Aircraft

API Winglets Certified for Falcon 2000 Series

by Mr. Plane on May 11, 2009

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Image via Wikipedia GENEVA, May 10 /PRNewswire/ — Aviation Partners, Inc. (API) confirmed today that both the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) granted Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval for its High Mach Blended Winglets on the Falcon 2000 Series. Certification of the Winglets represents the culmination of a three-year [...]

Boeing and Turkish Airlines Finalize Deal for Five 777- 300ERs

by Mr. Plane on May 6, 2009

in Airlines,Manufacturers

Image via Wikipedia Boeing and Turkish Airlines have signed an order for five Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes valued at $1.36 billion at current list prices. This is the first time Turkish Airlines has purchased new 777s directly from Boeing. The airline currently operates a fleet of 65 Boeing airplanes including Next-Generation 737s and leased [...]

Boeing Delivers 777th 777 to Air France with New Airline Livery

April 11, 2009 Airlines

Boeing and longtime partner Air France celebrated significant milestones today with the delivery of the 777th Boeing 777 airplane. The new Boeing 777-300ER also will be the first to bear a new Air France livery and company brand identity. The 777 family is the world’s most successful twin-engine, twin-aisle airplane. Fifty-six customers around the world [...]

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Finnair to Fly Its First New Airbus A330 on New York Route

March 28, 2009 Airlines

On March 26, 2009, Finnair received its first new Airbus A330. This modern Airbus A330 offers the latest modern technology and is already known for its technical reliability, passenger comfort and fuel efficiency. In 2009, Finnair will take delivery of a total of five new Airbus A330 aircraft. The next A330s will arrive in April, [...]

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Airbus denies China aircraft order cancelation report

March 2, 2009 Manufacturers

Airbus SAS, the world’s largest commercial plane maker, denied a report that says the company didn’t expect to sell 150 jets to China this year due to the dampening expansion plan of Chinese airlines, sources reported. Airbus told sources that the company is still in steady talks with Chinese firms and the report was untrue. [...]

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Finnair launches corporate blogs

February 17, 2009 Airlines

Image by Mark McLaughlin via Flickr Finnair is among the first global airlines to establish a corporate blog. “An airline is at the same time a complex machine and a dynamic network consisting of thousands of people, providing a service involving enormous responsibilities: for business, holidays, safety and the economy. It is these topics that [...]

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Kidde Aerospace & Defense Awarded Airbus A350XWB Overheat Detection System

January 22, 2009 Manufacturers

Honeywell has selected Hamilton Sundstrand‘s Kidde Aerospace & Defense business unit to supply the overheat detection system for the Airbus A350XWB (Extra Wide Body) family of aircraft. Hamilton Sundstrand is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) . The A350XWB overheat detection system monitors the aircraft environmental control system’s bleed air ducts for overheat conditions [...]

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Is virtual airlines going out of hands…

December 28, 2008 Flight Sim

I decided to make a post about virtual airlines and how I feel about those. I have nothing bad against any virtual airline but it seems that there is no virtual airline that accepts members like me to join their fleet. I mean, too often I have seen a very nice group to join but [...]

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