The World of Aviation

Emirates SkyCargo recently operated its longest ever non-stop cargo service when it flew a load of valuable race horses from Sydney to Stewart International Airport in upstate New York in a Boeing 777-200F. The 17.5 hour flight eclipsed the previous longest flight of 16.8 hours from Dubai to Houston. “This landmark flight is especially significant

Bell helicopter has announced it has integrated six subsidiary companies into the company and has restructured their operations to provide a more comprehensive support solution to Bell customers. The companies being incorporated are Edwards & Associates and Aeronautical Accessories in Tennessee, Rotor Blades and Acadian Composites in Louisiana, Bell Aerospace Services in Texas, and US

Eurocopter subsidiary Helibras has been awarded a contract to upgrade 36 AS350 Squirrel helicopters operated by the Brazilian army. The upgrade, developed by Helibras and Sagem and to be performed at Helibras’s facilities in Itajubá in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, will comprise the structural rebuild of three aircraft, and the installation of three

The US Airways Airbus A320 which successfully ditched in New York’s Hudson River will be put on display at the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The aircraft, which made a forced landing on the river with no major injuries after suffering a massive bird strike shortly after departure from LaGuardia Airport in January

France has become the fourth country to order the MBDA Meteor advanced ramjet powered air-to-air missile. The missile will equip French Air Force and Navy Rafale fighters, joining Sweden’s Gripen, and the UK’s and Spain’s Eurofighter Typhoon as the third type to employ the weapon. French budget imperatives mean the 200 missiles it has ordered

Virgin Blue has placed a brand new Boeing 737-800 into service featuring an anonymous all-white paint scheme as the airline prepares to relaunch with a new livery and branding in the first half of 2011. VB placed 737-8K8 VH-VUY into service just before Christmas, with the aircraft completely devoid of any airline logos and titles.