http://en.redtram.com/ planenews.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:19:11 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 152071 | Airplanes Are Still a Vital Tool in Law Enforcement. http://en.redtram.com/go/236293522/top100/ 236293522 Airplanes are still extensively used in a wide range of airborne law enforcement operations. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:29:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236293522/top100/ 154789 | Boeing Dreamliner Successful First Flight. http://en.redtram.com/go/236292261/top100/ 236292261 PR: The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has just landed after a successful first flight. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:35:06 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236292261/top100/ 154789 | Boeing 787 Dreamliner Takes Off for First Flight. http://en.redtram.com/go/236292249/top100/ 236292249 Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has taken off on its first test flight, almost two and a half years late. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:34:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236292249/top100/ 152580 | Long-term FAA Bill Deferred to 2010. http://en.redtram.com/go/236292240/top100/ 236292240 The House and Senate have passed another three-month funding extension for the FAA. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:34:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236292240/top100/ 154789 | Unite Christmas Strike: British Airways Statement. http://en.redtram.com/go/236292232/top100/ 236292232 PR: British Airways is commencing legal action in an attempt to protect customers from the massive stress and disruption threatened by Unite's decision to call a 12-day strike from December 22. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:33:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236292232/top100/ 152072 | Boeing 787 to Fly Test Flight at 1 p.m. ET. http://en.redtram.com/go/236292226/top100/ 236292226 The long-awaited test flight of the 787 is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET today. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:33:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236292226/top100/ 154789 | Emirates Able to Raise $1.1 Billion in Funding for Jets. http://en.redtram.com/go/236262750/top100/ 236262750 It seems that Emirates has now been able to ease concerns over its financial position by announcing that it has raised $1.13 billion for the delivery of a A380 Superjumbo. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:16:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236262750/top100/ 154789 | British Airways Cabin Crew Vote for Christmas Strike. http://en.redtram.com/go/236262735/top100/ 236262735 British Airways cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over job cuts and changes to staff contracts. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:15:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236262735/top100/ 154789 | Boeing, Panama's Copa Airlines Announce Order for Two Additional 737-800s. http://en.redtram.com/go/236262726/top100/ 236262726 PR: Boeing and Copa Airlines, Panama's flagship air carrier, announced an order for two more Next-Generation 737-800s, bringing to 15 the number of 737-800s the airline has ordered this year.R: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:15:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236262726/top100/ 152072 | Remos Receives Capital Infusion. http://en.redtram.com/go/236231777/top100/ 236231777 Remos Aircraft announced Dec. 10 that it has received a significant capital infusion from its investors that will strengthen the company going into 2010. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:49:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236231777/top100/ 152072 | Cessna to Phase Out Georgia Plant. http://en.redtram.com/go/236231771/top100/ 236231771 Cessna will phase out its one plant in Columbus, Ga., during the next two years, moving the work to Independence, Kan., and Mexico. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:49:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236231771/top100/ 143122 | First Solar-Powered Airplane Takes Flight. http://en.redtram.com/go/236231767/top100/ 236231767 The first solar-powered aircraft took flight on Dec. 5 in Duebendorf, Switzerland. The plane flew nearly 1200 feet, just skimming the ground at an altitude of approximately 3 feet. The entire trip lasted 28 seconds. Full Story. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:49:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236231767/top100/ 154789 | US-Japan Open Skies Pact Increases Push for JAL Deal. http://en.redtram.com/go/236231762/top100/ 236231762 Competition between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines to secure a partnership with Japan Airlines, the troubled carrier, took on new urgency at the weekend after the US and Japan completed an "open skies" deal to liberalise air traffic. The Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:48:54 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236231762/top100/ 152071 | Thai Police Seize North Korean Aircraft Carrying 40 Tons of Heavy Weapons. http://en.redtram.com/go/236231756/top100/ 236231756 The aircraft was Russian, registered in Georgia. Its crew were from Kazakhstan and Belorussia. It was about to fly on to a refuelling stop in Sri Lanka when it was seized by police in Thailand, and found to be carrying Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:48:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236231756/top100/ 144594 | France to Resume Black Box Hunt. http://en.redtram.com/go/236231752/top100/ 236231752 French accident investigators say they will begin a third search for the black boxes of an Air France plane that crashed off the coast of Brazil. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:48:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236231752/top100/ 144594 | Russian Skydivers Killed in Air Crash Near Chelyabinsk. http://en.redtram.com/go/236231748/top100/ 236231748 Six parachutists have been killed along with an instructor and their pilot in a plane crash near the Urals city of Chelyabinsk. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:47:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236231748/top100/ 154789 | Boeing Completes 787 Dreamliner High-Speed Taxi Test. http://en.redtram.com/go/236214913/top100/ 236214913 Boeing completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 787 Dreamliner today. This is the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:53:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236214913/top100/ 152072 | A400M, World's Most Advanced Airlifter, Completes First Flight. http://en.redtram.com/go/236214908/top100/ 236214908 The first Airbus Military A400M military airlifter has landed back in Seville, Spain today at 14:02 local time (13:02 UTC) after completing a successful maiden flight lasting 3h 47min following its take-off at 10:15 local time. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:53:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236214908/top100/ 143122 | Scottish Pilot Sets Glider Speed Record. http://en.redtram.com/go/236214902/top100/ 236214902 The (Scotland) Herald reported Friday while pilot John Williams' record had yet to be officially confirmed, the pilot from Fife, Scotland, is convinced he topped the previous world record during a 982-mile flight above the Andes mountain range. "It's pretty Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:53:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236214902/top100/ 152072 | Lockheed White House Helicopter Wins Partial Victory. http://en.redtram.com/go/236214894/top100/ 236214894 U.S. lawmakers on Friday agreed to add over $100 million for continued work on Lockheed Martin Corp's VH-71 presidential helicopter. Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:52:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236214894/top100/