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NewsEquatorial Guinea orders two C295 transports
Equatorial Guinea has acquired a pair of Airbus Defence & Space C295s, one for troop transport and the other for maritime surveillance.
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NewsUK signs £1.1bn deal for new military training fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed contracts worth £1.1 billion ($1.58 billion) to cover the remaining fixed-wing elements of its Military Flight Training System (MFTS) infrastructure. The deals span the provision of a trio of new aircraft types and related ground-based training equipment.
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EasyJet plans battery-powered taxiing
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is banking on a 700kg new taxiing system to save it about 50,000t of fuel per year.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: IAI CEO studies regional jet, light jet projects
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is at a major crossroads and every move in the wrong direction is crucial.
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Emissions to track 45% traffic rise: European Environment Agency
European aviation emissions are set to rise by almost half over the next 20 years, warns the European Environment Agency (EEA).
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PICTURE: HAL rolls out first HTT-40 basic trainer
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has rolled out the first prototype of the HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft.
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Nominations open for The Airline Strategy Awards
The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple plays host once again to the industry’s top event, the Airline Strategy Awards.
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NewsPentagon report questions ‘unrealistic’ F-35 test schedule
The Pentagon’s chief weapons tester says an operational evaluation of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II could be delayed by up to one year because of difficulties completing developmental testing by the due date of August 2017.
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Allegiant closes $28m for two A319s
Allegiant Air has closed a $28 million secured loan backed by two Airbus A319s in its fleet.
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NewsBoeing may face gap in bridge to 737 Max: Analyst
Boeing may slow down the rate of 737NG deliveries this year due a demand shortfall in the 18-month bridge to the arrival of the re-engined 737 Max, UBS analyst David Strauss says.
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NewsMalaysia picks MD530G for armed scout helicopters
Malaysia has become the launch customer for the upgraded G-model of the MD Helicopters MD 530, with an order for six examples of the armed scout rotorcraft for its army.
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Turkish operator takes first H145 Mercedes-Benz Style
Turkish operator Körfez Aviation has received the first Airbus Helicopters H145 configured with the Mercedes-Benz Style interior, following its launch in October.
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Ascend conducts valuation study on 787-8 for president of Mexico
Ascend Flightglobal Consultancy has conducted a valuation study for the government of Mexico, to support the decision made to purchase a new Boeing 787-8 for the nation's president, Enrique Peña Nieto.
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NewsIAI and Hankuk Carbon team to develop VTOL unmanned systems
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Korean composite manufacturer Hankuk Carbon will form a joint venture to new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsPICTURE: First glimpse of Israel's Impact UAV
Flightglobal has obtained first details and an image of the Impact unmanned air vehicle being developed by new Israeli company Meteor Aerospace.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: F-35 revolutionises multi-role operations for IAF
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has accelerated its preparations for the delivery of the first Lockheed Martin F-35I Adir at the end of the year.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Gary Forster -Growing business aviation in Bali
Gary Forster is the general manager for ExecuJet's fixed base operator in Bali, Indonesia. He is seeking to exploit growth opportunities for the business aviation services provider in this nascent, yet promising market
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NewsUK reveals sharp increase in Reaper Hellfire use
A sharp surge in the number of Lockheed Martin AGM-114 missiles deployed from the Royal Air Force’s unmanned air vehicle fleet was seen between 2014 and 2015, marking a rise in the type's use from the drawdown from intervention in Afghanistan, to current operations in Iraq and Syria.
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Interview: Katherine Wallace - Flying the dream with Southwest Airlines
Katherine Wallace worked for four operators before securing her current position of Boeing 737 captain for Southwest Airlines – a company she had set her sights on sometime earlier
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Comlux orders three executive A320neos
Business operator Comlux has ordered three of the corporate version of the Airbus A320neo re-engined jet.