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(SUMMARY) Unfortunately Northrop Grumman today announced that they decided to drop out of the U.S. Air Force tanker bid because of the clearly unfair nature of the competition. The following statement was released by Northrop Grumman Corporation: After a comprehensive analysis of the final RFP, North...


History of the Hindenburg Airship  
3/3/2010 11:10 PM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) 74 years ago, on March 4, 1936 the German Hindenburg airship accomplished its first flight. The airship flew from March 1936 until destroyed by fire 14 months later on May 6, 1937, at the end of the first North American transatlantic journey while landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey...


Video - Boeing 747-8 Freighter First Flight  
2/9/2010 8:19 PM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) The Boeing 747-8 Freighter successfully took to the sky for the first time Monday Feb. 8. With 747 Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein and Capt. Tom Imrich in the flight deck, the newest member of the 747 family took off at 12:39 p.m. local time from Paine Field in Everett and landed at Paine Field at 4...


Video - 747-8 Freighter Taxi Tests Completed  
2/7/2010 11:01 AM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) Boeing announced that they completed taxi tests on the first 747-8 Freighter today. The new airplane reached a top seed of approximately 90 knots (103.5 mph, 166.6 kph). This was the last functional test planned before first flight. First flight of the 747-8 Freighter is scheduled for Monday, Fe...


Boeing 747-8 Freighter First Flight Announced  
2/6/2010 1:32 PM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) Boeing announced the first flight of the 747-8 Freighter. The first flight window is planned to open on February 8 . This date is dependent on several factors, including final internal reviews, taxi test, receiving the final experimental ticket from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and weat...


Kulula Air with New Funny Livery  
1/31/2010 2:18 PM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) South African low-fare airline kulula.com recently came up with a brand-new, funny livery. One of their Boeing 737-86N (OK-PIK), called Flying 101 is entirely covered with details and funny remarks about the plane. Photos (via Flickr) The captain's window is marked with th...


Video+Photos - Sukhoi PAK-FA T-50 First Flight  
1/29/2010 7:49 PM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) Today the prototype of the first Russian fifth generation jet fighter, the Sukhoi PAK-FA T-50 successfully completed its first flight! "In the course of the flight we've conducted initial evaluation of the aircraft controllability, engine performance and primary systems operation, the aircraft h...


Air New Zealand with New Sky Couch Seats  
1/27/2010 10:01 PM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) Air New Zealand this week introduced their new (premium) economy class seat, the so called Sky Couch . The seats, designed by Air New Zealand and built by Recaro, have large flip-up cushions that fill the space between the end of the seat and the next row of seats. Arm rests retract to provide a f...


(SUMMARY) Today Ethiopian Airlines flight 409, a Boeing 737-8AS(WL) (ET-ANB), crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut (BEY/OLBA), Lebanon. The flight was bound for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Unfortunately, no one of the 8 crew and 82 passengers survived this accident. Weather repor...


N106US "Hudson A320″ Wreckage To Be Sold  
1/21/2010 9:11 PM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) Almost one year after the famous US Airways 1549 New York Hudson River emergency landing , Airbus A320-214 N106US (S/N 1044) was put on auction recently. The auction closes March 27 and is open to the general public. Bids can be submitted online. The wreckage is currently stored in Kearny, NJ - win...


Airbus Delivers 6000th Aircraft  
1/18/2010 7:36 PM     Read   Share  
(SUMMARY) Airbus today celebrated the delivery of the 6,000th aircraft in the airframe manufacturer's 40 year history. The aircraft, an A380 (MSN025), was handed over to Emirates Airline in a ceremony in Hamburg. The aircraft is Emirates' eighth A380. Accepting delivery of the new aircraft, Adel Al Re...


(SUMMARY) An United Airlines Airbus A319-131 (N816UA) was substantially damaged today when it landed at Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR) with its right hand main landing gear retracted. Photos United Airlines flight UA634 was bound from Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD) to...


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