http://www.flightglobal.comen-gbMon, 28 May 2012 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/28/372359/qantas-defence-nears-completion-of-last-a330-mrtt-conversion.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/28/372359/qantas-defence-nears-completion-of-last-a330-mrtt-conversion.html Qantas Defence Services is close to completing the conversion of Australia's fifth, and final, Airbus Military A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT). The...Mon, 28 May 2012 08:14:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/28/372351/pictures-new-zealand-operates-sh-2g-from-patrol-vessel.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/28/372351/pictures-new-zealand-operates-sh-2g-from-patrol-vessel.html The Royal New Zealand Navy has conducted flight trials of the Kaman SH-2G Seasprite helicopter from one of its new offshore patrol vessels. "The trials...Mon, 28 May 2012 04:39:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/27/372347/excalibur-almaz-details-plans-for-capsule-and-space-station.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/27/372347/excalibur-almaz-details-plans-for-capsule-and-space-station.html Excalibur Almaz has detailed its plans to launch spacecraft to space stations in orbit around the moon, the first time the secretive company has done so...Sun, 27 May 2012 21:24:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/25/372344/stratolaunch-enters-system-design-review.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/25/372344/stratolaunch-enters-system-design-review.html The Stratolaunch system has entered system design review (SDR), says team partner Dynetics, a key milestone in designing the unique and complex launch vehicle. After...Fri, 25 May 2012 18:59:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/24/372309/xcor-completes-piston-pump-tests.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/24/372309/xcor-completes-piston-pump-tests.html Xcor has announced that its liquid oxygen (LOx) piston pump has completed testing and is ready for integration with the Lynx, a suborbital spacecraft capable...Thu, 24 May 2012 22:16:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/24/372306/boeing-hails-charleston-787-first-flight.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/24/372306/boeing-hails-charleston-787-first-flight.html Boeing says its first South Carolina-built 787-8 performed "exactly as we expected" during its 5h initial flight on 23 May, nearly four weeks after the aircraft...Thu, 24 May 2012 21:35:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/24/372305/space-launch-system-core-stage-reaches-preliminary-review.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/24/372305/space-launch-system-core-stage-reaches-preliminary-review.html The core stage of the Space Launch System (SLS), among the most crucial components, has entered preliminary design review (PDR), an important checkpoint...Thu, 24 May 2012 21:04:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/24/372268/singapore-inaugurates-heron-1-uav.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/24/372268/singapore-inaugurates-heron-1-uav.html The Singapore air force has inaugurated the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 unmanned aerial vehicle as a replacement for the IAI Searcher 2 UAV. "The...Thu, 24 May 2012 08:02:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/23/372216/us-prices-australian-growler-upgrade-at-1.7bn.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/23/372216/us-prices-australian-growler-upgrade-at-1.7bn.html The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has priced the upgrade of 12 Australian Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft to the EA-18G Growler electronic...Wed, 23 May 2012 05:25:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/22/372210/international-cooperation-crucial-to-exploring-outer-space-say-agency-heads.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/22/372210/international-cooperation-crucial-to-exploring-outer-space-say-agency-heads.html International cooperation is crucial to missions beyond Earth orbit, affirmed a panel of space agency leaders on 22 May. Despite political and budgetary...Tue, 22 May 2012 23:19:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/22/372159/spacex-launches-dragon-successfully.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/22/372159/spacex-launches-dragon-successfully.html SpaceX has successfully launched the first private mission with the International Space Station, lifting off from Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida at...Tue, 22 May 2012 09:11:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/22/372149/south-korea-receives-third-737-peace-eye-aircraft.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/22/372149/south-korea-receives-third-737-peace-eye-aircraft.html South Korea has received its third Boeing 737-based Peace Eye airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft. The aircraft was delivered to the...Tue, 22 May 2012 04:22:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/21/372102/iai-seeks-customer-to-advance-unmanned-helicopter-work.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/21/372102/iai-seeks-customer-to-advance-unmanned-helicopter-work.html Israel Aerospace Industries' plan to convert manned helicopters for unmanned operations depends on receiving a contract from a launch customer, with the...Mon, 21 May 2012 15:30:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/21/372090/thailands-advance-aviation-to-boost-gulfstream-fleet.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/21/372090/thailands-advance-aviation-to-boost-gulfstream-fleet.html Thailand business jet and helicopter charter firm Advance Aviation plans to add three Gulfstream G200 aircraft over the next three years. The company,...Mon, 21 May 2012 05:19:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/21/372086/qantas-cuts-500-jobs-in-heavy-maintenance-restructuring.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/21/372086/qantas-cuts-500-jobs-in-heavy-maintenance-restructuring.html Qantas Airways hopes to save A$70-100 million ($68-98 million) annually through the restructuring of its heavy aircraft maintenance and engineering operations...Mon, 21 May 2012 04:11:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/17/372034/three-rockets-launch-six-satellites.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/17/372034/three-rockets-launch-six-satellites.html Three rockets launched on the same day from three separate facilities have successfully put six satellites into orbit. The first, a Soyuz U launched...Thu, 17 May 2012 22:03:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/17/371989/sukhoi-superjet-cockpit-voice-recorder-to-remain-in-indonesia.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/17/371989/sukhoi-superjet-cockpit-voice-recorder-to-remain-in-indonesia.html The cockpit voice recorder of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 that crashed last week in a mountain south of Jakarta will remain in Indonesia for analysis, as will...Thu, 17 May 2012 03:31:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/16/371983/ariane-launches-two-communications-satellites.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/16/371983/ariane-launches-two-communications-satellites.html An Arianespace Ariane 5 has successfully launched two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on 15 May from its Kourou, French Guiana launch...Wed, 16 May 2012 18:38:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/16/371968/analysis-fleet-watch-orders-april-2012.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/16/371968/analysis-fleet-watch-orders-april-2012.htmlANALYSIS: Fleet Watch - orders April 2012Wed, 16 May 2012 12:35:00 GMThttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/15/371930/soyuz-carries-crew-to-international-space-station.htmlhttp://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2012/05/15/371930/soyuz-carries-crew-to-international-space-station.html Three astronauts have been successfully launched into orbit aboard a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The astronauts, one American and two Russians,...Tue, 15 May 2012 15:52:00 GMT