All Fixed-Wing news – Page 647
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A century of shows
The Paris air show is 100 years old this year. Will the global downturn mar the celebrations?
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Cobham continues US push
Acquisitions and organic growth make North America the UK supplier's top market...
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ACCA first flight breaks new ground
Lockheed Martin will work through November to expand the flight envelope of an experimental aircraft testing new composite materials that could revolutionise...
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NewsRAF Nimrods ready for operational return
The UK Royal Air Force's Nimrod MR2 surveillance aircraft could soon return to duty over Afghanistan, says the boss of the Kinloss-based fleet ...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Gripping Gripen
Now used by the air forces of the Czech Republic, Hungary, South Africa and Sweden, ordered by Thailand and also flown in support of the UK's Empire Test Pilots' School, Saab's Gripen is a credible force in the fighter arena
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Brazil bids to reduce confusion over A330 search progress
Brazilian authorities are aiming to reduce confusion over progress in the search for the Air France Airbus A330 by relaying information on debris only once...
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French nuclear submarine to assist A330 search
France's defence ministry has deployed a nuclear submarine to aid the hunt for the Airbus A330 which disappeared over the South Atlantic on 1 June.
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Oman signs contract for one C-130J transport
Lockheed Martin has received a contract to supply Oman with one C-130J tactical transport ...
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NewsPICTURES: UK's first future strategic tanker takes flight
Airbus has performed the maiden flight of the first A330-200 being built to deliver the UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft capability ...
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Working Week - Wing Cdr Simon Edwards OC 99 Sqn
At the controls of 99 squadron Wing Cdr Simon Edwards, commanding officer of the Royal Air Force's single C-17 squadron based at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire,...
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A330 search teams yet to confirm origin of retrieved debris
South Atlantic search efforts to locate the missing Air France Airbus A330 have yet to positively confirm any wreckage as having come from the jet, but have...
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Business - in brief
Brazil may, by year-end, lift its 20% cap on foreign airline ownership to 49%....
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Boeing eyes risk-sharing, lower costs for $100 million F-15SE
Boeing is seeking risk-sharing partners to develop a new version of the F-15E Strike Eagle that adds stealth characteristics and a new electronic warfare...
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NewsA330 search teams sight larger sections of debris
Brazilian Air Force aircraft have detected larger items of debris in their search for the presumed crash location of the missing Air France Airbus A330. In...
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France orders deep-sea vessel to A330 search area
France's ministry of transport has dispatched a research ship to the South Atlantic with equipment capable of searching ocean depths up to 6,000m (19,700ft)...
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Gripen revives war of words over Norwegian fighter assessment
Saab-led Gripen International has revived its war of words linked to the Norwegian defence ministry's selection of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...
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NewsFrench to head A330 inquiry as search turns up more debris
French investigators are to lead the inquiry into the disappearance of the Air France Airbus A330 in the South Atlantic, as the search effort turns up further...
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Malaysia to phase out troublesome MiG-29 fighters
Malaysia has announced plans to phase out its RSK MiG-29N fighters over the next few years, with the fleet having been plagued by problems since it bought...
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India completes fighter evaluation, readies for flight testing
India's air force has submitted its technical evaluation report on the contenders for its medium multirole combat aircraft competition to the nation's defence...
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NewsSearch for missing A330 focuses after debris located
Brazil's air force has confirmed that it has traced debris in the South Atlantic, but has yet to positively identify it as having come from the missing Air...