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Honda opens door to aviation growth
Honda Aircraft on 12 July opened its doors to the news media for the first time since the Greensboro, North Carolina, complex opened five years ago to reveal a massive, state-of-the-art business jet factory sized to support multiple programmes.
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Noar Let L-410 reportedly crashes in northeastern Brazil
Reports are emerging that a Let L-410 turboprop operated by Brazilian regional carrier Noar has crashed in the northeastern part of the county.
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NewsThe power of silence
Don't shout it out loud, but Sikorsky's Firefly will be the first manned helicopter lacking both engine and gasoline, as it is powered by an electric motor fed by battery cells
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Epic LT - Experimental Rocket
We took a spin in the zippy Epic LT turbine single, reborn following its manufacturer's brush with bankruptcy
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Thai govt 737 impounded at Munich over unpaid debts
German insolvency administrators have impounded a Boeing 737 of the Royal Thai Air Force at Munich airport, after the Asian nation's administration allegedly...
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Lockheed adds $771 million to early F-35 production bills
Lockheed Martin has added $771 million to the final bill for the first 31 early production models of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...
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NewsThai to retire 50 aircraft over next six years
Thai Airways International plans to decommission 50 aircraft over the next six years, up from its previous aim of retiring 38 aircraft.
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NewsItalian air force poised for Predator B milestone
The Italian air force will declare initial operational capability with its first two Predator B UAVs during July ...
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NewsUS safety regulators push FAA to bolster MD-11 hard landing prevention
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is strongly urging the FAA to adopt new regulations specific to Boeing MD-11 aircraft to stave off a raft of hard landings that began in 1993 and continued through 2010.
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Boeing and ANA complete 787 service ready validation
Boeing and 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) have completed the service ready operational validation (SROV) trials, covering routes to and from Tokyo's Haneda International airport.
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NewsXcor to fly telescope
XCOR and the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fly a scientific payload aboard Xcor's Lynx suborbital...
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NewsJet Aviation swells managed fleet with Phenom 300
Business aviation services provider Jet Aviation has added an Embraer Phenom 300 to its fleet of managed aircraft.
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NewsBusiness Aviation - In brief
A Daher Socata TBM 700 has become the first single-engine aircraft to complete a 2,220km (1,200nm) flight from Hong Kong to Beijing, China.
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NewsIndia certifies first Dhruv simulator
India's Directorate General Civil Aviation has certified the first simulator for the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) Dhruv helicopter. Located in...
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Poland to launch tanker evaluation
Poland will soon evaluate a Boeing 767 converted for use as a tanker/VIP aircraft by the Bedek Aviation division of Israel Aerospace Industries ...
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NewsUnmanned Aerostar-C flies towards certification
Aeronautics Defense Systems is nearing certification for its Aerostar-C unmanned air vehicle ...
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EasyJet to sell two A319s through AMS Aircraft
EasyJet is to sell two of its Airbus A319s. UK-based AMS Aircraft said it has been given an exclusive mandate to remarket two of the carrier's A319s,...
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Israir takes delivery of first ATR 72-500
Israeli carrier Israir has taken delivery of its first ATR 72-500. Israir will take delivery of the second ATR 72-500 it has on order at the end of...
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NewsObituary: Corporate transparency champion James Hoblyn dies
James Hoblyn, who has died suddenly aged 46, was responsible for customer services and specialised aircraft at Bombardier Aerospace and was one of the Canadian manufacturer's high-flying presidents.