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Piper lays down ambitious expansion plans
Piper Aircraft announced at AirVenture plans to appoint new dealers in 12 emerging markets to support an ambitious new international expansion plan. Piper...
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NewsSagem outlines Patroller UAV's flight test results
France's Sagem and Germany's Stemme have completed an initial eight test flights with their new Patroller UAV ...
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Electric overtakes alternate fuels
All-electric light sport aircraft look set to lead the greening of general aviation in the USA as battery-powered products vie for sales by 2011, while alternate...
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NewsLockheed: budgeting strategy could add billions to JSF's development costs
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme could face a series of multi-billion dollar annual cost overruns, due to a shift in US Department of Defense budgeting procedures ...
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NewsOSHKOSH 2009: Virgin Galactic flies high at Oshkosh
Equity deal with Abu Dhabi investor will see Sir Richard Branson's space tourism venture offer low-cost satellite launches
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F135 engine continues to worry US military's top F-35 executive
The US military's top executive for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has revealed new concerns about the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ...
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NewsSouth Korean navy requests Sikorsky MH-60S purchase
South Korea's government has requested the purchase of eight Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk multi-mission helicopters worth up to $1 billion ...
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SIA reports Q1 loss of S$307 million
Singapore Airlines swung to a net loss of S$307 million ($212 million) during its fiscal first quarter, its first quarterly loss since the SARS crisis in...
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HAL delivers first four Cheetal helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics has delivered its first four of 10 Cheetal helicopters to the Indian air force ...
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OSHKOSH 2009: WhiteKnight Two rudder change confirmed
Scaled Composites has cut a notch into the bottom of the WhiteKnight Two prototype's rudders and added operating cables. At this year's EAA AirVenture show...
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Learning curve issues bring A380 cost overruns
EADS admits that Airbus A380 production costs are "still higher than expected", while suffering a fall in earnings in the first half of 2009 and a large...
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NewsLufthansa just breaks even in first half
German flag-carrier Lufthansa has barely broken even over the first half of the year, scraping an operating profit of just €8 million ($11 million) against...
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Lufthansa's MRO division stays profitable as airline slumps
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik has turned in a profitable first half, although its operating result was down by nearly 9% to €144 million ($203 million). The...
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Saudi Arabia doubles order for A330-based tankers
Riyadh has doubled its order for Airbus A330-based multi-role tanker transports to six aircraft for the Royal Saudi Air Force ...
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Australia signs deals for Orion upgrade and helicopter support
Australia has signed deals to upgrade its AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft and support its AS350 training helicopters ...
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Rolls-Royce: First-half engine revenues up, service sales flat
Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division achieved 424 engine deliveries, including 103 Trents, over the first half, with "little recourse" to financing support...
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Financing delay holds up Icon A5 light sport aircraft deliveries
Icon Aircraft has pushed back first delivery of its Icon A5 light sport aircraft from the second half of 2010 to mid-2011 due to a delay in securing new...
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Oshkosh news in brief
Mooney's M20R Ovation2 GX has received its certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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Aesir unveils Hoder UAV for resupply missions
A vertical take-off and landing dual ducted fan coanda effect unmanned air vehicle with a 1,000kg (2,200lb) payload capacity has been unveiled