer's 110 to 149-seat jet, dismissing "naysayers" who doubt the CSeries will come to market on time, if at all. "As Leggi il resto...
SINGAPORE: Citilink leases four A320s from RBS Aviation Capital
Pubblicato da Naviganti.org il 16 febbraio 2012 alle ore 12:32
Citilink has signed a contract with RBS Aviation Capital for the lease of four new Airbus A320s, scheduled to start later this year. The transaction marks the airline's first brand new A320s. Leggi il resto...
