13 December 2011
Six satellites built by Astrium ready for launch
Astrium has built six satellites, ready for launch on 16 December on the second Soyuz flight from the Kourou space port in French Guiana.
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12 December 2011
Russia launches two telecommunication satellites
Russian space agency Roscosmos has launched two telecommunication satellites, AMOS-5 and Loutch-5A, onboard a Proton-M carrier rocket from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan.
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12 December 2011
Bel Air to buy two AW189 helicopters from AgustaWestland
Bel Air of Denmark has signed a contract with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, for two AW189 helicopters, which will be used for offshore oil and gas transport missions in the...
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11 December 2011
Air Lease finalises order for Boeing 787-9s and 737-800s
Air Lease has confirmed a $1.2bn order with Boeing for four 787-9 Dreamliners, with an option to buy four Next-Generation 737-800s, marking the completion of an agreement announced during the...
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11 December 2011
Etihad Airways to buy ten Boeing 787-9 and two Boeing 777 aircraft
Etihad Airways has signed a $2.8bn contract with Boeing to buy ten 787-9 Dreamliners and a pair of 777 Freighters.
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8 December 2011
Sampoerna to get AgustaWestland’s GrandNew helicopter
Sampoerna is set to receive AgustaWestland's GrandNew light twin engine helicopter.
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8 December 2011
Weststar Aviation to buy ten AgustaWestland helicopters
Weststar Aviation Services of Malaysia has signed a $150m contract with AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, to purchase ten helicopters.
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8 December 2011
Iran to launch three domestically built satellites
Iran Space Agency (ISA) is planning to launch three indigenously built satellites, named Navid (Herald), Fajr (Dawn) and Kavoshgar (Explorer 5).
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8 December 2011
NewSat to launch Jabiru-1 satellite in 2014
NewSat has signed a contract with Arianespace to launch its Jabiru-1 satellite in the second half of 2014.
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7 December 2011
Allegheny Technologies signs supplier contract with Goodrich
Allegheny Technologies has secured a long-term sourcing contract from Goodrich to supply aerospace forgings used for landing gear components.