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NewsPICTURE: Gripen on target with Meteor missile firings
MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile is on target to enter use with the Swedish air force from 2014, following a dual firing performed using a Saab Gripen test aircraft.
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NewsAPS offers A-4 Skyhawk-based upset recovery training
Mesa, Arizona-based Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) says it will offer upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) for commercial aviation pilots using a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk strike aircraft. The small, single-engined jet was formerly operated by the US Navy and Marine Corps over Vietnam.
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NewsNepal Airlines confirms order for two A320s
Nepal Airlines has confirmed an order for two sharklet-equipped Airbus A320s. The confirmation comes after the Nepali flag carrier signed a memorandum...
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Nordwind Airlines signs Turkish Technic for APU repair
Nordwind Airlines has selected Turkish Technic for auxiliary power unit (APU) maintenance. The deal covers the Russian carrier's Hamilton Sundstrand...
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NewsUSAF to award Boeing Laser SDB contract
The US Air Force intends to award Boeing a contract to develop and test a new laser-guided version of its 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb (SDB). The...
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NewsBoeing starts building first KC-46A
Three years after winning the KC-X contract, Boeing workers in Everett, Washington, started building the first KC-46A refueller for the US Air Force on 26...
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NewsPentagon notifies Congress of potential French MQ-9 Reaper buy
The Pentagon notified the US Congress on 27 June of a possible foreign military sale to France of 16 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned...
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NewsOrbital Sciences Pegasus launches NASA sun spectrograph
An Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL has successfully launched a NASA satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO). A Lockheed L-1011 carrier aircraft lifted off...
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NewsAirservices launches tender for new ATM system
Airservices Australia and Australia's Defence Department have released a joint tender seeking a next generation air traffic management system that will further...
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NewsLockheed receives contract for last batch of F-22 modifications
Lockheed Martin has received a $12.7 million contract modification to supply the final batch of automatic backup oxygen supply (A-BOS) systems for the US...
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Erdos General Aviation to receive China’s first Phenom 300
Embraer will deliver China's first Embraer Phenom 300 business jet during the third quarter of 2013.
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ANALYSIS: Will third time be a charm for Air Canada's airline-in-airline, Rouge?
Air Canada Rouge isn't the first airline-within-an-airline launched by Air Canada, but executives insist this time will have a different result. New...
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NewsStrela launches Russian military satellite
A Strela launch vehicle launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on 27 June, carrying a Russian satellite. According to Russian news reports, the Strela...
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GE nears first test on GE9X compressor rig
General Electric will find out later this summer how the core of the new engine for the 777X performs in an isolated ground test. The maturation testing...
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Norwegian to take first 787
Norwegian took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 in Seattle today. The aircraft (registration EI-LNA) is leased from International Lease Finance (ILFC)...
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Norwegian prefers US Ex-Im financing for 787s
Norwegian is "highly likely" to use financing from the US Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank for its three owned Boeing 787-8s, says chief executive Bjorn Kjos. The...
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NewsPICTURE: Italian-assembled Chinook makes first flight
The first ICH-47F Chinook for the Italian army conducted its debut flight on 24 June from AgustaWestland's Vergiate site in northern Italy ...
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NewsPICTURE: Israel receives first C-130J airlifter
The Israeli air force has received its first of three C-130J tactical transport at Lockheed Martin's Marietta site in Georgia ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: New CSeries delay raises pressure on slow sales
To gauge the impact of Bombardier's decision on 26 June to wait up to another full month to fly the first CSeries test aircraft, it's useful to remember...
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NewsPICTURES: BA's first 787 lands at London Heathrow
British Airways' first Boeing 787-8 has arrived at London Heathrow, touching down runway 27L at around 12:06 following a delivery flight from Seattle. The...