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NewsNew long-range bomb on target for flight testing
Raytheon has cleared the GBU-53/B small diameter bomb (SDB) increment II to enter the most critical phase of flight testing. The US government has...
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NewsIsrael Aerospace Industries scores new Ehud sale in Asia
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has been awarded a $35 million contract to supply the next generation of its Ehud autonomous air combat manoeuvering instrumentation...
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Sikorsky S-70i wins Brunei helicopter competition
Brunei will buy 12 Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters, with the type having beaten Eurocopter's EC725 in the country's support helicopter contest. The...
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Etihad to launch Abu Dhabi-Tripoli service
Etihad Airways will launch service between Abu Dhabi and the Libyan capital Tripoli via Alexandria in Egypt from 17 January 2012. The carrier said...
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NewsUK military to end SAR helicopter service
The UK's new plans for replacement search and rescue helicopters will bring to an end military provision of services from 2016 ...
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First rate 35 737 advancing through final assembly
Boeing has increased the production rate on its 737 line to 35 aircraft per month as it transitions to 42 per month by 2014.
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NewsUSAF awards ULA satcom launch
The US Air Force has awarded $150 million (£95 million) to United Launch Alliance for the launch of the fifth Boeing Wideband Global Satellite Communications...
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787 GEnx certification to slide to 2012
US Federal Aviation Administration certification of the General Electric GEnx-1B-powered 787 is set to slide to early 2012 due to the lack of availability...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: American fleet plan unlikely to suffer in bankruptcy filing
Today's American Airlines bankruptcy protection filing comes just four months after its record-breaking $38.5 billion deal for 460 Airbus A320 family and...
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UK air passenger duty rise angers airlines
Airlines have attacked the UK government's plans to increase the rate of air passenger duty (APD) by as much as 10% next year. Chancellor George Osborne's...
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UK govt to explore all airport capacity options, bar Heathrow expansion
All options for improving airport capacity in the UK's south east, with the exception of building a third runway at London Heathrow, will be explored by...
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American's Arpey to join Kellner's Emerald Creek Group
Former American Airlines chief executive Gerard Arpey will join former Continental Airlines CEO Larry Kellner's Emerald Creek Group as a partner, following...
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Zurich Airport set to open new terminal facilities
Zurich Airport will start operating the redeveloped Dock B terminal section and a new security check building on 1 December. The facilities were built...
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NewsUS Navy to form VTUAV squadron
The US navy has confirmed that its first operational vertical takeoff unmanned air vehicle (VTUAV) unit will be formed in 2013. Equipped with the Northrop...
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NewsPICTURES: Camcopter UAS lands on French naval vessel
The French navy has moved a step closer to fielding Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter with its new Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel the L'Adroit, with the unmanned rotorcraft having completed flight tests from its deck.
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NewsAmerican Airlines files for bankruptcy protection
American Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced that its president, Thomas Horton, has succeeded Gerard Arpey as chief executive.
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NewsArab carriers braced for Syrian sanctions
Middle Eastern carriers insist that they will continue to keep operating to Syria for as long as they can, but are resigned to the possibility of sanctions.
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South Korea could offer Surion work in Israel trainer bid
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) could offer Israeli companies work on variants of the Surion helicopter as part of its campaign to sell Tel Aviv advanced...
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NewsEurope gives thumbs up to Bell 407GX
Bell has clinched European validation for its 407GX - the latest version of its 407 single-engine helicopter. The approval comes less than a year...