18 March 2010

Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter succeeds in first vertical landing

A supersonic Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat. Pilot Graham Tomlinson performed an 80-knot (93 miles per hour) short takeoff from Naval Air Station Patuxent River,

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GOL inaugurates maintenance center expansion

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A. announced the conclusion of the expansion work on its Aircraft Maintenance Center, in Confins (Minas Gerais), where the company carries out heavy airframe maintenance, preventive maintenance, aircraft painting and the internal configuration of the entire GOL and VARIG combined fleet. The expansion, which began in 2008, added a hangar, offices,

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Air India partners with Sabre to boost efficiencies and reduce costs

Air India has teamed with Sabre Airline Solutions to achieve operational efficiencies in key airline functions in a bid to be more cost efficient. Sabre Airline Solutions will move Air India toward having a fully integrated flight control system, providing Air India with solutions from the Sabre AirVision and Sabre AirCentre suites. The Sabre Integrated

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