News About Aviation Systems For Civilian, Military and Science Applications 19-MAR-10 en-us Shanghai (AFP) March 14, 2010 - Shanghai this week will unveil a brand-new airport terminal -- the latest mega-infrastructure project to be completed as the Chinese city prepares to welcome tens of millions of visitors to Expo 2010.]]> Patuxent River MD (SPX) Mar 16, 2010 - The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter passes overhead at 40 knots (46 mph) prior to a slow landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., on Wednesday, March 10.]]> Toulouse, France (SPX) Mar 11, 2010 - This flight is the tenth performed by A400M MSN1 since its first flight on 11th December 2009. In total and until yesterday the aircraft has logged 39 hours of flight test.]]> Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 12, 2010 - The second crash test of a small lightweight helicopter at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., was a smashing success, literally - just as engineers had predicted. "Three, two, one, release," said the technician on the loudspeaker at the Landing and Impact Research Facility.]]> Marietta GA (SPX) Mar 11, 2010 - The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation (OT and E) Center has rated the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] C-5M as "effective, suitable and mission capable" based on results from OT and E testing completed in January 2010.]]> Esrange, Sweden (SPX) Mar 12, 2010 - Yesterday, March 9, in connection with the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt visiting Moscow, a space cooperation agreement was signed between Sweden and Russia.]]> Frankfurt (AFP) March 10, 2010 - 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.]]> Ulianovsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 10, 2010 - The government of the Ulianovsk Region in the Volga area has approved a five-year program to produce so-called "flying saucers" - a bizarre hybrid of a helicopter and an aerostat.]]> Beijing (AFP) March 8, 2010 - China's airlines plan to buy 218 planes this year to help meet an expected surge in demand for air travel in the coming years, state media reported Monday.]]> Washington (AFP) March 2, 2010 - The US Air Force announced Tuesday a two-year delay in the production of its new F-35 stealth fighter, touted as the future of the American air fleet.]]>