5 October 2011
Pratt & Whitney concludes PW1200G engine ground testing
Pratt & Whitney has concluded the ground testing of the PW1217G engine, the first of its PW1200G family, for Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ).
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5 October 2011
Nasa and ULS modify contract to add Delta II rocket service
Nasa and United Launch Services (ULS) have agreed the modification of the Nasa Launch Services (NLS) II contract to add the Delta II rocket launch service as part of the...
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5 October 2011
DigitalGlobe completes WorldView-3 satellite critical design review
DigitalGlobe, in collaboration with Ball Aerospace & Technologies, has completed the critical design review (CDR) for its next-generation remote-sensing satellite, WorldView-3.
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4 October 2011
Nordic Aviation to buy 12 aircraft from ATR
Danish aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has signed a $500m contract to buy ten ATR 72-600s and two ATR 72-500s, with an option of an additional ten ATR 72-600s.
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4 October 2011
ILS launches QuetzSat-1 satellite
International Launch Services (ILS) has launched the QuetzSat-1 satellite into geostationary transfer orbit aboard its ILS Proton Breeze M for operator SES of Luxembourg.
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4 October 2011
CFM signs engine deal with ICBC
CFM International has signed a $450m memorandum of understanding (MoU) to supply its CFM56-5B engines for a fleet of 22 Airbus A320 aircraft to CBC Financial Leasing.
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4 October 2011
Eurocopter receives 20 EC225 helicopter order from CHC
Eurocopter has secured an order of 20 EC225 Super Puma twin-engine helicopters, with an option of an additional four aircraft, from CHC.
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3 October 2011
Luxair finalises four Q400 NextGen turboprops with Bombardier
Luxair has finalised a $126m order for four Bombardier Q400 NextGen high-speed turboprop airliners.
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3 October 2011
Lufthansa places €1bn aircraft order
German airline Lufthansa is planning to order 12 new aircraft from Airbus and Embraer, valued at approximately €1bn ($1.4bn).
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3 October 2011
Northwest Research wins Nasa contract for NextGen project
Northwest Research Associates has secured a four-year contract to support Nasa Airspace Systems Program's concepts and technology development project at Nasa Langley's Aeronautics Research Directorate with a total value of...