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AIA: US aerospace sales rebound in 2010 despite civil aircraft slump
US aerospace sales are projected to creep higher by less than 1% in 2010 compared to a year ago, as a surge of military deliveries overcame declines in commercial...
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Southwest to take delivery of first 737-800 in March 2012
Southwest Airlines has firmed up its plans to introduce the Boeing 737-800 in its fleet through the substitution of 20 -700 orders for the larger variant,...
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Cessna solves Corvalis disbonding issue
Cessna says it understands the "root cause" of a problem that has caused a small number of Corvalis 400 piston singles to be grounded after a fuel leak was discovered in the wing tank of a new aircraft during a post-production flight.
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PICTURE: Peruvian navy gets last two Fokker 60s from Netherlands
The last two of four former Royal Netherlands Air Force Fokker 60 maritime patrol aircraft have been delivered to the Peruvian navy ...
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NTSB faults Carson in firefighting S-61N crash
The intentional alteration of weight documents and performance charts by Carson Helicopters is among the probable causes of a fatal August 2008 crash of a Sikorsky S-61N helicopter that was being used by the US Forest Service for firefighter shuttling.
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Lockheed inks space station supply deal
Lockheed Martin will continue providing on-the-ground cargo services for missions to the International Space Station (ISS), the company says.
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Airbus to miss A380 delivery target due to Qantas incident
Airbus will miss its delivery target of 20 A380s this year because of disruptions resulting from the uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine,...
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PICTURES: Brazil flies first upgraded EMB-110 Bandeirante
The Brazilian air force has performed the first flight of an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante transport with modernised avionics equipment ...
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News2011 outlook: airlines set for tougher times
While IATA has improved its global industry profit forecast for both 2010 and 2011, the outlook for airlines in the year ahead remains clouded by flattening...
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UK Govt to outline new aviation policy plans next spring
The UK Government next spring will issue a "scoping document" outlining ideas for its new long-term aviation strategy policy, which will be adopted in 2013.
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UK Govt mulls APD hike on flights from airports in the south east
Air passenger duty (APD) in the UK could be raised on flights from congested airports in the south east as part of a differential levy plan under consideration...
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LHT MRO arm to support Wizz Air in Romania and Czech Republic
Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) and Wizz Air have extended the scope of their co-operation to Romania and the Czech Republic. Under...
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G550 could support refuelling training, says Bedek
IAI is evaluating the Gulfstream G550 as an inflight refuelling asset, but only to support training activities ...
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Ryanair: 199-seat aircraft would hit capacity 'sweet spot'
Ryanair chief financial officer and deputy CEO Howard Millar would snap up a 199-seater aircraft because it hits a "sweet spot" in terms of staffing levels.
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NewsPICTURES: UK Harriers to make final operational flights today
Sixteen Harriers will take part in a mass flypast today, as the UK retires its iconic "Jump Jet" from operational use ...
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Discovery to roll back to shuttle garage
Space shuttle Discovery will move back into the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after tanking tests on 17 December, NASA...
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USAF buys Raytheon's UAV tracking system
Raytheon's Solipsys will install its situational awareness and collaboration system for unmanned aircraft at 18 US Air Force locations ...
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Singapore interested in ex-US Navy P-3s
Singapore has shown an interest in possibly acquiring several of the US Navy's surplus P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft ...
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Peru and Mexico agree to air services expansion
Peru and Mexico have agreed to expand their bilateral air accord to include a significant number of new frequencies available for airlines from both countries,...