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NewsVIDEO: Centurion Cargo faces suspension in Brazil after landing incident
Brazil's civil aviation authority has warned it could suspend Miami-based cargo carrier Centurion Cargo following a 13 October landing incident in which...
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NewsBoeing to begin assembly of first KC-46 refueling boom this week
Boeing will begin putting together the first aerial refueling boom for the US Air Force's new KC-46 tanker at a new assembly center that opened on 16 October...
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Vueling unveils major expansion plans from Barcelona
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling has unveiled major expansion plans for next summer under which it will add 28 new destinations next summer from its Barcelona...
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Sikorsky receives long-awaited S-76D certification
Sikorsky has finally received airworthiness certification for its S-76D, allowing the airframer to begin delivering the long-delayed medium twin. Gaining...
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NewsVIDEO: IAI demonstrates Heron UAV's maritime credentials
Israel Aerospace Industries is offering an adapted version of its Heron 1 unmanned air system as a direct replacement for all sizes of manned maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsBlue Origin completes full-power tests on thruster for orbital vehicle
Launch vehicle builder Blue Origin has successfully tested the thrust chamber of its BE-3 rocket engine, another key milestone under NASA's commercial crew...
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CFM readies for full Leap production cutover by 2020
CFM International expects to be ready to complete the production transition from CFM56 to the next-generation Leap engine around the end of this decade,...
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BAA ditches name following airport sell-offs
London Heathrow airport owner and operator BAA is being rebranded in response to the forced divestment of several key assets over recent years. Effective...
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NewsTiger test clears way for PARS 3 missile production
MBDA and Diehl BGT Defence have completed a firing campaign intended to prove the ability of their PARS 3 LR long-range air-to-surface missile to hit targets...
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Both pilots of crashed An-28 intoxicated: inquiry
Russian investigators have determined that both pilots of an Antonov An-28 were intoxicated by alcohol before the aircraft crashed on a domestic service...
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NewsUSAF releases draft T-X KPPs
The US Air Force has released a set of draft key performance parameters (KPP) for its prospective T-X jet trainer requirement which would replace the long-serving...
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NewsBombardier stands by CSeries first flight in 2012
Bombardier is still standing by its schedule to achieve first flight of the CSeries aircraft by the end of the year, even as it acknowledges a significant workload remains with less than 12 weeks before 1 January.
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AAR to open Duluth MRO facility by year's end
AAR will open its new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Minnesota's Duluth International Airport by the end of the year, the company says. The...
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SpaceX aims big with massive new rocket
Launcher developer SpaceX has promised a new engine for a new rocket, larger than the Falcon 9 that NASA expects to become a mainstay of its Earth orbit...
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Air France decentralises into eight business units
A shake-up of Air France's corporate structure will see the carrier decentralised into eight separate business units from 1 January 2013, says chief executive...
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Adria Tehnika aims to expand after cash injection
Slovenia's maintenance provider Adria Airways Tehnika has received a cash injection from its state owners to turn around the ailing business within one year....
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Bombardier starts final assembly of first CSeries flight aircraft
Bombardier has started assembling the fuselage of the first CSeries flight test vehicle (FTV-1) and begun the process of mating the wings to the static test...
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Azerbaijan Airlines to add daily Heathrow flights
Azerbaijan Airlines will start daily services from Baku to London Heathrow airport on 28 October. The new route will be operated with an Airbus A320,...
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NewsPICTURES: Qinetiq introduces modified RJ100
Qinetiq has formally commissioned a modified Avro RJ100 into its fleet, with a smaller RJ70 to follow in 2014 ...