28 November 2011
UK opens national composites centre
The UK has opened a 8,500m² National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol at a cost of £25m.
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28 November 2011
AsiaSat launches AsiaSat 7 satellite
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) has launched AsiaSat 7, a new communications satellite, on an ILS Proton Breeze M launch vehicle from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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28 November 2011
Nasa launches car-sized rover to explore Mars
Nasa has launched the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity, on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in...
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27 November 2011
Flybe secures funds for aircraft finance deal
European regional airline Flybe has secured $500m of funding from the Brazilian Export Development Bank (BNDES) to buy 20 new Embraer E175 regional jet aircraft.
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27 November 2011
Volvo to divest aero engine parts business
Swedish group Volvo is planning to sell its aerospace engine component business to streamline the group towards commercial vehicles.
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27 November 2011
Thales Alenia Space to build Turkmenistan telecommunications satellite
Thales Alenia Space has secured a contract from the Turkmenistan Government to build a telecommunications satellite.
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27 November 2011
Nigeria to launch NigComSat-1R satellite on 19 December
Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) is planning to launch NigComSat-1R to replace NigComSat-1, which was lost in orbit on 10 November 2008.
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24 November 2011
Thales to provide software for Globalstar second-generation satellite
Thales Alenia Space has secured a contract from Globalstar to develop software to enhance operations of Globalstar second-generation satellite.
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24 November 2011
Nordic region requires 424 aircraft by 2030: Airbus
The Nordic region will require 424 new passenger aircraft between 2011 and 2030 worth $38.6bn, according to an Airbus global market forecast.
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24 November 2011
China Bank of Communications orders 30 Comac C919s
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has secured an order for 30 C919 aircraft from China Bank of Communications' leasing arm.