Northrop Grumman in late-August rolled out the first production version of the new RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk unmanned aerial reconnaissance system in a ceremony at the company’s Antelope Valley Manufacturing Center in Palmdale, CA. Company and USAF officials introduced the advanced capability Block 20 air vehicle to an audience of senior government and military representatives, community and civic leaders, industry teammates and employees.
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Continuing its tradition of leadership in small UAV autopilots, MicroPilot announces the launch of the smallest vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) autopilot in the world, the MP2128HELI. Despite its small size the MP2128HELI incorporates more functionality than is commonly found in larger UAV autopilots. It provides 150 MIPS of processing power, extraordinary user definability and upward compatibility, making it not only the smallest VTOL autopilot in the world but also one of the most versatile at a price point never before seen in helicopter autopilots. This product also comes with MicroPilots HORIZONmp ground control software, which will make the MP2128HELI one of the most sought-after helicopter autopilot packages on the market today.
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Englewood, CO, September 29, 2006—— Adam Aircraft today announced it has achieved a major milestone in receiving an amended FAR Part 23 Type Certificate (TC) from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the all-composite A500 pressurized centerline twin-engine aircraft. The six-seat Adam A500 has been designed and developed with 21st-century materials and state-of-the-art engineering techniques to become the industry leader in performance, safety, and reliability in the twin-engine piston category.
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NASA is marking a historic moment in the life of the nation’s largest rocket engine test complex. The Stennis Space Center conducted the final space shuttle main engine test on its A-1 Test Stand Friday. Although this ends the stand’s work on the Space Shuttle Program, it will soon be used for the rocket that will carry America’s next generation human spacecraft, Orion. The A-1 Test Stand was the site of the first test on a shuttle main engine in 1975. Stennis will continue testing shuttle main engines on its A-2 Test Stand through the end of the Space Shuttle Program in 2010.
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easyJet, Europe’s leading low-fares airline, today announced it will be launching flights from Belfast International Airport to Krakow on 24 April 2007. This new Polish route will operate three flights weekly with fares from just £18.99 one way (£37.98 return including tax). The addition of this route is part of a wider expansion plan for Belfast International Airport, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Embracing art once again in its premises, Athens International Airport, in cooperation with the Hellenic Centre for Photography, this autumn invites the airport’s passengers and visitors to enjoy a “photo panorama” of the 13th International Month of Photography, which is the oldest institution in Greece for collective photographic events in Greece (Arrivals Level / Entrance 1, October 2 – November 30, 2006, open 24hrs a day).
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Virgin Atlantic today announced that Alan Watts, a former electrician, will be the first person in the world to become an astronaut using his frequent flyer miles as payment. Alan has earned the two million Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles required to qualify for the offer and will be redeeming them on a trip to space with Virgin Galactic, the world’s first privately built,commercial space tourism company, in 2009.
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(Mumbai: 29 September 2006) Professor Nawal Taneja, from Ohio State University, today, at the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation’s Third Annual India and Middle East LCC Symposium, warned Indian LCCs that the honeymoon period is over as full service carriers begin to fight back. Professor Taneja predicted that LCCs that can develop into ‘New Generation Carriers’ will grow to become global players, and those that don’t, will simply fail.
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(Mumbai: 29 September 2006) Andrew Cowen, CEO of Sama, a proposed Saudi Arabian low cost airline told delegates at the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation’s Third Annual India and Middle East LCC Symposium that the Middle East and GCC is one of the greatest opportunities in aviation. Mr Cowen believes the unique demographic situation in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Council of Cooperation countries provide a great opportunity.
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(Mumbai: 29 September 2006) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation today cautioned against India turning back the clock through increased regulation of the aviation sector. The industry needs to find its own equilibrium. Market exit and consolidation is the global norm, according to Peter Harbison, the Centre’s Executive Chairman, who today addressed delegates at Third Annual India and Middle East LCC Symposium.
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SEATTLE, Sept. 29, 2006 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Ryanair, Europe’s largest and most profitable low-fares airline, announced today an order for 32 Next-Generation 737-800s. Deliveries for this order to the Dublin-based carrier, valued at $2.25 billion at list prices, are scheduled to begin in 2008. The order involves exercising options included in a previous purchase contract.
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The Aerospace States Association (ASA) will conduct a hearing on October 3, 2006, at 9:30 a.m. in Room 2325 of the Rayburn House Office Building to highlight the importance of space science to the nation’s economy and education.
