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NewsLightSquared buys time with Inmarsat frequency spectrum payment
Having previously missed a payment to the mobile satellite firm Inmarsat, troubled mobile satellite company LightSquared has now made a payment of $56.25 million in relation to its use of Inmarsat's frequency spectrum.
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NewsAero 2012: Piper PA 28 gets Centurion 2.0s power
Centurion Aircraft Engines has received European Aviation Safety Agency certification for its 2.0s 155hp (116kW) diesel aircraft engine on the Piper PA 28 piston single.
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NewsAERO 2012: Personal jets competition builds up steam as funding flows in
Competition is hotting up in the nascent personal jet race with both contenders - Cirrus and Diamond - hoping to cross the finishing line with their respective jets, Vision SF50 and D-JET, within three years.
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Lufthansa diversifies aircraft funding sources: AFCA 2012
Lufthansa has diversified its funding approach by securing financing from various sources for its aircraft deliveries, according to Markus Ott, head of corporate...
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NewsAirbus and Qantas overcame technical and logistical challenges in A380 repairs
Qantas Airways and Airbus engineers faced both technical and logistical challenges in restoring its first A380 back to virtually brand-new condition after...
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NewsPICTURE: Turkish air force receives upgraded T-38M
Turkish Aerospace Industries has delivered the first modernised Northrop T-38 jet trainer to the nation's air force in Ankara ...
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Qantas A380 repairs added less weight than expected to aircraft
Repairs to the Qantas Airways Airbus A380 that had an uncontained engine failure in November 2010 added only 94kg to the weight of the aircraft. This...
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NewsRaytheon Australia submits Air 9000 Phase 7 tender
Raytheon Australia has submitted its tender for Australia's Air 9000 Phase 7 Helicopter Aircrew Training System (HATS) competition, pitching the Bell 429...
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Thai Airways board approves financing proposals for A380s
The Thai Airways board has approved long-term financing proposals for the three A380 aircraft the airline will receive this year. The Star Alliance...
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NewsNorthrop contracted to build new Firescout variant
Northrop Grumman has received a new $262.3 million contract to develop and build a new MQ-8C version of the Firescout unmanned rotorcraft, the US Navy announced...
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NewsSo much debt, so little time for Hawker Beechcraft
For Hawker Beechcraft, boom-years optimism has turned into a financial nightmare
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NewsChunks blowing away caused hypersonic vehicle crash
Large chunks of material wearing away from the airframe caused the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) hypersonic technology vehicle (HTV-2)...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems resumes shipments, but no timetable to clear backlog
Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems has confirmed it has restarted shipments to Boeing after a week-long operational hiatus caused by tornado damage. The...
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NewsVirgin's Ridgway vows to fight on over IAG's takeover of BMI
Virgin Atlantic Airways is vowing to maintain its vocal opposition to International Airlines Group's takeover of BMI despite the formal completion of the...
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NewsRAF Sentry fleet kept on ground due to radome fault
The UK Royal Air Force's Boeing E-3D Sentry surveillance aircraft have been suspended from non-essential operations ...
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IN FOCUS: 787 'vital part of holiday' experience: Thomson
As Thomson Airways put its 2013 summer holidays on sale, the UK leisure airline's managing director Chris Browne was on hand at London Heathrow airport this...
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NewsHelios managers to appeal jail sentences for manslaughter
A Greek court has jailed four men for 10 years each following their conviction for manslaughter by negligence relating to the 2005 crash of a Boeing 737-200 operated by Cypriot carrier Helios Airways.
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NewsAero 2012: Cessna seeks European solution for SkyCatcher light sport aircraft
The Cessna 162 SkyCatcher made its European debut at Aero Friedrichshafen, where the airframer was eager to quash reports that it is cancelling its plans to sell the light sport aircraft (LSA) on the continent following a setback in securing European certification.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Mars planning as tough as an actual mission
NASA's long-term opportunities to explore the Red Planet are budget-constrained, so the ageny is planning carefully
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NewsAERO 2012: Daher-Socata makes TBM 850 an Elite
Daher-Socata has introduced the latest incarnation of its TBM 850 to its European customers as it seeks to widen the appeal and stimulate demand for the single-engine turboprop.