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NewsNASA flies ADS-B transponder on Ikhana
NASA has flown an automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast transponder on a large unmanned air vehicle for the first time ...
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NewsEuropean defence industry nearing crisis, report warns
Europe's ability to develop next-generation combat aircraft has been dangerously eroded, and could reach "a point of no return", a new report warns ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Back to the future for North State Aviation
MRO newcomer North State Aviation is bidding to capitalise on an emerging trend: the return to the USA of maintenance work previously outsourced beyond the nation's borders
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NewsBoeing Business Jets eyes up VIP Max customers
Boeing Business Jets has already begun pitching a VIP variant of the re-engined 737 Max - the BBJ Max - to potential customers for 2018-19.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Boom and bust, the regional jet phenomenon
Twenty years after the delivery of Bombardier's first regional jet, a change in market dynamics has seen orders for 50-seat regional jets collapse and production cease, with no successors planned.
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Shandong Airlines to add nine Boeing 737-800s
Shandong Airlines' board has approved plans to add nine Boeing 737-800s to the carrier's fleet this year to meet rising passenger numbers. The airline...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Airframes - the old order fights back
After the resurgence of Airbus and Boeing via re-engining programmes, new entrants must redouble efforts to dissuade airlines from sticking with their traditional single-aisle suppliers.
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NewsSikorsky tables new CH-53K proposal
The US Naval Air Systems Command is evaluating a proposal from Sikorsky to build four production-representative CH-53K Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters ...
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NewsJetstar Hong Kong eyes 7% market share by 2015
Jetstar Hong Kong expects to be profitable within three years of operations and to gain a 7% market share by 2015. The low-cost carrier (LCC), a joint...
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NewsAustralia's Quickstep completes first F-35 parts
Australian composites firm Quickstep has completed the first production parts it is making for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, with the firm hoping...
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NewsQantas pay dispute to undergo compulsory arbitration
Qantas Airways' pay dispute with the Transport Workers Union (TWU) is undergoing compulsory arbitration before Fair Work Australia (FWA). The Australian...
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NewsQantas, China Eastern Airlines to set up Jetstar Hong Kong
Qantas will set up a new low-cost carrier (LCC) in Hong Kong through a joint venture with China Eastern Airlines. The alliance will be done through...
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NewsFAA shelves icing overhaul
An effort to update commonly used definitions of icing accumulation used by pilots and controllers since 1968 is temporarily on ice after what federal officials...
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NewsUSAF fields first upgraded F-22 Raptors
The US Air Force has begun to deploy Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors upgraded with enhanced air-to-ground strike capabilities to the operational fleet, starting with the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.
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NewsNorway strengthens plan to acquire 'best value' F-35
Norway has reaffirmed its plans to buy the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, with its new defence White Paper also outlining a possible acceleration in first deliveries of the type.
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NewsCessna, AVIC to work together on Chinese-built business jets
Cessna and Chinese airframer AVIC have signed two strategic agreements to develop jointly general and business aviation aircraft in China. The agreements...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Mixed 2011 for Asian and European carriers
Market uncertainty and high fuel prices began to take a further grip on Asian and European airlines in the fourth quarter of 2011, leading to a fall in...
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Opinion
COMMENT: The pressure is on to turn paper to reality
A coffee-break chat at the recent Airline Business Network USA conference in Tampa, Florida, highlighted the blind faith airlines are willing to...
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NewsQantas finds 'type two' cracks on two A380s
Qantas Airways has discovered "type two" cracks on two of its Airbus A380 aircraft and is now in talks with the airframer about the cost implications of repairs.
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EASA sets out new EFB guidance as technology quickens
European safety regulators aim to clarify electronic flightbag criteria as rapid advances in technology and changes in operational use threaten to outpace previous guidance.