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PICTURE: Airbus A310 to be dismantled
Dutch firm AELS has taken on a new project to dismantle this ex-Air India Airbus A310-300 aircraft after a planned freighter conversion fell through. The...
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SpaceX plans world's largest commercial rocket
SpaceX is to develop the world's largest commercial rocket that, if successful, could transform the market for heavy spacecraft. The Falcon 9 Heavy,...
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UAV maker Innocon teams with Argentina's Nostromo
Argentinian company Nostromo Defensa and Innocon of Israel have teamed up to develop unmanned air vehicles ...
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UTAir reaffirms commitment to acquiring Superjets
Russian carrier UTAir says it remains committed to acquiring Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft as it lays out plans to expand regional operations. Last...
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NewsSAS to lease new 737s and A320s as it phases out MD-80s
Scandinavian Airlines is to lease up to 17 Boeing 737-700/800 aircraft, and take additional Airbus A320s, as part of its effort to bring greater type uniformity...
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ASH CLOUD: Europe practises for next ash event
Eurocontrol, together with Europe's national aviation authorities and air navigation service providers, will mark the anniversary of the disruption caused...
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Ethiopian army to get BlueBird UAVs
Israeli manufacturer BlueBird has won a contract to supply unmanned air vehicles to the Ethiopian army. The company declines to reveal details about...
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Four bidders enter last phase of Finnish UAV contest
A Finnish armed forces competition to select an unmanned air system supplier has reached its final stage, with four bidders believed to still be in contention. Demonstration...
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Shanghai to become latest Emirates A380 destination
Shanghai is to become Emirates' 13th Airbus A380 destination later this month. The carrier will begin thrice-weekly A380 flights from Dubai to Shanghai...
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Dutch air force hit by spending cuts
Dutch defence minister Hans Hillen is to make dramatic changes to the nation's armed forces structure as part of a process to reduce its annual defence expenditure...
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NewsRAF Reaper use passes 20,000 flight hours
The UK Royal Air Force has completed its first 20,000 flight hours in Afghanistan using Reaper air vehicles ...
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Former Go chief Cassani to join Air Berlin board
Former UK low-cost carrier Go's chief executive, Barbara Cassani, is to join the board of German budget airline Air Berlin as a non-executive director. She...
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South Korean coastguard to receive four new CN-235s
South Korea's coastguard will induct four Indonesian Aerospace-built CN-235-220 maritime patrol aircraft this year ...
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China sends fighters to Pakistan for exercise
China for the first time deployed fighters to Pakistan for the joint exercise Shaheen-1 last month ...
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NewsAirbus watching A380 schedule closely after quake
Airbus is confident it will meet its delivery forecast of some 25 A380s this year despite the Japanese earthquake which has further complicated the juggling...
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NTSB: No signs of smoke in United A320 emergency
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have found not found "any signs of burning" or "indications of smoke or other anomalous system...
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FAA fines Lynx $350,000 for Q400 non-compliance
The US Federal Aviation Administration has fined Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Lynx Aviation $350,000 for operating a Bombardier Q400 while the aircraft...
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France starts recovery phase for crashed AF447
French investigators have confirmed they will launch a fifth phase in the search for flight AF447 after the discovery of wreckage from the Air France Airbus...
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PICTURE: Israel's Iron Dome system foils first rocket attack
Israel's Rafael-produced Iron Dome mobile defence system has achieved its first live intercept against a short-range rocket launched from the Gaza Strip ...
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VIDEO: UPS to fit vision system after fatal 747 fire
Seven months after its fatal Boeing 747-400F fire, freight operator UPS is to fit a system to its fleet which enables pilots to see their cockpit instruments...