Aircraft

At least four people have died in a suspected US missile attack on a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, local officials say. They say two unmanned US aircraft were spotted above the town of Miran Shah in North Waziristan before the strikes.  

EVERETT -- The Boeing Co. added orders for 13 aircraft this week, including a request for a 747 jumbo business jet. The aerospace company's new requests also included an order from the U.S. Navy for two 737-based P-8A Poseidon submarine-seeking aircraft.  

Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) KillerBee unmanned aircraft system demonstrated its interoperability, integration and functionality as an end-to-end UAS combat system.  

Langley AFB VA (AFPN) Oct 01, 2008 - An Air Combat Command RQ-4A Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., made a trans-Atlantic flight Sept. 20 with the assistance of Navy officials.  

Ballistic missile defense via airplanes mounted with lasers may seem straight out of science fiction, but add a fleet of UAVs with mirrors to increase the laser's range, and military insiders say the system might just work.  

Moscow, Oct 2 (RIA Novosti) A Boeing 737-300 crash landed at the airport in Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave on the Baltic Sea, after its landing gear malfunctioned, but people on board were unharmed, a transportation ministry spokesman said Thursday.”According to Rostransnadzor, a Boeing 737-300...  

BRASILIA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's air force said on Wednesday it had chosen U.S.-based Boeing Co., France's Dassault and Saab of Sweden as finalists in a tender for 36 fighter jets as part of a fleet renewal.  

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION: Has named Robbie Hood to lead NOAA's Unmanned Aircraft Systems program. The fledgling program experiments with its use of unmanned aircraft for climate and weather research, ecosystem assessments, forecasts and other applications.  

Tony-winning revival 'Boeing-Boeing' has recouped its investment - a far cry from the dismal failure of its original Broadway appearance.  

Thus, Boeing with 787 and 777, and Airbus with A330 have got an edge over the likes of the four-engined Airbus A340 and Boeing 747. ...  

The Boeing Co. won orders for 24 new aircraft this week, including a request for nine 767 jets. After going several weeks without significant orders, Boeing added the new requests Thursday to its Web site, bringing its year-to-date total to 610 net orders.  

Master Artist David "LEBO" LeBatard has created a decorative art design for Captain Barrington Irving's airplane Inspiration II. Irving is the youngest pilot to circumvent the globe solo, which he completed on June 27, 2007.  

Embraer and LAM - Linhas Aereas de Mocambique signed a contract for two EMBRAER 190 aircraft, plus two purchase rights for the same model. The total value of the deal is US$ 75 million, at list price, and could double, if all purchase rights are exercised.  

MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) has shipped its first aircraft to Iraq after a Quebec judge lifted his own order seizing 10 regional jets being built and two buildings owned by the Iraqi government.  

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer will not start Sunday against the New York Jets because of his inflamed right elbow.