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NewsUSA to approve V-22 sale to Israel
The USA is about to approve the sale of Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor transport aircraft and Boeing KC-135 tankers to Israel, sources say ...
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NewsF-35A operating costs to exceed F-16, official says
Operating costs for the F-35A are expected to be roughly 10% greater than the F-16, Lockheed Martin says ...
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FAA air traffic controller furloughs draw A4A lawsuit, widespread delays expected
The US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) planned furloughs of air traffic controllers has drawn the ire of Airlines for America (A4A), which filed...
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NewsFAA approves 787 battery changes
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing's improved 787 Dreamliner battery design, clearing the way for the twinjet to return to...
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PowerJet delivers 60th SaM146 engine
The Franco-Russian joint venture between Snecma and NPO Saturn has reported reaching a milestone in the production of PowerJet SaM146 engines. On 18...
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NewsFrench army receives first enhanced Tiger HAD
France's DGA defence procurement agency has received its first Eurocopter Tiger in the enhanced HAD configuration for operation by the country's army aviation...
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NewsBoeing drops 747-8 production to 1.75 per month
Boeing has decided to slow production of the 747-8 later this year in response to weak freighter demand. Monthly output of the 747-8 Freighter and...
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South Korea details $1.6bn Apache contract
South Korea's order for 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters will cost $1.6 billion ...
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Luxair ERJ's below-minimum descent unchallenged
Erroneous interpretation of a clearance, which went uncorrected, resulted in a Luxair Embraer ERJ-145's descending far below the minimum altitude on approach...
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NewsBroken tail rotor downed Israeli Cobra
The fatal crash of an Israeli AH-1 attack helicopter on 11 March 2013 was caused by a sudden break in one of the aircraft's tail rotor blades ...
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NewsUK's first RC-135 Airseeker rolled out, USAF reveals
L-3 Communications has rolled out the first UK Royal Air Force RC-135 Airseeker signals intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft, the US Air Force's intelligence chief...
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NewsUSAF details plan to halt Block 30 Global Hawk use
The US Air Force does not intend to keep the Block 30 Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk in service past the end of the calendar year 2014 because the Lockheed...
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Loftleidir renews MRO partnership with GAMECO
Icelandair's leasing arm has extended its co-operation with China's Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO). Loftleidir Icelandic,...
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Cardiff Aviation teams up with fuel-system MRO
UK leasing and MRO start-up Cardiff Aviation has sealed a partnership with the European branch of US fuel-system maintenance specialist North American Aircraft...
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NewsNew Zealand to obtain eight SH-2G (I) Super Seasprites
New Zealand will acquire eight Kaman SH-2G (I) Super Seasprite naval helicopters, with two additional airframes to be purchased as spares. The total...
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MROAM: Finding skilled workers a persistent challenge, MROs say
Finding skilled workers to staff maintenance, repair and overhaul organisations throughout the world is a continuing problem, say panelists discussing MRO...
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MROAM: Sequestration to further hinder lift of foreign repair station certification ban
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned that cuts to its budget could further slow down a process to lift a ban on the certification of foreign...
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NewsFor ‘flexible’ Vega, second launch a step up in complexity
The European Space Agency is readying the 2 May second flight of its Vega light launcher in expectation of repeating the success of last year's maiden launch...
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NewsPICTURES: Converted BAe 146s cleared for RAF operations
The Royal Air Force's newly acquired pair of BAe 146-200QC passenger/freighter aircraft have been granted release to service approval ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Europe's light sport aircraft make slow progress
Europe's convoluted light sport aircraft rule is leading airframers to circumvent it by certificating within the FAA's category instead