Boeing, Cathay Pacific Airways Celebrate Milestone 70th 777 Delivery

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Cathay Pacific Airways celebrated a significant achievement today with the delivery of the airline’s 70th 777 aircraft – also the last and 53rd 777-300ER (Extended Range) of its confirmed orders – that has made Cathay Asia’s largest operator of the 777 fleet. With today’s delivery, Cathay Pacific’s 777 aircraft fleet comprises … Dowiedz się więcej

flydubai receives its 50th aircraft

Dubai-based flydubai received its 50th aircraft. The delivery of the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 completes the order the airline made at the Farnborough Air Show in 2008. Commenting on the completion of the order, Ghaith Al Ghaith, Chief Executive Officer, flydubai said: “In the six years since flydubai was launched we have built a network of … Dowiedz się więcej

Rockot Orbits Three Russian Satellites Successfully

Following an early morning launch from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Northern Russia at 01.00 hrs. a.m. local time on Thursday, September 24, 2015 (23.00 hrs. CET on Wednesday, September 23, 2015 ) a Rockot launch vehicle successfully launched 3 Russian satellites for the Russian government. The satellites comprised 3 Rodnik communication spacecraft. This launch marks the … Dowiedz się więcej

Abingdon Air & Country Show: First 2016 details here

First details for 2016 (1 May) – Ticket information to follow before the end of the year and more details in the New YearFly Navy Heritage de Havilland Sea Vixen XP924 (G-CVIX) – B’mouth 2015 Ground: World War Two Re-enactors Exhibits including Portsmouth Model Boat Display Team Classic / Vintage Vehicles / Motorbikes Crafts Marquee … Dowiedz się więcej

Turbomeca: throttling up services

Support and services are at the core of the development strategy that Turbomeca (Safran) is rolling out. The helicopter engine manufacturer is developing preventive-maintenance and remote-diagnostics tools to bundle them into new services for its customers. Turbomeca’s support and services business generates two-thirds of its revenue, employs 2,500 people on five continents, and is essential … Dowiedz się więcej

Auckland Airport welcomes inaugural China Eastern Airlines year-round flight

Auckland Airport has welcomed the inaugural year-round China Eastern Airlines flight between Auckland and Shanghai. The year-round service started on Saturday, 26 September 2015 with four flights per week and from January 2016 it will increase to daily flights. In total, the new year-round service adds 175,000 permanent seats on the route and contributes an … Dowiedz się więcej