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NewsPilatus signs PC-7 MkII contract with India
Pilatus has signed a contract with India for 75 PC-7 MkII basic trainers in a deal worth more than Swiss francs 500 million ($523 million).
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NewsTerrain-warning system on crashed Superjet was working: United Aircraft
Analysis of initial audio data from the crashed Sukhoi Superjet 100 in Indonesia shows that the terrain-warning system was active and providing information...
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NewsSingapore Inaugurates Heron 1 UAV
The Singapore air force has inaugurated the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 unmanned aerial vehicle as a replacement for the IAI Searcher 2 UAV. "The...
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NewsInitial F-35 training cadre starts JSF transition
Initial training cadre pilots at the US Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing at Eglin AFB, Florida, have started converting over to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning...
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NewsAirbag fault grounds Israeli Skylark UAVs
Israel's land forces has temporarily grounded its Elbit Skylark 1 UAVs after several inflight deployments of the type's landing airbag ...
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NewsAmerican hints at 777-300ER delivery schedule with flights
American Airlines will juggle its new Boeing 777-300ER on various flights to Sao Paulo-Guarulhos and London-Heathrow beginning in December, as it receives...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Virgin Atlantic has high hopes for revised Upper Class
Virgin Atlantic boss Steve Ridgway could be excused for feeling bitter or discouraged after failing to convince European competition regulators that International...
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NewsFirst Charleston-built Boeing 787 takes flight
Boeing's first South Carolina-built 787, production airplane 46, has departed the Charleston international airport on its first post-production verification...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Korean thinks big on short-haul routes in downturn
Under a revision to its route strategy designed to counter the impact of the economic downturn, Korean Air is to switch long-haul aircraft from destinations...
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NewsAeroflot sees 2011 profit soar
Aeroflot saw pre-tax profit soar to $585.3 million in the year to 31 December against $353.5 million in the same period a year earlier.
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NewsBombardier readies Learjet 85 final assembly line
Bombardier says it will have its final assembly line for the Learjet 85 in Wichita, Kansas, up and running by mid-July...
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NewsSaudi Arabia signs 102-aircraft military training deal
Riyadh has ordered a new 102-aircraft pilot training system, which includes BAE's Hawk and the Pilatus PC-21 ...
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FL Technics becomes Aero Inventory regional partner
Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics has become a sales representative for UK parts distributer Aero Inventory in eastern Europe and the Commonwealth...
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NewsBangladesh seeks four refurbished C-130Es from USA
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has outlined a possible $180 million deal to supply Bangladesh with four refurbished Hercules transports ...
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NewsSaab considering return to civil aircraft manufacturing
Swedish manufacturer Saab is considering a strategic return to manufacturing regional turboprop aircraft after a 15-year hiatus.
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NewsUS prices Australian Growler upgrade at $1.7bn
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has priced the upgrade of 12 Australian Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft to the EA-18G Growler electronic...
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Australia’s Lovitt wins Boeing F/A-18 E/F wing work
Australian firm Lovitt Technologies has won a A$1 million ($980,000) contract from Boeing to provide wing parts for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet.
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NewsInternational cooperation crucial to exploring outer space, say agency heads
International cooperation is crucial to missions beyond Earth orbit, affirmed a panel of space agency leaders on 22 May. Despite political and budgetary...
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NewsAFSOC MC-130J crews start training in new full-motion sims
The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) aircrews have started training on full-motion simulators for the MC-130J version of the Lockheed Martin Hercules tactical transport aircraft at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico.
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Mitsubishi targets 2017-18 to deliver 100-seat MRJ
Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. today revealed the 100-seat and third member of its regional jet family should enter service in five or six years.