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MRO centre set for New Delhi
EADS and the National Aviation Company of India, the parent of national carrier Air India, have signed an agreement to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul...
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NewsUK police arrest United pilot in suspected alcohol case
A United Airlines pilot was arrested at London Heathrow Airport yesterday on suspicion of being over the alcohol limit for performing an aviation function. Heathrow...
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Airbus reins in A320 and A330/A340 production rate rises
Airbus is to slow plans to increase production rates on its A320 and A330/A340 family aircraft. "We decided due to the uncertainties in the aviation...
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USAF's $8.4 billion budget shift to bolster F-35
The US Air Force's new leadership has moved quickly since July to dispel long-running doubts about the service's commitment to the Lockheed Martin F-35A...
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B/E's A350 galley deal
B/E Aerospace has won a $1 billion contract to supply the Airbus A350 XWB galley systems. B/E says that the system around the A350's "flex zones", which...
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PICTURES: Qantas puts its first A380 into service
Australia's Qantas Airways has put its first Airbus A380 into commercial service, becoming the third operator of the ultra-large type. The Oneworld...
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NewsQantas A380 to perform second Aspire environmental flight
Qantas's first Airbus A380 is due on 22 October to perform the second "fuel-optimised" flight under the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions...
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NewsUK launches Chinook upgrade work
Efforts to bring the UK Royal Air Force's fleet of Boeing CH-47 transport helicopters to a common configuration have been launched, with funding secured...
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Italy alters role in F-35 programme
Italy has adjusted its role in the Lockheed Martin-led partnership for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, dropping an initial purchase order but signing two...
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Selection process ongoing for key 787 GoldCare providers
Selecting Asian and North American providers for Boeing's GoldCare maintenance programme for the 787 remains on the airframer's agenda, but the company is...
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Chile in talks with Dutch on F-16AM/BM purchase
Chilean defence ministry sources have confirmed that negotiations with the Dutch government to acquire a second lot of Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed...
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US Army cancels troubled Bell reconnaissance helicopter contract
The US Army contract to develop and build the successor to the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior is again up for grabs. The Department of Defense terminated Bell...
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AAIB calls for compulsory helicopter simulator recurrent training in its Morecambe Bay crash report
Helicopter operators should make use of simulators for their pilot recurrent training and checking, according to one of six recommendations by the UK Air...
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Snow offers C-130 STOL upgrade to market
Snow Aviation International (SAI) is close to completing a major sale with a US military customer for a $6.5 million upgrade package for older-model Lockheed...
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Aeronautics' Orbiter to be made by AAI in US
Aeronautics Defense Systems has teamed with Textron company AAI to market...
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NewsSpain's LTE suspends charter flights, but hopes for restart
Spanish leisure carrier LTE International Airways has become the latest carrier to suspend flights due to financial difficulties, but is continuing ACMI...
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European traffic downturn 'threatens environmental improvements'
A sharp downturn in airline traffic in Europe may constitute a threat to efficiency improvements that would benefit the environment, says the Civil...
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Elbit offers maritime version of Hermes-1500
Elbit Systems plans to display at the Paris air show next year a maritime mission version of its Hermes-1500...
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Gulfstream readies new sensor, actuator technologies
Gulfstream continues to pursue leading-edge technologies with a new series of sensor and actuator tests taking place...