MOSES LAKE, WA – Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing on the 747-8 Freighter. This milestone enables test engineers to be on board during future flights and allows the remaining two 747-8 Freighter test airplanes to begin flight test.

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MONTEPRANDONE, ITALY – S.E.I. (Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani) S.p.A., a Mecaer Aviation Group company, has received certification for its lightweight cabin noise and vibration reduction system called SILENS.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard rescued two Marine Corps pilots Wednesday at 6:15 p.m., approximately 35-miles off the coast of St. Helena Sound, S.C.

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MARIETTA, GA – Canada’s first CC-130J Hercules aircraft, tail number 130601, made its maiden flight on March 3, 2010.
The flight took place at the Lockheed Martin Corporation’s manufacturing facility in Marietta, Georgia.

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DALLAS, TX – Southwest Airlines Cargo was recognized as the top airline in the world in Air Cargo World’s annual Air Cargo Excellence (ACE) Survey released today.

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MONTEPRANDONE, ITALY – S.E.I. (Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani) S.p.A., a Mecaer Aviation Group company, has designed and developed its In-Flight Entertainment Enhanced Lounge (I-FEEL™) system that Is now available for installation on most medium and heavy helicopter models. It will be EASA-certificated within first quarter 2010 aboard an AgustaWestland AW139, with FAA certification to follow shortly […]

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OTTAWA – NAV CANADA air traffic management technology – currently in use in the United Kingdom and Denmark – is being adopted by an increasing number of air navigation service providers around the world.

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SEATTLE, WA – EGYPTAIR and leasing company GE Capital Aviation Services took delivery Monday of the first Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) commercial jetliner to join EGYPTAIR’s fleet. EGYPTAIR operates a fleet of five Boeing 777-200ERs, five 737-500s and 12 737-800s, with another eight 737-800s on order directly from Boeing.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the National Transportation Safety Board adopted a study concluding that single engine airplanes equipped with glass cockpits had no better overall safety record than airplanes with conventional instrumentation.

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VICTORVILLE, Calif. – The second Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ZA002, landed at 10:53 a.m. local time today in Victorville, Calif. This marks the beginning of the first flight-test operations outside of Washington state for the program.

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