Civil aviation

Airbus Helicopters’ first enhanced EC135 T3/P3 enters service with Aiut Alpin Dolomites in high-altitude rescue operations

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Pontives, Italy, 9 December 2014 – The world’s newest light-weight twin-engine rotorcraft is now in service with the operational start-up of Airbus Helicopters’ upgraded EC135 T3/P3 of Aiut Alpin Dolomites – a northern Italy-based Alpine mountain rescue service. Aiut Alpin Dolomites’ operations benefit from Airbus Helicopters’ enhancements incorporated in this latest variant of the versatile … Dowiedz się więcej

Embraer and FlightSafety International complete training of first class of pilots for the Legacy 500

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Embraer and FlightSafety International completed the training of the first class of pilots for the new Legacy 500 executive jet. These pilots, trained to operate customer jets, benefited from the complete customer support and services structure with advanced training technology. The simulator was qualified as Level C by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and by … Dowiedz się więcej

Hand-over of Boeing 747 SOFIA Flying Telescope

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In the next days, Lufthansa Technik will hand-over SOFIA, a modified Boeing 747SP that is operated jointly by the USA’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) as a „Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy”. Over the past months Lufthansa Technik has performed a major overhaul of the aircraft. The company … Dowiedz się więcej

Lockheed Martin-Built Orion Spacecraft Takes First Steps On Journey To Mars With Successful Test Flight

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The Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT]-built Orion spacecraft gently splashed down into the waters of the Pacific Ocean at 11:29 a.m. EST, completing the first test flight of NASA’s deep space exploration capsule. After a successful launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket at 7:05 a.m. EST this morning, Orion … Dowiedz się więcej

SAS acquirers Cimber

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SAS has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Cimber A/S. Since 2004, SAS has had a wet lease agreement (aircraft and crew) with Cimber A/S (Cimber) that has a cost efficient production platform for regional jet operation. The acquisition provides SAS with an opportunity to transfer production with smaller aircraft … Dowiedz się więcej