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ANALYSIS: Medium haul remains a headache for Air France
It comes as no great surprise that Alexandre de Juniac described the restructuring of short- and medium-haul operations at Air France-KLM as "insufficient"...
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New Jersey's General Aviation airports receive funding boost
General Aviation airports in New Jersey have received $1.8 million in state funding to help revitalise the struggling facilities.
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NewsRolls-Royce aero engines businesses turn in strong first half
Rolls-Royce's aero engine businesses turned in solid first-half growth, reflecting a buoyant civil aviation market and the company overcoming military budget...
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NewsAgustaWestland to begin AW189 SAR push in August
AgustaWestland will shortly begin a year-long certification campaign for the search and rescue variant of its developmental AW189 super-medium helicopter, based at its Yeovil, UK site.
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NewsIraq requests $300m Bell 412EP acquisition
Iraq has requested the possible purchase of 12 Bell 412EP search and rescue helicopters for its air force ...
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NewsDutch accept first F-35 test aircraft
The first of two F-35 Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft destined for the Royal Netherlands Air Force was handed over on 25 July ...
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NewsA350 cabin simulator performs first virtual passenger flight
Airbus has completed an initial five-hour simulated flight using its A350 cabin demonstrator, Cabin Zero, which is located in Hamburg. Two pilots and...
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NewsIsrael defines export policy for Heron TP UAS
IAI will have to sign joint development agreements with companies in countries that want to operate the unmanned Heron TP ...
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Indonesia to buy five C-130Hs from Australia
Indonesia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Australia to acquire five more retired C-130H transports ...
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Southwest 737 touched runway nose first: NTSB
The Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 that crashed at New York's LaGuardia Airport on 22 July touched the runway nose first during landing, according to...
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NewsAriane 5 launches two satellites
An Ariane 5 ECA has successfully launched two satellites into geostationary transfer orbit from the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana. The primary...
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NewsHigher prices set to blunt Gulfstream momentum into Q3
Gulfstream's production system and services business made significant progress in the second quarter, but rising costs are expected to blunt the company's momentum in the second half of the year.
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Aeroflot to switch lessors under revised 737 plan
Aeroflot management is to convene an extraordinary shareholder meeting to seek endorsement for changes to its plan to lease 50 new Boeing 737s. The...
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NewsUK MoD set to pick interim helicopter training solution by year-end
A decision on an "interim" solution to provide rotary-wing training for all three branches of the UK's armed forces is likely to be taken by the end of 2013 ...
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NewsDARPA seeks underwater launch vessel for unmanned systems
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hope to develop a Hydra unmanned submersible carrier vehicle to launch UAS ...
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IMI offers Mars missile for multiple fighters
Israel Military Industries has identified a variety of combat aircraft types as potential host platforms for its Mars precision-guided weapon ...
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Rafael restructuring targets missile business efficiencies
Rafael has transformed its previous Air Defence Directorate into an Air superiority Systems Sector ...
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PICTURE: MASwings receives first ATR 72-600
Malaysia Airlines' (MAS) regional subsidiary MASwings has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-600 at a ceremony in Toulouse. This is the first of nine...
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NewsMitsubishi's review of MRJ schedule signals possible delay
Mitsubishi Aircraft says it is reviewing the schedule of its MRJ regional jet, the strongest indication yet that the Japanese aircraft programme could again...
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NewsBristol airport sets sights on becoming major UK business aviation hub
Bristol airport has set its sights on becoming a leading UK hub for business traffic having removed a couple of operational hurdles which have stifled growth at the facility - home to the only fixed-base operation in the southwest.