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Military Transport Aircraft EADS MTA successfully performs the first in-fligh...
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5 Mar 2008 at 6:32am
Madrid (Spain) March 4 - The first in-flight wet contact of the EADS MTA Air Refuelling Boom System (ARBS) has successfully been performed using an F-16 aircraft. This advanced boom system, installed on an Airbus A310 used as a flight test bed, performed the wet contact with the receiver aircraft following the planned procedure, at an [...]
?Heli Expo 2008?: world?s largest helicopter exhibition opened in Houston
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25 Feb 2008 at 4:49am
Houston (United States) February 25 - A large number of exhibitors in the Covention Center (WAPA) - The “Heli-Expo”, the world’ s largest helicopter exhibition, opened yesterday at the Convention Center of Houston, Texas, where there are on spot hundred of exhibitors with all kind of devices used in the helicopter world. As happened in the past [...]
Two F15 crash, one pilot dies
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21 Feb 2008 at 8:22am
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) ? Air Force investigators were trying to determine the cause of an apparent collision of two fighter jets that killed one pilot during a training exercise. The single-seat F-15C Eagles crashed Wednesday into the Gulf of Mexico, said Col. Todd Harmer, commander of the 33rd Fighter Wing, 58th Fighter Squadron. [...]
Missile Defense Shoots Down Toxic Satellite Mitigating Risk to Human Life
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21 Feb 2008 at 2:40am
Washington (United States) February 21 - Riki Ellison, President of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org) let the worldwide membership of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance know that our Navy’s Aegis missile defense system was successful in its fist try with a SM-3 in the shoot down of the failing US 193 satellite. Extracts of [...]
Atlantis back at home?
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20 Feb 2008 at 10:58am
Kennedy Space Center, Florida February 20 - Space shuttle Atlantis soared through a thin layer of clouds over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center before touching its wheels to the runway Wednesday to end a flawless STS-122 mission. “This was just an unbelievably super mission for us,” said Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA’s associate administrator for space operations. “I can’t [...]
AgustaWestland Performs AW139 Assembly Line Grand Opening In Philadelphia
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20 Feb 2008 at 10:16am
Philadelphia (United States) February 20 - AgustaWestland is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of the new AW139 medium twin helicopter assembly line in Philadelphia (PA) during an event held today. The event underlines AgustaWestland?s growing presence in the US and the expansion of its Philadelphia facility which in addition to the AW139 assembly is [...]
Korean Coast Guard Orders Two AW139 Maritime Helicopters
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20 Feb 2008 at 10:11am
Singapore February 20 - AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that the Korean Government has signed a contract for two AW139 medium-twin helicopters in maritime patrol configuration for operation by the Korean Coast Guard. The order represents the first AW139 helicopters to be sold into Korea for government applications and both helicopters are scheduled to enter [...]
YTL Corporation Berhad Orders An AW139 Helicopter
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20 Feb 2008 at 10:08am
Singapore February 20 - AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that YTL Corporation Berhad of Malaysia has ordered an AW139 medium twin turbine helicopter with an exclusively designed configuration for their VIP and Corporate transport operations. This purchase marks the entrance of the AW139 into the Malaysian VIP helicopter market. Dato’ Mark Yeoh, YTL Group Executive [...]
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 with SaM146 engines installed on the wing has passed ...
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20 Feb 2008 at 9:17am
Komsomolsk-on-Am (Russia) February 20 - As part of the first flight preparation campaign, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 with SaM146 engines installed on its wing has passed the first successful engine run. The first engine start took place at SCAC?s far-east branch located at Komsomolsk-On-Amur Aircraft Manufacturing Association (KnAAPO). SaM146 run under the wing of SSJ100 in Komsomolsk [...]
Boeing Australia Limited and AgustaWestland Team for Helicopter Training Prop...
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20 Feb 2008 at 8:30am
Singapore, February 20 - Boeing Australia Limited and AgustaWestland today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to propose an integrated helicopter aircrew training system to the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for the Air 9000 Phase 7 program. This collaboration, signed at the 2008 Singapore Airshow, builds on the companies’ successful track record of partnering across a [...]

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