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Atlas V \ Boeing \ NASA \ OTV \ Paul Rusnock \ U.S. Air Force \ unmanned \ Unmanned X-37B Orbital \ X-37
Boeing’s Reusable, Unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Begins 2nd Flight
Boeing today successfully returned an unmanned U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit, continuing to demonstrate how the system provides responsive, reusable access to space. An Atlas V rocket launched OTV-1, the first of two vehicles in the program, into a low Earth orbit at 1:03 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Launch […]
A350 XWB \ A350 XWB MSN1 \ Airbus \ aircraft \ Final Assembly Line \ flight \ Roger Béteille \ Station 40
First flyable A350 XWB “MSN1” structurally complete
Airbus has successfully completed the main structural assembly and system connection of A350 XWB ‘MSN1’ – the first flight-test aircraft. The aircraft is depicted here on its wheels for the very first time moving out of the main assembly hall (Station 40) at the recently inaugurated “Roger Béteille” A350 XWB Final Assembly Line in Toulouse. […]
A320 simulator \ A320neo \ Airbus \ CAS \ China \ China Aviation Supplies \ First Airbus \ Hua Ou Aviation Training Centre \ training
First Airbus simulator supporting A320neo training in China
The first A320 full-flight simulator upgradable to support the flight training of A320neo was put into operation today at the Hua Ou Aviation Training Centre in Beijing, a joint venture between Airbus China and China Aviation Supplies Holding Company (CAS). Captain Hu Zhenjiang, deputy director general of Flight Standard Department of Civil Aviation Administration of […]
Airbus \ Captain \ David Oliver \ EFB \ FB \ FlySmart with Airbus \ France \ iPad Electronic Flight Bag \ Qantas
Qantas becomes a launch customer for Airbus’ iPad Electronic Flight Bag solution
Qantas has become a launch customer for the ‘FlySmart with Airbus’ cockpit applications on iPad. These ‘Electronic Flight Bag’ (EFB) applications will be used by all pilots in the airline who fly Airbus aircraft. The Airbus EFB solution for iPad was announced at the Farnborough Air Show earlier this year and Qantas has been working closely […]
aerospace \ aircraft \ Bombardier \ Bombardier Aerospace \ Flight Test Vehicle \ FTV1 \ jet \ Learjet \ Learjet 85 \ Querétaro \ Ralph Acs
Learjet 85 Jet Gets its Wings
Bombardier Aerospace announced today that the first wing shipment for its Learjet 85 jet has arrived at the Wichita assembly line and is now in the process of being readied for mating to the fuselage of Flight Test Vehicle one (FTV1). Alongside the arrival of the first complete Learjet 85 aircraft wing, the fuselage for […]
787 \ 787 Dreamliner \ aircraft \ airlines \ airplane \ Boeing \ Larry Loftis \ production \ safety
Boeing Increases 787 Production Rate
Boeing employees last week rolled out the first 787 Dreamliner built at the new rate of five-airplanes-per-month. The airplane is the 83rd 787 to be built. “This accomplishment, doubling our production rate in one year, is the result of the combined efforts of thousands of men and women across Boeing and at our partners,” said […]
aircraft \ Claudio Peer \ EMEA & Asia \ flight \ Gulfstream G550 \ Jet Aviation \ MEBA \ Middle East
Jet Aviation adds three aircraft in the Middle East
Jet Aviation has recently signed aircraft management and flight support agreements for three new aircraft in the Middle East, bringing the total number of the company’s fleet in the region to 22 aircraft. Jet Aviation is exhibiting at MEBA exhibition, booth #590. Jet Aviation added a Challenger 300, a Gulfstream G550 and a Global 5000 […]
Airbus \ aviation \ flight \ Fly Your Ideas \ GDP \ students
Airbus makes last call for entries in €30,000 Fly Your Ideas challenge
Students wanting to help shape the future of flight still have time to take part in the global Airbus Fly Your Ideas challenge. Airbus is asking students worldwide to develop ideas for a more sustainable aviation industry. The winners will share the top prize of €30,000; the runners-up €15,000. Those wanting to get involved can register until […]
(e-AWB) \ air cargo \ AWB \ CBP \ e-Freight \ IATA \ master air waybill \ Puerto Rico \ US
Moving the Electronic Air Waybill Forward
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the decision by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to approve the use of the electronic master air waybill (e-AWB) for air cargo shipments to and from the US. The action means that the e-AWB will be accepted for shipments at more than 120 US CBP […]
ACJ318 Enhanced \ Airbus \ aircraft \ fuel-saving \ HDMI \ Sharklets
Airbus introduces ACJ318 Enhanced
Airbus has begun offering customers the ACJ318 Enhanced, a new version of the smallest member of the world’s most modern corporate jet family, which embodies new features and introduces a catalogue of optional extras. Since its entry into service in 2007, when the Airbus ACJ318 introduced the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet […]