All articles by Dan Thisdell – Page 44
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Super quiet MD-80 in operation with Romania's Jetran Air
Boeing MD-80 wet-lease operator Jetran Air is the world's first operator of the European Aviation Safety Agency-approved...
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Delta IV Heavy launch
Delta IV Heavy launch United Launch Alliance successfully launched the first operational Delta IV Heavy expendable launch vehicle, from Cape Canaveral,...
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Beagle scents rich future
UK repair and spare parts firm looks forward with confidence after private equity buyout
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SpaceX completes Merlin 1C booster testing
SpaceX has completed testing of its latest Merlin rocket engine in preparation for a Falcon 1 launch in the first quarter of 2008. The kerosene-fuelled Merlin...
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BMI identifies potential routes for future Airbus A330 service
Star Alliance carrier BMI is likely to use its Airbus...
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PICTURE: Flight path advertising gives new meaning to the term 'megasite'
A London advertising business will be unveiling a 100m x 200m advertisement for a real-estate business visible from aircraft approaching Dubai
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In praise of an engineering hero
Last week marked the 30th anniversary of one of the most remarkable achievements in aviation. Bryan Allen climbed into a flimsy aircraft with pusher prop...
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Business briefs
HUMAN-POWERED FLIGHT PIONEER RETIRES MILESTONE Paul MacCready (right) has retired as chairman and director of unmanned and electric systems company...
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Moscow air show in brief
AVIALINII-400 SIGNS FOR SIX NEW TU-204-100 DELIVERY Avialinii-400 will next year take delivery of three new Tupolev Tu-204-100 passenger airliners...
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Cessna racks up SkyCatcher orders
Cessna racked up 720 orders worth $75 million for its SkyCatcher light sport aircraft in the two weeks since it was launched at AirVenture in Oshkosh ...
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Private jet terminal for Aqaba
Aqaba's King Hussein International airport is to get a private jet terminal developed by the Aqaba Development Corporation and Jordanian Private Jets Services...
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Boeing Business Jet gets Royal treatment
Royal Jet, the United Arab Emirates government-owned executive flight services company, has added a fifth Boeing Business Jet to its fleet. The deal, financed...
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Sikorsky S-92 helicopter makes Denmark debut
CHC Denmark has put the first of a planned three Sikorsky S-92 helicopters into service on the west coast of Denmark, operating from a base in Esbjerg for...
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Business aviation in brief
business briefs DAYJET PASSES FINANCE MILESTONE EXECUTIVE TRAVEL DayJet has closed debt facilities totalling $140 million to acquire its fleet...
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PICTURE: BAE Nimrod MRA4 reconnaissance aircraft passes torpedo drop test
MRA4 is due to enter service in 2010 armed with Sting Rays (inset) BAE Systems' Nimrod...
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PICTURE: BAE completes Harrier rear fuselage programme
The seventh and final Harrier GR9 replacement rear fuselage has been...
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Europe's air transport boom is great news for pilots
Europe's air travel boom is great news for prospective pilots, who know a cockpit job is virtually assured once they are qualified. But one casualty of the...