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ALTA: Lufthansa Technik joins as affiliate member
Lufthansa Technik is joining ALTA as an affiliate member this month, with a focus on expanding its business in Latin America.
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ALTA: Guarulhos expansion on schedule for May 2014 opening
TAM Holdings president Marco Antonio Bologna expects the new Terminal 3 at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International airport to open on schedule in May 2014.
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NewsNorthrop deploys radar jamming on small UAS
Northrop Grumman has used a miniature electronic attack payload on its Bat unmanned air system (UAS), marking the first time such a system has been used on small, tactical UAS like Bat, according to the company.
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NewsF-35 on track to meet IOC targets, official says
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is on track to meet the US military’s planned initial operating capability (IOC) targets from late 2015, a senior programme official says.
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Fuel selection forced search and rescue aircraft to crash-land
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch reveals that a Pilatus Britten Norman Islander coastal search and rescue aircraft was forced to crash-land at night in fields on the British island of Jersey, and fuel starvation to the engines appears to have been the cause.
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ALTA: Government incentives key to TAM regional plans
Brazil's TAM is studying regional operations in the domestic market, but says any decision to launch such flights will be driven by the country's plans to incentivise regional aviation.
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NewsUK space sector unveils ambitious growth plan
The UK space industry has set out ambitious growth plans that would see it double the domestic market over the next 17 years alongside achieving a 12-fold increase in exports by 2030.
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ALTA: Bombardier bids to boost Latin American presence
Bombardier is represented at ALTA as it pursues its goal of an expanded footprint in Latin America.
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NewsJapan nears decision on oldest F-15s
Japan should reach a decision “within months” on whether to pursue a modernisation programme for its oldest Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15 combat aircraft, or replace them with a new type, a senior air force official has revealed.
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NewsAirbus commercial performance drives EADS growth
EADS saw revenue rise by 7% to €40 billion ($54 billion) in the nine months to 30 September on the back of commercial aircraft deliveries and the first handovers of Airbus Military A400M airlifters.
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NewsAirbus overbooks on current A320 production
Airbus is beginning to see overbooking on the baseline A320, leaving the airframer confident that it will be able to maintain its monthly production rate of 42 aircraft as it transitions to the A320neo.
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NewsPICTURES: US Navy resumes X-47B flight testing
The US Navy has expanded its test activity using Northrop Grumman’s X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator, with the type having been operated from its aircraft carrier the USS Theodore Roosevelt on 10 November.
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NewsJetSuite plots expansion as turnover set to more than double
US air taxi company JetSuite is looking to bring its branded charter concept to Europe in the next couple of years as demand for its US operation goes from strength to strength...
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NewsEADS puts full-year Airbus deliveries at 620
Airbus will deliver up to 620 commercial jets this year, under the latest outlook from parent EADS, while the airframer has already exceeded a revised net order forecast of 1,200 aircraft.
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Israeli air force gets ready to host Blue Flag exercise
Israeli air force squadrons are training this week in a special "pattern", in preparation for the international Blue Flag exercise, which will be held in the coming weeks at the service's Uvda air base in the south of the nation.
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NewsAriane 6 rocket clears next programme hurdle
Europe’s next-generation Ariane 6 launcher has passed its preliminary requirements review, paving the way for completion of a first design analysis cycle by the end of February.
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NewsIAM votes down Boeing’s pension proposal
Union members have rejected Boeing’s offer regarding changes to their pension arrangements, setting the stage for the airframer to explore assembling the future 777X aircraft outside of Everett, Washington.
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Network enhancement for Israeli air force's King Air
Israel is equipping its air force's Beechcraft B200 Super King Air ("Zofit") reconnaissance aircraft with the Globus moving map-based data network system.
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NewsIsrael fields upgraded Skylark UAS
Elbit Systems has upgraded its Skylark 1 LE unmanned air system (UAS), after the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) changed its operational requirements.
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NewsEmbedded simulation helps train Israeli F-16I pilots
The Israeli air force's Lockheed Martin F-16I ("Sufa") combat aircraft have been equipped with embedded simulation systems, which enable its pilots to train against simulated surface-to-air missile threats.