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G2 Solutions @ January 31, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The global airline industry will take at least three years to recover from a travel slump caused by the worst recession in six decades, said Giovanni Bisignani, chief executive of the International Air Transport Association.The airline industry globally lost $50 billion in the past 10 years, including $11 billion in 2009 alone. Revenues declined [...]
G2 Solutions @ January 29, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Northrop Grumman Corp.’s threat to pull out of bidding for the $35 billion U.S. aerial tanker program resonates with investors who want new Chief Executive Officer Wes Bush to ensure profitability at the third-largest U.S. defense contractor.
“It would be unfortunate if Northrop didn’t bid for the tanker contract, but you want the company and [...]
G2 Solutions @ January 29, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Well, this brings back the old days when Flug Revue would pop out some over-the-fence shots obtained from the Military Missions in East Germany, and the assembled reptiles at Flight would adjourn to our secret analysis facility to figure out what it all meant.
G2 Solutions @ January 27, 2010 # No Comment Yet
G2 Solutions @ January 26, 2010 # No Comment Yet
The news is finally out on the stretched 195:
A proposed stretch of Embraer’s largest-capacity commercial jet has been dubbed the E-195X by the manufacturer, which expects to decide whether to launch the variant - or potentially another type - by mid-2011.
During an exclusive interview today with ATI, Embraer executive vice-president airline market Mauro Kern confirmed [...]
G2 Solutions @ January 26, 2010 # No Comment Yet
A taste of the upcoming battle on the Hill:
The Quadrennial Defense Review is already being described as a transparent attempt to force an inadequate military force to fit into an even more inadequate defense budget.
“It will ratify what [Defense Secretary Robert] Gates told Congress last year, not what a thorough QDR analysis can validate,” says [...]
G2 Solutions @ January 25, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Capitol Republicans have been banging heads over the last few weeks, trying to figure out how to counter the expected results of the soon-to-be-released Quadrennial Defense Review.
G2 Solutions @ January 25, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Airbus engineers are working on minor A400M airframe modifications and fixes to the engine control software as the manufacturer digests the broadly positive results of initial flight testing.
G2 Solutions @ January 21, 2010 # No Comment Yet
IAfrica.com Les Echos
European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Yemen’s national carrier signed on Monday a Memorandum of Understanding for the purchase of 10 Airbus A320 units valued at $700-million by book price.
The agreement was inked by Yemenia Airlines’ member of the board of directors, Saleh Alawaji, and Airbus chief operating officer, John Leahy, on the [...]
G2 Solutions @ January 21, 2010 # No Comment Yet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon’s fiscal 2011 budget continues the Obama administration’s drive to get “the most bang for the buck” by terminating seven major weapons programs and shifting resources to focus on emerging threats.
Draft budget documents obtained by Reuters show the Pentagon will again propose halting Boeing Co’s C-17 transport plane and a second [...]
G2 Solutions @ January 21, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Eurofighter’s official blog makes an interesting claim today about a recent dissimilar fighter exercise in the Canaries involving Spanish Typhoons and US Air Force F-15s
G2 Solutions @ January 21, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Forward Observer: F-35 Challenges Gates
By George C. Wilson
An internal Navy briefing obtained by CongressDaily suggests, without saying it right out, that the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ballyhooed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates will cost so much to buy and fly that the service might have to find a cheaper plane [...]
G2 Solutions @ January 21, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Rafael quits Israel’s congested UAV market
Rafael has abandoned its efforts to become an unmanned air vehicle manufacturer and will not invest in new platforms.
G2 Solutions @ January 20, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Avweek reports this morning:
The U.S. Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz, says that changes to the much-awaited request for proposals (RFP) for the next-generation aerial refueler will “lessen the financial risk” for bidders.
Photo: EADS
