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NewsCessna hopes for modest gains in 2013 after bleak Q4
Cessna's deliveries will be "modestly higher" in 2013 despite an unexpectedly slow conclusion to 2012, parent company Textron says.
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NewsUK deploys Sentinel for Mali surveillance role
The UK has provided one of its Sentinel R1 battlefield surveillance aircraft to support France's Operation Serval campaign in Mali ...
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Afghanistan’s Kam Air rejects drug smuggling allegation
Kam Air, Afghanistan's largest private carrier, has angrily rejected media reports alleging that it smuggles opium on passenger flights to Tajikistan.
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NewsIran claims to launch into space and recover live monkey
Iran has successfully launched a monkey into space and recovered it alive, according to state media, which often serves as an official announcer for Iran's...
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NewsJack Pelton-led start-up launches Cessna 421 re-make programme
A start-up headed by former Cessna chief executive Jack Pelton has launched a remanufactured version of the Cessna 421 with upgraded engines and avionics.
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Fastjet eyes Kenya's Jetlink amid Fly540 legal challenge
Fastjet has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kenyan airline Jetlink Express, which it says will provide a platform for launching operations...
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NewsPICTURE: Tunisia's first C-130J rolls out
Tunisia's first of two C-130J tactical transports has been painted at Lockheed Martin's Marietta site in Georgia, USA ...
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NewsPICTURES: Royal Navy Wildcat makes flight debut
The UK MoD has released images showing the first flight of a production example of the Royal Navy's Wildcat HMA2 helicopter ...
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NewsInadequate de-icing caused near-stall on Danish ATR
Norwegian investigators believe a Danish Air Transport ATR 42-300 entered an uncommanded climb, and came close to stalling, as a result of inadequate de-icing. The...
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NewsIndia's Vikramaditya to undergo final trials in mid-2013
India's delayed aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya is to undergo trials this summer prior to its delivery to the Indian navy. Trials cannot commence...
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NewsMitsubishi Heavy Industries plans second MRJ assembly line
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is studying the possibility of building a new assembly facility near Japan's Nagoya airport to ramp up the planned production...
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NewsChina’s Y-20 transport conducts maiden flight
China has conducted the maiden flight of the Xian Y-20 strategic transport from the Yanlian airbase.
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NewsCanadian transit officer left explosive sample on 767 during test
A transit police officer left a sample of an explosive substance on an Air Canada Boeing 767 after a dog training exercise in Vancouver, documents obtained...
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NewsPICTURES: Bombardier final assembly progress on CSeries revealed
Bombardier has quietly released new pictures showing that it has attached the tail and landing gear to the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV-1) and...
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NewsEurocopter promises four new rotorcraft by 2020
At least four brand-new helicopters will be added to Eurocopter's range by 2020, as the airframer works to renew its line-up. Speaking at its end-of-year...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will United turn around in 2013?
United Airlines barely eked out a profit in 2012, while the majority of its US-based brethren posted impressive results. This was not unexpected. The...
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NewsNorth Korea muddies ESA's aim to clean-up space
A new degree of complexity has been added to the international effort to tackle orbiting debris by North Korea's emergence as a spacefaring nation
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NewsIN FOCUS: India special report
In a sector-by-sector analysis, we assess the nation’s aerospace prospects – and the vast potential its defence market offers to Western manufacturers – on the eve of Aero India, which kicks off in Bengaluru on 6 February.
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NewsIsrael acquires surplus CH-53 helicopters for spares
The Israeli air force has acquired five decommissioned Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters from the USA to be used for spares, as part of a continuing effort to keep its aged fleet of the type flying.
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Dassault awards training providers CAE and FlightSafety
Dassault has issued certificates to its two training partners, CAE and FlightSafety International, for demonstrating "full compliance with the requirements of the new Falcon Training Policy Manual".