OGMA participará en el programa brasileño del avión de transporte KC390

OGMA participará en el programa brasileño del avión de transporte ... - Atenea Digital:

OGMA participará en el programa brasileño del avión de transporte ... Atenea Digital La empresa OGMA, Industria Aeronautica de Portugal, participada por Embraer y EADS, ha firmado con empresa brasileña Embraer Defense and Security un acuerdo para participar en el programa de desarrollo del avión de transporte y reabastecimiento en ...

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COMAC begins pilot production of C919 jet - People's Daily Online

COMAC begins pilot production of C919 jet - People's Daily Online:

COMAC begins pilot production of C919 jet People's Daily Online By Li Zhiguo (The Economic Daily) The comprehensive design plan of the home-grown C919 passenger jumbo jet, which is being developed by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), passed the evaluation of experts from the Ministry of Industry ...

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El Altet tendrá en 2012 dos vuelos diarios a Moscú - Información

El Altet tendrá en 2012 dos vuelos diarios a Moscú - Información:

El Altet tendrá en 2012 dos vuelos diarios a Moscú Información Trabajadores de El Altet observan el aterrizaje de un Antonov ruso de carga procedente de Moscú en una imagen de archivo . antonio amoróS FJ BENITO El gran poder de atracción que ha tenido este año la provincia entre el turismo ruso, convencional y, ... y más »

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Alestis despedirá a 190 trabajadores en mayo tras las elecciones andaluzas

Alestis despedirá a 190 trabajadores en mayo tras las elecciones ... - El País.com (España)



Alestis no está atravesando su mejor momento. La segunda empresa aeronáutica española, de origen e ingeniería vasca -a través de la firma SK10- y cuyo consejero delegado es el empresario Gaizka Grajales, va a despedir a 190 trabajadores después de las elecciones autonómicas andaluzas previstas para marzo de 2012. El estudio interno, al que ha tenido acceso EL PAÍS, establece que la empresa entiende la reducción de empleo directo como una de las tres patas de un plan de ajuste tendente a adecuar las escasas ventas a sus elevados gastos que le están generando unos altos déficit de tesorería y resultados negativos recurrentes.

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737 Max commitments top 948

737 Max commitments top 948: Boeing now holds firm orders and commitments for 948 737 Max aircraft from 13 customers, and expects that figure to climb to as high as 1,500 by the end...

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DARPA Maps Out Air-Launch Plans

DARPA Maps Out Air-Launch Plans: While Paul Allen and Burt Rutan plan to air-launch Elon Musk's Falcon 9 booster from a six-engined, 385ft-span mothership, DARPA is looking at the other end of the scale with its new Airborne Launch Assist Space Access (ALASA) program. This aims to air-launch 100lb satellites into low Earth orbit from an essentially unmodified aircraft, such as a business jet.

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K-MAX Makes First Unmanned Flight in Afghanistan [UPDATED]

On Saturday morning, the ISAF Joint Command (IJC) in Afghanistan confirmed that the K-MAX unmanned helicopter had (or will some time today) fly its first cargo mission in Afghanistan, meaning that if all goes well, we’re now in the age of unmanned logistics. In response to an email,the IJC writes back:

“The first unmanned flight without cargo was 15 December. It is scheduled for its first unmanned flight with cargo, today, 17 December.”

K-MAX Makes First Unmanned Flight in Afghanistan [UPDATED]

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Piper Quietly Acquired By Sultan Of Brunei

Piper Quietly Acquired By Sultan Of Brunei: Imprimis Has Sold The Florida Planemaker To The Brunei Finance Ministry Piper has apparently very quietly been sold to one of the world's richest men ... the Sultan of Brunei. The previous owner ... Singapore-based investment holding company Imprimis ... says on its website "We divested our interests in Piper Aircraft and Piper Capital in October 2011."

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Bombardier 415 Amphibious Aircraft Reaches 200,000 Flight Hour Milestone

Bombardier 415 Amphibious Aircraft Reaches 200,000 Flight Hour Milestone: Water Bombers Have Dropped Over 1.3 Billion Gallons Of Fire Suppressant It may well be the least-well known of the Bombardier line, but it's apparently a real workhorse. Bombardier announced Thursday that its 415 aircraft has reached an important milestone in less than 20 years life span: over 200,000 hours flown since its entry-into-service.

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