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NewsRolls-Royce prepares prototype A350-1000 engine
Rolls-Royce is preparing a prototype demonstration for the higher-thrust Trent XWB-97 engine which will be used on the A350-1000
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NewsMEBAA offers to intercede in dispute between Rizon Jet and Qatar’s civil aviation authority
The Middle East Business Aviation Association has offered to intercede in a dispute between Rizon Jet and Qatar's civil aviation authority, which the Doha-based operator accuses of preventing it competing with state-owned Qatar Airways.
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NewsChinese business jet fleet grew by 40% in 2012
Greater China's business jet fleet grew by 40% last year to 336 aircraft, fuelled by the region's insatiable appetite for top of the range business jets.
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NewsPICTURE: Avincis Group takes delivery of first of 16 Sikorsky S-92s
Sikorsky has delivered the first of 16 completed S-92s to UK mission critical services company the Avincis Group.
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NewsDOD Inspector General finds USAF F-22 crash report conclusions not supported by the facts
The US Department of Defense (DOD) inspector general (IG) has found that the conclusions of an US Air Force Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report into the fatal 16 November, 2010, crash of a Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor are not supported by the facts.
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Two launches successfully put payloads into orbit
A Soyuz launch vehicle has successfully launched a Progress resupply capsule on a path to the International Space Station (ISS). It is the 50th Progress...
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NewsOperational testers to receive first F-35s this month
Operational testers at Edwards AFB, California, are expected to receive their first Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) on 21 February. A sister...
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Lufthansa Technik closes Basel facility
Lufthansa Technik has closed its facility in Basel, Switzerland after the site was substantially downsized last year. Some 31 jobs out of 60 current...
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NewsRussian air force goes cold on An-70 project
The Russian air force command has composed a letter outlining its complaints about the progress of the Antonov An-70 transport ...
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NewsPICTURES: Signature wins bid to build an FBO complex at 'Silicon Valley airport'
Business aviation services provider Signature Flight Support has won a bid to build and run a fixed-base operation (FBO) at Mineta San José International airport (SJC) in California.
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NewsBotswana introduces new PC-7 MkII trainers
The Botswana Defence Force has formally replaced its aged Pilatus PC-7 trainers with a new fleet of MkII examples ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Long live London's third runway debate
Will London Heathrow airport ever get a third runway? Does London Heathrow airport actually need a third runway? If it did get a third runway, would that...
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NewsPICTURE: Europe gives green light to Gulfstream G280
Gulfstream has secured European validation for the G280 business jet about five months after Israel and the USA certificated the super-midsize aircraft.
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NewsBoeing readies Phantom Eye for return to flight
Boeing's Phantom Eye high-altitude, long-endurance testbed is ready to fly again - following a hard landing after its first flight in June 2012.
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NewsDLR tests air-blowing rotor blade for greater helicopter performance
German aerospace research centre DLR is experimenting with modified helicopter rotor blades which discharge pressurised air through small holes along the leading edge to dampen airfoil vibrations and increase aircraft manoeuvrability.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Embraer quietly unveils improved E-Jet with American Airlines order
Brazilian airframer clarifies near-term proposal for aircraft improvements anticipating rush of orders for regional jets
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NewsSuperjet emerges in Interjet colours
Mexican carrier Interjet's second Sukhoi Superjet has arrived in Venice for completion, as its first fully-painted aircraft emerges. Aircraft 95024...
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NewsFirst Ariane 5 launch of 2013 declared a success
An Ariane 5 successfully launched two satellites into orbit from its launch facility at Kourou, French Guiana.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Balanced budget poses challenge to UK armed services
The UK Ministry of Defence has balanced the books with its 10-year equipment plan, but questions remain as to whether its armed forces can live within their budgets
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NewsAERO INDIA: United Aircraft boss urges full MTA contract
United Aircraft (UAC) wants a contract for full-scale development of the Indian/Russian Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA) to be signed later this year, following the completion of the current project definition and draft design phase, says UAC president Mikhail Pogosyan.