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Pakistan Acquires Airborne Early Warning Aircraft

20 hours ago ago from Naval Open Source INTelligence

Pakistan has acquired the first of four airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft from Sweden, an air force spokesman said on Wednesday, in a move to match the capabilities of its main rival, India. The Saab-2000 AWACS aircraft was handed over to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday. "The aircraft landed at one of the PAF's main operating bases, marking the achievement of a major milestone in the overall modernisation plan ...

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Gulfstream G650 Resumes Test Campaign

15 hours ago ago from Aeroclix

On Friday, the wide-cabin Gulfstream G650 resumed flight testing, following the November 25 maiden flight of the first test aircraft (T1) that was cut short at 12 minutes due to “slight vibrations” in one of the gear doors. “We have identified the cause of the vibration in the landing-gear doors and are developing a permanent solution,” a Gulfstream spokeswoman told AIN . “We don’t expect the issue to cause any delays in completing the test ...

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Boeing completes first 747-8F engine runs

12 hours ago ago from Fly to Poland

Boeing has completed first engine runs on its 747-8 Freighter as the aircraft moves closer to its first flight early next year. Boeing's first 747-8F

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Bulgaria businessman to be one of first virgin space tourists | Bulgaria Gazette - News from Bulgaria

18 hours ago ago from Bulgaria Gazette - News from Bulgaria

Bulgarian businessman Shefket Chapadzhiev from Chicago has paid in advance to to be one of the first space tourists on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. Sir Richard Branson unveiled the rocket plane he will use to take fare-paying passengers into space. In the Mohave Desert, New Mexico, the company Virgin Galactic presented SpaceShipTwo on Tuesday the world's first commercial manned spacecraft. Chapadzhiev, often referred to by the ...

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Naval version of India's indigenous light combat aircraft Tejas begins test flight

21 hours ago ago from India News

Vasco (Goa): The test flight of India''s naval version of indigenous light combat aircraft Tejas began at the naval air station INS Hansa here on Tuesday. The LCA, a project of aeronautical development agency (ADA) is the first supersonic fighter craft manufactured indigenously by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). The aircraft has naval and Indian air force versions. The HAL has manufactured four aircraft, which are being ...

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'Final gauntlet' testing for 787

9 hours ago ago from U.S. News

'Final gauntlet' testing for 787 SEATTLE (AP) -- Boeing Co. has started "final gauntlet" testing on its first 787 jetliner, an important step before the new plane makes its first flight. In an e-mail Wednesday to The Associated Press, a Boeing Commercial Airplanes spokeswoman said the static tests will last a couple of days and will verify the flight readiness of the aircraft. Technicians also are retesting changes made to the plane's ...

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Boeing completes first tests for 747-8 engines

14 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Boeing completes first tests for 747-8 engines EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- Boeing Co. said Wednesday that it has completed the first tests on engines for its 747-8 freighter, moving the delay-plagued jet one step closer to a flight test. The aerospace company said the engines and their systems performed as anticipated during the tests, which included starting and running the engines at multiple power settings. The GEnx-2B engine is expected to ...

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Aerospace Exports Promote Alliances and Economic Recovery

6 hours ago ago from FanHouse

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly half of U.S. aerospace sales are exported and are a foundation for building key relationships and shared security and prosperity with important international allies and partners, AIA President and CEO Marion Blakey said Wednesday in testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade Subcommittee. "We estimate nearly half of our workforce is dependent on ...

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Fitch: U.S. Aerospace & Defense Outlook Steadying But Downside Risks Remain

13 hours ago ago from FanHouse

Credit quality in the U.S. commercial aerospace industry will remain under pressure in 2010, while the U.S. defense sector is likely to experience more stability, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch expects deliveries in all commercial aerospace original equipment (OE) segments to decline in 2010, but aftermarket sales should begin to improve modestly. Defense spending will continue to grow in the low single digits. 'Beyond 2010 the industry ...

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Boeing Successfully Completes 747-8 Freighter Engine Runs

15 hours ago ago from FanHouse

EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) successfully completed the first engine runs for the 747-8 Freighter. The milestone marks another step in the 747 program's steady progress in preparing for flight test. "We are very pleased with the engines' performance during this test," said Mo Yahyavi, vice president and general manager of the 747 program. "The engines and all the systems performed as expected." Engine ...

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