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Boeing Wins $9.2 Billion U.S. Air Force T-X Pilot Training Program Contract

Includes 351 Jets, 46 Simulators And Associated Ground Equipment

U.S. Air Force pilots will soon train for combat with T-X jets and simulators from Boeing. “[This] announcement is the culmination of years of unwavering focus by the Boeing and Saab team,” said Leanne Caret, president and CEO, Boeing Defense, Space & Security.

F-35 Flown In Combat For The First Time

DoD Says Aircraft Flew A Sortie Against Taliban Targets In Afghanistan

The Marine Corps F-35B, Lightning II, conducted its first combat strikes in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan, Sept. 27.

WAI Receives $12,000 Grant From The ISTAT Foundation

Funds Used For Girls In Aviation Day And Aviation For Girls Magazine

Women in Aviation International received a $12,000 grant from the International Society of Transport Aircraft Training (ISTAT) Foundation, which funds educational programs that advance commercial aviation. This is the fourth year that WAI has received an ISTAT Foundation grant.

New Airborne Campaigns To Explore Snowstorms, River Deltas, Climate

Five New Missions Will Begin In 2020

Five new NASA Earth science campaigns will take to the field starting in 2020 to investigate a range of pressing research questions, from what drives intense East Coast snowfall events to the impact of small-scale ocean currents on global climate.

Raytheon Awards Air Traffic Control Association's First-Ever Women In Aviation

Each Awardee Will Receive An $11,250 Cash Scholarship

Raytheon Company's Intelligence, Information and Services business awarded four Women in Aviation scholarships as part of the Air Traffic Control Association's (ATCA) Scholarship Fund Program. Each scholarship winner will receive an $11,250 cash scholarship to pursue an aviation-related degree.

Innovation Center Opens At LM Facility In Orlando, FL

Virtual Reality, Robotics And 3-D Printers Unlock Employees' Creativity To Solve Business Challenges

Necessity sparks invention at the Innovation Center, now open at Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control (MFC) facility in Orlando, Florida. In this 6,500-square-foot space, employees are empowered with the technology and tools to develop creative solutions to complex problems.

Airbus To Present New And Innovative Space Solutions At The IAC

Company Supports The 69Th International Astronautical Congress In Bremen

During the 69th International Astronautical Congress from October 1-5, Airbus will present its latest innovations and major space projects. As one of the main sponsors of the world's largest space congress, Airbus will also actively participate with a large number of contributions to the conference program.

CityJet leases Two Bombardier CRJ900 ERs From TrueNoord

Will Be Operated By Cityjet Under The 10-Year Agreement

Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has closed a sale-leaseback transaction providing two Bombardier CRJ900 ERs to Cityjet DAC on ten year operating lease terms.TrueNoord has partly financed the transaction by the recent term loan warehouse facility underwritten by NORD/LB, Morgan Stanley and Barclays. Legal advice was provided by Hogan Lovells for TrueNoord and Allen & Overy for CityJet. Norton Rose and Clifford Chance advised on the financing side of the transaction.

Aero-News: Quote of the Day (09.29.18)

"These innovative investigations tackle difficult scientific questions that require detailed, targeted field observations combined with data collected by our fleet of Earth-observing satellites." Source: Jack Kaye, associate director for research in NASA's Earth Science Division in Washington.