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ICAO Secretary General Participates In WEF2018

Contributes To Security, Drone And Biotech Discussions

ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu brought important civil aviation and sustainability perspectives to the 2018 World Economic Forum, as she participated in a lively discussion on the topic of “From Flying Cars to Drone Delivery” in the 2018 Davos Forum. She also participated at the “Shaping the Future of Mobility Stewardship Board Meeting” and a provocative panel discussion on “Shaping the Future of Security in Travel".

Bell Boeing Team to Modify Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys

Work On First Aircraft Is Already Underway

The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey team is embarking on a modification effort with the U.S. Marine Corps that will improve readiness and reliability of the fleet of tiltrotor aircraft.

P-51D Mustang 'Sierra Sue II' To Lead Super Bowl LII Flyover

Will Be Accompanied On Heritage Flight By Two A-10 Thunderbolts And An F-16

The Wings of the North Air Museum’s P-51D Mustang Sierra Sue II will lead the U.S. Air Force Heritage Flight over U.S. Bank Stadium at Super Bowl LII on February 4th, 2018. Sierra Sue II will be first in a diamond formation which will include two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and an F-16 Fighting Falcon.

GECAS Takes Delivery Of Its First Boeing 737 MAX

Aircraft Leased To Travel Service

GECAS has taken delivery the the first Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane, which will be placed with Travel Service. GECAS has been a partner with Travel Service since its inception in 1998 with five 737-800s currently on lease to this dynamic airline, the lessor said.

Aeroflot To Sign Firm Order With Rostec For 50 MC-21 Aircraft

Will Become The Largest Customer For The Russian-Built Airliner

Aeroflot will become the largest customer for the latest Russian-built medium-range aircraft, the MC-21 under a contract for 50 of the state-of-the-art passenger aircraft signed Thursday between Aeroflot and Rostec.

NASA's Next Mars Lander Spreads Its Solar Wings

Test Conducted At Lockheed Martin Space Near Denver, CO

NASA's next mission to Mars passed a key test Tuesday, extending the solar arrays that will power the InSight spacecraft once it lands on the Red Planet this November.

FlightSafety International Promotes Alex Thurmond

Named Manager, St. Louis Learning Center

FlightSafety International announces that Alex Thurmond has been promoted to Manager of its Learning Center in St. Louis, Missouri. He succeeds David Glass who is retiring from full-time employment with FlightSafety.

L3 Delivers First HC-130J To USCG

Aircraft Upgraded With Next Generation Minotaur Mission System Suite

L3 Technologies has delivered the first production HC-130J aircraft integrated with a next-generation Minotaur Mission System Suite (MSS+) to the U.S. Coast Guard for improved long-range surveillance capabilities. Work was done by L3’s Aerospace Systems business segment, and an aircraft completion ceremony was hosted at its facility in Waco, Texas.