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EADS Researchers Battle Against Irksome Winds
At EADS Innovation Works, the company’s research centre, scientists are working on a system that can identify turbulences and gusts already before the aircraft flies into it. It is based on the LIDAR sensor principle. LIDAR stands for LIght Detection And Ranging – using light to discover obstacles and measure how far away they are. To this end, the […]
A330s \ A380s \ Ahmad Jauhari \ ATR 72-600s \ B737s \ B747s \ Malaysia Airlines \ MASwings
Malaysia Airlines to Order 36 ATR 72-600s
ATR and the flag carrier Malaysia Airlines today signed a purchase agreement for 20 firm ATR 72-600s, plus options for 16 additional aircraft. The deal is valued at over US$ 840 million, including options. The signature of this new contract follows a Memorandum of Understanding announced by the airline in December 2012. With today’s signature, […]
A320 \ Airbus \ Japan Airlines \ John Leahy \ LCC \ Sharklet
Airbus Delivers First A320 with Sharklet to Jetstar
Airbus has delivered its Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices to Jetstar Japan. Jetstar Japan, one of Japan’s low-cost carriers (LCC), has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Japanese carrier for the type. Sharklets are an option on new-build A320 […]
B787 \ Boeing \ EBIT \ Jetstar \ Jetstar Asia \ Qantas \ Qantas Freight \ Qantas International
Qantas Release First Half 2012/13 Financial Results
The Qantas Group today announced statutory profit after tax of $111 million and underlying profit before tax of $223 million for the six months ended 31 December 2012. The Qantas Group today announced statutory profit after tax of $111 million and underlying profit before tax of $223 million for the six months ended 31 December 2012. The result is […]
Bombardier \ Bombardier Aerospace \ CRJ \ CRJ900 aircraft \ CS300 \ Mike Arcamone \ Q400 NextGen
Ilyushin Finance Co. to Order 42 Bombardier CSeries Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Moscow-based, national leasing company, Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 32 CS300 aircraft and options for an additional 10 CS300 aircraft. Bombardier Aerospace announced today that Moscow-based, national leasing company, Ilyushin Finance Co. (IFC), has signed a purchase agreement to acquire 32 CS300 aircraft and options […]
747 Flight Test \ aircraft \ Bombardier Aerospace \ CSeries \ engine \ Mirabel Aerospace Centre \ Pratt & Whitney \ PurePower \ PW1500G \ UTC Aerospace Systems
Bombardier Get PurePower® Engine for CSeries
Bombardier Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney announced today that Pratt & Whitney has successfully achieved Transport Canada type certification of its first PurePower Geared Turbofan(TM) engine – the PW1500G engine that will power Bombardier’s CSeries aircraft. Pratt & Whitney has conducted over 4,000 hours of rigorous engine testing since the initial engine began testing in […]
Air Force \ Battlefield Air Operations \ Boeing \ C4ISR \ USAF
Boeing Receives USAF Contract for C4ISR Targeting Solution
Boeing will provide the U.S. Air Force with a lightweight, compact laser targeting system designed to improve the effectiveness of battlefield airmen on Close Air Support missions. The $3 million contract award includes design, development, delivery, training and sustainment for the Line of Sight – Short (LOS-S) integrated targeting system, as well as priced options […]
Frequent Flyer \ Lesley Grant \ Mastercard \ Qantas \ Qantas CashTM
Qantas and Mastercard Announce NextGen Frequent Flyer Card
Qantas has announced major improvements to its Frequent Flyer program, with a host of new features that Australian-based members can unlock with a new chip-enabled card. The next generation Qantas Frequent Flyer member card will have in-built prepaid functionality, called Qantas CashTM, which will enable members to transfer money onto the card and use it […]
Abdulla Al Neaimi \ Boeing \ cybersecurity \ ICT Domains \ International Defence Exhibition \ partnership \ SecureTech \ United Arab Emirates
Boeing SecureTech Partner to Enhance UAE Cybersecurity
Boeing and SecureTech will collaborate to jointly offer solutions that protect critical data and national infrastructure for customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the region through a cybersecurity agreement signed today during the 2013 International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. The memorandum of agreement outlines a joint strategy for improving the […]
Abu Dhabi \ ADASI \ Autonomous Systems Investments Company \ International Defence Exhibition \ Tawazun \ UAE \ United Arab Emirates \ Unmanned Aircraft \ Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Boeing and ADASI Agrees for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, today signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for unmanned systems. Speaking at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, company representatives said the teaming agreement enables ADASI to provide training, support […]