Whats Happening: Spitzer Detects the "Heartbeat" of Star Formation in the Milky Way Galaxy
11 Mar 2010, 00:30 UTC
Astronomers have used NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope rather like a doctor's stethoscope to listen in on the "heartbeat" of star formation in our galaxy, a finding that will help trace the "life" of the Milky Way and other galaxies.

Inmarsat Keeps Options Open for Fifth-generation System
Peter B. de Selding 03/10/10 01:55 PM ET in Satellite Telecom
Mobile satellite services operator Inmarsat is exploring a range of options for its next-generation global satellite system including advanced L-band, Ka-band and other frequencies as it plots its future in mobile broadband, Inmarsat Chief Executive Andre ...

India Orders 12 AW101 Helicopters

United Signs Firm Order for 25 Airbus A350s

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OCCAR Updates A400M Flight Tests

Northrop Demos Litening Pod on F-18E/F

Shuttle boss says extending program still feasible
Clarifying what he described as "a big misconception," the shuttle program manager said Tuesday that NASA's vendors could restart production and deliver the parts and hardware needed to extend shuttle flights beyond the current September retirement target.

United Signs Firm Order for 25 A350 XWB aircraft
March 10, 2010
United Airlines has signed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-900 XWBs, formalizing a commitment originally announced last December, the European manufacturer announced today. Plans call for deliveries of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered jets to begin in 2016 and run through 2019.

NTSB Eyes Glass Cockpits In Small Aircraft
Study shows small GA aircraft with glass cockpits have lower accident rates, higher fatalities in those incidents

NextGen May Boost New Aircraft Types
NASA-funded study says it could aid use of advanced short-runway airliners, large commercial tiltrotors

RAF outlines Afghan experience with Reaper UAV

FAA mandates Airbus collision avoidance modification

EU plans to separate judicial, technical interests in inquiries

C-5M Super Galaxy Rated As ‘Effective, Suitable And Mission Capable’
Mar 10 - MARIETTA, Ga., March 10th, 2010 -- The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) Center has rated the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-5M as "effective, suitable and mission capable" based on results from OT&E testing completed in January 2010.

Saab receives order for development of Gripen
Mar 10 - Defence and security company Saab has received an order from FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) concerning development of the existing Gripen fleet. The order value amounts to SEK 2 billion for Saab, split over a period of four years.

FAA FORECASTS GROWTH FOR GENERAL AVIATION
By 2030, the general aviation fleet will grow by about 50,000 airplanes and 52,000 active pilots, the FAA forecast this week. The forecast calls for robust growth in the long term and predicts business use of GA aircraft will expand at a faster pace than personal and recreational use.

2nd Ariane 5 To Be Launched This Year Enters Assembly Process

Pratt F-35 engine cost overrun up by $600 mln
Wed Mar 10, 2010 8:48pm EST
WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The cost overrun on the main engine for the Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) F-35 fighter jet has grown by $600 million over the past year, despite tough cost-cutting measures by engine maker Pratt & Whitney, a unit of United Technologies Corp (UTX.N), a Navy document shows.

Airbus chief says Chinese bet paying off
(AFP) – 1 day ago
FRANKFURT — Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders said on Wednesday that his decision to build aircraft in China has paid off, with the quality matching that of Europe and the local market taking off.

Boeing Chairman in India
$11-b Air Force deal on the radar.
Ashwini Phadnis New Delhi, March 10
The Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Boeing Company, Mr W. James McNerney, who oversees the strategic direction of the Chicago-based $68.3-billion aerospace company, is said to have met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday.

India, Russia agree details of joint 5G-fighter project
India and Russia have agreed in general on shared responsibility for the joint development of the fifth-generation fighter, the chairman of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) said.