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NewsCSeries first flight timing rests on aircraft systems maturity
First flight of the Bombardier CSeries airliner will depend upon establishing the maturity of dozens of aircraft systems close to entering the final phase...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Malaysian air force chief outlines priorities
As Malaysia's LIMA exhibition gets under way, air force chief Gen Rodzali Daud tells Flightglobal about his service's future equipment plans ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Italian aerospace manufacturer Secondo Mona illustrates benefits of keeping it in the family
Dr Roberto Mona is convinced on the benefits of running a vertically integrated family company. "We are in a position to control our destiny," says the chairman...
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NewsIN FOCUS: AgustaWestland is a Finmeccanica star - but faces testing times in weak defence market
For Finmeccanica, the helicopter business is an area of strength but job cuts in the AgustaWestland arm's UK operation points to the need for a boosted civil profile
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NewsIN FOCUS: Finmeccanica revitalisation drive built around aerospace, helicopters, defence electronics and security
Stung by 787-assisted losses, Finmeccanica has resolved to restructure, reorganise and relaunch its aeronautics division, with implications for jobs, outsourcing policies and supplier relationships
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NewsIN FOCUS: Alenia's 787 factory is 30-year investment
Alenia Aeronautica's heavy investment in its factory that supplies the Boeing 787 programme reflects an expectation of 30 to 40 years of revenue
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IN FOCUS: Superjet International grows its MRO services
The main goal for Sukhoi's Venice-based marketing organisation SuperJet International is to win confidence from Western airlines in its new regional jet
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C919 project at 'crucial point' in detailed design
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has completed the joint definition phase of its C919 narrowbody twinjet, as orders for the type rise to...
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Jordan 767 ban followed increasing concerns with oversight
Inspection of a Jordan Aviation Boeing 767-200ER in France revealed deficiencies so serious the aircraft had to be ferried empty for remedial maintenance. European...
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IN FOCUS: USAF committed to replace AMRAAM and HARM with new missile
With hot competition from Russia and China, the US Air Force is working on a next-generation weapon. But the programme will be expensive, especially in a time of cuts
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NewsIN FOCUS: Piaggio looks to special missions market with P180 Avanti and new jet
Piaggio's sleek new canard is attracting admiring glances as the manufacturer eyes emerging markets such as Russia
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IN FOCUS: Italian exports driven by Lombardy aerospace giants
Exports driven by the aerospace giants in the region around Milan are vital if Italy is to avoid diving into a full-blown recession
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Lufthansa Technik develops mobile composite repair system
Lufthansa Technik (LHT) is developing a mobile, automated repair system for primary composite airframe structures that could be ready within five years....
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NewsBlow for Roscosmos as Mars probe descends into silence
With what appears to be the imminent demise of Phobos-Grunt, Russian space agency Roscosmos has had a decidedly mixed year. In spite of many notable triumphs,...
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Boeing finishes production of first 737 under new 35 per month rate
Boeing has rolled out its first factory-complete 737 under a new production rate of 35 per month, a record for the company's Renton, Washington factory.
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Boeing plans 6 December 747-8I Frankfurt visit
Boeing plans to fly its first 747-8 Intercontinental for a visit to Lufthansa, its airline launch customer for the aircraft, from 6 to 9 December.
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NewsPICTURE: France receives first of eight new CN-235 transports
Airbus Military has delivered the first of eight aircraft from a follow-on CN-235 sale to the French air force ...
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NewsAviation Web Awards back to recognise digital excellence in the aerospace industry
Flightglobal's WEBBIES Awards are back once again to celebrate and acknowledge the best and brightest aviation websites and online activities during the...
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Circuit-breaker at heart of LOT 767 gear-up landing probe
Investigation into the LOT Boeing 767-300 gear-up landing at Warsaw are focusing on the role of circuit-breakers, after the twinjet's undercarriage failed...
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NewsIsrael upgrades F-16 flight control systems
The Israeli air force has decided to replace the flight control systems on its older Lockheed Martin F-16C/D "Barak" strike aircraft, using equipment developed...