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The Patrouille de France, the world famous French aerobatic team, will amaze the crowds with their precision aerobatic display at Imperial War Museum Duxford’s Autumn Air Show on Sunday 8 October. The Patrouille, in their only UK appearance this year, will perform a breathtaking display of aerobatic manoeuvres in their eight Alpha Jet aircraft..
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Amarillo, TX (September 27, 2006) - Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, today rolled out the AH-1Z attack helicopter and UH-1Y utility helicopter in preparation for flight test. The H-1 upgrade program calls for a total of 280 upgraded attack helicopters and utility helicopters to be delivered to the United States Marine Corps, providing much-needed modernization for the Corps’ aging fleet.
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WASHINGTON, D.C, September 27, 2006 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]’s second AN/TPS-77 radar for the U.S. Air Force’s Pacific Alaska Range Complex (PARC) passed its Site Acceptance Test (SAT) and was deployed to improve safety and surveillance at the nation’s largest contiguous supersonic training area.
Finally APCO has launched KARMA – the latest addition to its range of gliders It has been long awaited and APCO spent almost a year on its development. APCO needed this time to make sure that KARMA will be perfect and are confident that it will satisfy even the most demanding pilots.
It was a beautiful day to go whale watching. A nice breeze was keeping the 30 odd passengers and crew cool while they traded binoculars in hopes of catching catch a glimpse of the elusive mammals. Suddenly, the ship jerked, there was a muffled scream, and then - impact. It only took the passengers a few seconds to realise what had happened. Passengers and crew were quick to point toward the other ship which had already overturned, to suddenly realize that their craft was taking on water and that it wouldn’t be long before they found themselves in the water. Who could rescue them all the way out here in the middle of the ocean? How far away are they and when would they be here?
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Sixty years ago this September, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) helped launch a new era in aviation. The NACA and its successor, NASA, have had a significant and uninterrupted presence in the high desert of Southern California ever since, leading to an unbroken chain of advances in aerospace.Today the Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base is NASA’s indeed, the world’s premier flight research center, dedicated to exploring the unknowns in atmospheric flight.
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Air Baltic has chosen to extend the scope of their existing component support agreement covering its fleet of Fokker 50 aircraft to a complete component support solution in a new extended agreement. The contract is valued at approximately 70 MSEK over the term of the agreement. Saab Aerotech together with partner SAS Component have provided component services on ad hoc basis to Air Baltic’s Fokker 50 operation for several years. In and expanded agreement, Air Baltic has now chosen to extend this successful relationship by utilizing an option in the current agreement to expand services. Air Baltic’s new support solution comprises a total component supply program, including parts exchange, MRO and component engineering services for the entire Fokker 50 fleet at the airline.
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Munich / Manching, 28 September 2006 – As part of the ongoing selection process for the procurement of the new combat aircraft for the Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF), the Danish Defence Minister Søren Gade together with the Chairman of the Defence Committee, Allan Niebuhr, and a delegation of parliamentarians and military experts visited the EADS Military Air Systems Centre at Manching near Munich. The two-day tour of EADS made by Minister Gade and representatives of the Folketing’s Defence Committee followed similar previous trips to the U.S. and Sweden.
Regional Express (Rex) will embark on a massive fleet modernization and expansion programme in which the airline will add 25 of the latest generation Saab 340Bplus supplied by Saab Aircraft Leasing. Regional Express (Rex), the largest independent regional airline in Australia, has reached an agreement with Saab Aircraft Leasing to enter into a long-term lease for 25 latest generation Saab 340Bplus aircraft.
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Protonex Technology Corporation, a leading provider of advanced fuel cell power systems for sub-kilowatt portable, remote and mobile applications, unveiled its ProCore unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) propulsion system at Unmanned Systems North America 2006 in Orlando, FL. Protonex officials discussed recent advancements under its UAV power system programs, funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory, and test flights of the power system conducted by the Naval Research Laboratory.
The regional aircraft manufacturer ATR announced today the sale of four new ATR 72-500s that will be operated by NAYSA, a regional operator based in the Canary Islands. The announcement has been made at the European Regions Airlines Association annual meeting currently being held in Barcelona. The total value of the contract is about $ 71 million. The four new ATR aircraft will be delivered between 2008 and 2009 and will be equipped with the new “Elegance Cabin” and with newest technological innovations in the field of communications and navigation aid tools.
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The directors and management at Eastern Airways paid tribute to its staff and those from its industry partners after being awarded European Regions Airline Association’s (ERA) prestigious Gold Airline of the Year Award.
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Malta International Airport CFO Austin Calleja (left), CEO Peter Bolech (centre) and DHL Express Country Manager Malta- Glen Scowen signing the agreement.
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