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NewsAERO INDIA: HAL Rudra makes air show debut
A big newcomer at this year’s Aero India show was the Hindustan Aeronautics Rudra, a weaponised variant of the indigenously developed Dhruv helicopter.
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NewsAERO INDIA: Honeywell tenders for Jaguar engine upgrade
New Delhi is considering a proposal from Honeywell to upgrade the engines of 125 Sepecat/HAL Jaguar strike aircraft ...
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NewsRolls-Royce Trent XWB gains type certificate
European regulators have certificated the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine ahead of the planned first flight of the Airbus A350 later this year. Patrick...
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Soyuz successful in final commercial Baikonur launch
A Soyuz has successfully completed its final commercial launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The 6 February operation successfully placed six small communications...
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NewsPICTURE: UAE's first A330 tanker heads for home
The United Arab Emirates has taken delivery of its first of three Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transports ...
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NewsAERO INDIA: Advanced medium combat aircraft first flight likely in 2020
New Delhi has adopted a go-slow approach for its planned Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), which is in the early stages of being designed by India's...
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Test regime begins for modernised Il-76
Ilyushin expects to wrap up flight-testing of the new Il-76MD-90A in the second half of 2014, after initiating the regime with a sortie to Moscow Zhukovsky...
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NewsAERO INDIA: Helicopter manufacturers eye lucrative naval contracts
Helicopter manufacturers AgustaWestland, Eurocopter, Russian Helicopters and Sikorsky had a high profile at Aero India, as they jostle for position around...
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NewsDutch NH90s achieve new milestones
The Netherlands has sent its first NH90 on deployed operations, and also received a final configuration example ...
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NewsArmed MC-27J on target for February firing trial
Alenia Aermacchi and ATK will complete the first phase of testing for an armed, multi-mission version of the C-27J by the end of February ...
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NewsAERO INDIA: India's Pilatus PC-7 trainer makes public debut
The Indian air force's first Pilatus PC-7 MkII basic trainer made its public debut at Aero India. So far, New Delhi has received two examples of the type,...
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NewsEASA moves towards flight time limitations for business aircraft
The European Aviation Safety Agency says it hopes to publish a proposed rule by mid-2014 on flight time limitations (FTLs) specific to on-demand aircraft...
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NewsLEA plots expansion as large cabin, long-range demand rises
London Executive Aviation (LEA) - one of Europe's largest business aircraft charter and management companies - is eying expansion into West Africa to exploit...
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NewsQuest prepares to deliver first Kodiak with VIP Timberline interior
Quest Aircraft is gearing up to deliver the first two Kodiak single-engined turboprops equipped with the new VIP Timberline interior. The handover,...
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NewsAERO INDIA: Embraer, Dassault see business jet success in India
India's growing wealth has made it a significant market for the major business aviation manufacturers and the airframers were out in force at Aero India. Embraer...
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NewsJAL mulls 767 retention as 787 grounding continues
Japan Airlines (JAL) could delay the retirement of two Boeing 767 aircraft in order to cope with the impact of the grounding of 787s on its fleet. The...
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Boeing to provide pilot training to SilkAir
Boeing and Singapore Airlines' regional carrier SilkAir have signed a five-year pilot training agreement to support SilkAir's fleet transition to Boeing...
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First CSeries engines inducted in final assembly
Bombardier confirms it has received the first pair of engines to power the first flight test vehicle for the CSeries. The Pratt & Whitney PW1524G geared...
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NewsUSAF may be forced to restructure F-35, KC-46 and MQ-9 under sequestration
The Lockheed Martin F-35, Boeing KC-46 tanker and General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper could be restructured if the current budget impasse is not resolved, according...
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NewsPratt & Whitney and F-35 JPO reach agreement on F135 engine production
Pratt & Whitney and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced 5 February that they have "reached an agreement in principle" for a fifth lot of F135 engines...