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FARNBOROUGH: AW609 nears 1,000h of flight testing
AgustaWestland has revealed more detail on the composition of the orderbook for the developmental AW609 civil tiltrotor as flight testing for the type nears the 1,000h milestone.
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NewsUSAF launches competition for new bomber
The US Air Force has launched the competitive phase of the classified long range strike bomber by issuing a request for proposals, with Northrop Grumman and a Boeing/Lockheed Martin team poised to compete for a contract to develop and build 80-100 aircraft over the next two decades.
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Fighter manufacturers enter dogfight with F-35
With smaller, counter-insurgency types taking business and new types muscling in, Western fighter manufacturers have to fight harder than before to retain market share
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Georgia and Russia target resumption of flights
Georgian and Russian authorities have outlined steps for restoring scheduled services after a six-year suspension of bilateral air links.
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NewsAir India officially joins Star Alliance
Air India has become the 27th member of Star Alliance following a ceremony in New Delhi, India.
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NewsPICTURE: Air New Zealand’s first 787-9 lands in Auckland
Air New Zealand’s first Boeing 787-9 aircraft has arrived in Auckland following a delivery flight from Seattle.
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FARNBOROUGH: 787-9 flies through relatively smooth nine-month test effort
After the maiden flight of the initial development 787-9 – a Rolls-Royce Trent-powered version – in September last year, Boeing has completed a relatively straightforward 1,500h flight-test programme involving three Trent-powered aircraft and two General Electric GEnx-powered aircraft (including two customer aircraft).
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NewsTeasing 'A330neo' and 'A350-300' domains reserved
While Airbus has increasingly indicated a leaning towards re-engining the A330, it has yet to give any formal pointers towards a possible designation for the type.
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F-35 industry partners invest in cost saving plan
Three F-35 industry partners will invest $170 million over the next three years to lower the price of the $131 million fighter, the US Department of Defense announced today.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Boeing’s 787-9 is more than just a stretch
When launch customers Air New Zealand, United Airlines and All Nippon Airways introduce their first 787-9s in the coming months, it will mark a watershed for Boeing’s Dreamliner.
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NewsF-35 to miss RIAT, show organiser says
The continuation of a grounding order imposed on the Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet on 3 July means the type will not be taking part in the 11-13 July Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), the show's organisers have confirmed.
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NewsParamount readies AHRLAC for first flight
South African conglomerate Paramount unveiled a light attack and reconnaissance aircraft called the advanced high-performance reconnaissance light aircraft (AHRLAC) on 10 July in Pretoria.
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NewsBoeing rejects 'mega-city' case for A380
Boeing is dismissing Airbus’s claim that the emergence of “mega-cities” will drive future demand for high-capacity transports including the A380.
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NewsMeteor missile validated on board Swedish Gripens
MBDA’s Meteor missile has successfully completed a firing campaign on board the Saab Gripen fighter jet, marking the complete validation of the integration of the missile on board the Swedish air force’s aircraft.
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Israeli air force details 'Protective Edge' operation
The Israeli air force has performed hundreds of sorties as part of its "Protective Edge" operation, which is aimed at stopping the rocket barrage from the Gaza Strip. All types of aircraft – including unmanned – are taking part in the huge air campaign.
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Angara maiden flight success heralds new era for Russian space launches
Russia’s space programme has taken what its stakeholders will hope is a giant leap to modernity with the successful maiden flight of the new Angara launcher, the eventual replacement of the accident-prone Proton-M.
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NewsBoeing studying impact of 737 fuselage derailment
A freak transport error threatens to derail Boeing 737 production temporarily, raising questions once more about supply chain vulnerabilities as commercial aircraft production rates climb ever higher.
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FARNBOROUGH: Komsomolsk - an unlikely centre for Russia's new aviation industry
Russia’s first “Western” jet is assembled in a city that is about as far from the West as you can be in that vast country. An 8h flight across seven time zones from Moscow and frozen for much of the year, Komsomolsk-on-Amur was established in the 1930s to build ships ...
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MBDA signs Indian ASRAAM contract
India’s defence ministry has signed a £250 million ($428 million) contract with MBDA to equip its Sepecat/Hindustan Aeronautics Jaguar strike aircraft with the company’s ASRAAM short-range air-to-air missile. A company source has confirmed the signing, but declined to provide any further specifics.
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NewsMultiple birdstrike downed Pave Hawk, USAF concludes
A multiple birdstrike caused the 7 January fatal crash of a US Air Force Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter over the UK east coast, accident investigators have determined.