28 September 2011
UTair Aviation finalises $3.8bn Boeing order
Russian carrier UTair Aviation has signed a $3.8bn order with Boeing for 40 next-generation 737 aircraft.
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28 September 2011
Orbital Sciences launches TacSat-4 Satellite
Orbital Sciences has launched US Navy's Tactical Satellite-4 (TacSat-4) into Earth orbit aboard its Minotaur IV space launch vehicle from Kodiak launch complex in Alaska, US.
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28 September 2011
Avianca orders four A330F aircraft
Avianca, part of the airline group AviancaTaca Holdings, has signed $500m order for four Airbus A330-200 freighter aircraft, which will be operated by its cargo subsidiary Tampa.
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27 September 2011
Cessna launches new business jet
Cessna Aircraft Company has launched a $4.195m Citation M2 light business jet that can carry two crew and up to six passengers at a maximum cruise speed of 400ktas.
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27 September 2011
Lockheed Martin delivers BSAT-3c / JCSAT-110R satellite to Japanese companies
The BSAT-3c / JCSAT-110R broadcasting satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin for the Broadcasting Satellite System (B-SAT) and SKY Perfect JSAT, is now ready for service following on-orbit deployment.
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27 September 2011
Pratt & Whitney wins engine maintenance deal from Cargolux Airlines
Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company, has secured an engine management contract from Cargolux Airlines to provide on-wing engine health monitoring.
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27 September 2011
SpaceX plans to test reusable suborbital rocket
SpaceX has sought permission from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test an experimental reusable launch vehicle (RLV) at its McGregor test site in Texas, US.
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26 September 2011
Avolon to lease nine aircraft to Ryanair and AirAsia
Aircraft leasing group Avolon has agreed to lease nine aircraft to Ryanair and AirAsia for $740m - five Boeing 737-800s to Ryanair and four Airbus A320s to AirAsia.
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26 September 2011
Boeing delivers first 787 Dreamliner to ANA
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has received the first of Boeing's long-delayed 787s Dreamliner aircraft from its plant in Everett, Washington, US.
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26 September 2011
Japan launches information-gathering satellite
Japan has launched a new information-gathering satellite (IGS), called Optical-4, on H-2A (H-IIA) launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Centre.