Aviation News Releases Magazine | Civil, Defense, Space and Tourism, Airline Tickets: “Boeing Receives Contract to Support Iridium NEXT” plus 24 more

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• Boeing Receives Contract to Support Iridium NEXT
• Embraer Super Tucano deal in effect with Indonesian Air Force
• Boeing, Malaysian Companies to Explore Business Opportunities
• Icelandair Extends Repair Relationship with Bombardier Aerospace
• NASA News: NASA’s Aquarius/Sac-D Launch Rescheduled
• Boeing Sees Big Special-Mission 737 Market
• Contractors Eye $3.8B USAF Support Contract
• ALTA Joins Dissent Against EU ETS
• Thai Wants Majority Control Of Nok Air
• Airline On-Time Performance Down In April
• NATO Ministers Reach Agreement on Base Closures
• Bombardier Offers BizJet Delivery Forecast
• Revima Purchase Reunites Landing Gear, APU MROs
• Top 10 Airframe MROs
• UK Aerospace 2010 Sales Up In All Areas
• Egyptian Resorts Returns To Profit
• Mexican Tourist Chief Challenges US Travel Warnings
• United-Continental Merger On Track – CEO
• Lighter Alloys An Advance For Aircraft Makers
• Brussels Flights Cancelled Due To Strike
• Norwegian Air May Passengers Up 16 Pct
• Delta Boosts Military Free Checked Bags
• United CEO Says Pilot Contract Must Be Fair
• EU Standing Firm In Airline Emissions Row
• Jet, GoAir To Place USD$6.5 Bln Airbus Orders – Report

Boeing Receives Contract to Support Iridium NEXT Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:41 AM PDT SPRINGFIELD, Va., June 9, 2011 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has received a contract from Thales Alenia Space to provide system integration and testing support for… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Embraer Super Tucano deal in effect with Indonesian Air Force Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:38 AM PDT Training, ground support equipment, and related logistics accompany 8 Super Tucanos . ​ São José dos Campos, June 9, 2011 – Embraer’s sale of eight Super Tucano light attack and advanced… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Boeing, Malaysian Companies to Explore Business Opportunities Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:33 AM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 9, 2011 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Defense, Space & Security unit has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with three Malaysian… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Icelandair Extends Repair Relationship with Bombardier Aerospace Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT Bombardier Aerospace today announced that it has signed a new repair agreement with Icelandair, based in Reykjavik, Iceland. The seven-year contract means that Bombardier will undertake all repair… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

NASA News: NASA’s Aquarius/Sac-D Launch Rescheduled Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:24 AM PDT WASHINGTON — The launch of the international Aquarius/SAC-D mission is postponed 24 hours until Friday, June 10, from NASA’s Space Launch Complex-2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The 5-minute… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Boeing Sees Big Special-Mission 737 Market Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:11 AM PDT By Robert Wall . SEATTLE — Boeing sees a potential market for more than 150 special-mission 737 military aircraft derived from either the P-8… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Contractors Eye $3.8B USAF Support Contract Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:09 AM PDT By Irene Klotz . CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The U.S. Air Force plans to fold operations, maintenance, systems engineering and sustainment work at… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

ALTA Joins Dissent Against EU ETS Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:06 AM PDT By Darren Shannon . The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) has joined the chorus of dissent against the European Union’s proposed… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Thai Wants Majority Control Of Nok Air Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:03 AM PDT By Leithen Francis . Thai Airways International wants majority control of low-cost carrier Nok Air, but is unable to get it because of the other … ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Airline On-Time Performance Down In April Posted: 09 Jun 2011 08:00 AM PDT By Andrew Compart andrew_compart@aviationweek.com . Domestic on-time performance for U.S. carriers fell to its second lowest for any April in the past 17… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

NATO Ministers Reach Agreement on Base Closures Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:57 AM PDT By David Brunnstrom/Reuters . BRUSSELS, Belgium . NATO ministers approved a set of reforms June 8 that will mean the closure of some of the alliance’s 11… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Bombardier Offers BizJet Delivery Forecast Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:55 AM PDT By William Garvey william_garvey@aviationweek.com . In this, its 25th year of making business jets, Bombardier Aerospace plans to deliver 150 Globals,… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Revima Purchase Reunites Landing Gear, APU MROs Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:53 AM PDT By Lee Ann Tegtmeier leeann_tegtmeier@aviationweek.com . Brotonne Capital, the holding company for landing gear MRO Revima, acquired Revima APU from Hamilton… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Top 10 Airframe MROs Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:51 AM PDT By Elyse Moody The rebound from the recession—and companies’ relative success in managing the last market cycle—is what this installment of O&M’s… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

UK Aerospace 2010 Sales Up In All Areas Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:48 AM PDT The UK aerospace sector has grown over the past year, achieving sales increases in all areas, according to an annual survey from ADS, the aerospace and security trade body … ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Egyptian Resorts Returns To Profit Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:46 AM PDT Real estate firm Egyptian Resorts posted first-quarter net profit of EGP3.8 million Egyptian pounds (USD$639,500) on higher revenues, the firm said on Thursday … ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Mexican Tourist Chief Challenges US Travel Warnings Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:42 AM PDT Texas state government warnings to Americans about travel to Mexico are “ludicrous,” “misinformed,” and may damage the country’s safest tourist destinations, Mexico’s tourism chief said… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

United-Continental Merger On Track – CEO Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:40 AM PDT Combining operations of United Airlines and Continental Airlines is on track and should be completed by year’s end, the company’s chief executive said … ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Lighter Alloys An Advance For Aircraft Makers Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:38 AM PDT Alcoa has developed a new generation of alloys and technologies it says can lower the weight of airliners by up to 10 percent and improve fuel efficiency even more … ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Brussels Flights Cancelled Due To Strike Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:33 AM PDT Many flights into and out of Brussels Airport were cancelled on Thursday due to a strike by aircraft loading staff and baggage handlers … ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Norwegian Air May Passengers Up 16 Pct Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:31 AM PDT Budget airline Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Thursday the number of passengers it carried in May rose 16 percent to 1.37 million … ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Delta Boosts Military Free Checked Bags Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:25 AM PDT Delta Air Lines has increased the number of free bags active duty US military can check after soldiers returning from Afghanistan said they had to pay to check bags, some containing weapons used in… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

United CEO Says Pilot Contract Must Be Fair Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:24 AM PDT United Continental, the parent of new United Airlines, wants a contract with pilots, but any deal must be affordable and fair, its chief executive said on Wednesday … ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

EU Standing Firm In Airline Emissions Row Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:22 AM PDT The European Union is not considering changing its law obliging airlines flying to Europe to buy carbon emissions permits, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

Jet, GoAir To Place USD$6.5 Bln Airbus Orders – Report Posted: 09 Jun 2011 07:20 AM PDT Indian carriers Jet Airways and GoAir will place aircraft orders worth USD$6.5 billion with Airbus at the Paris Air Show later this month, the Economic Times reported on Thursday, citing sources… ( … Click the title above to read full story … )

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