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NewsPoland to acquire AW101 helicopters for anti-submarine duties
Warsaw will sign a production contract with Leonardo Helicopters later this month covering its purchase of AW101s configured for anti-submarine warfare duties with the Polish navy.
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Lufthansa's flight training arm grows simulator fleet
Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) is in the process of installing seven new full-flight simulators (FFS) at various locations and will expand the company's facilities in Munich and Vienna over the next year.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Drone delivery of bread and bullets for the US Army
To outrun adversaries’ long-range precision weapons and keep its troops on the move, the US Army thinks cargo drones may be a front line resupply solution
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US hunts for Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System
The US Army is looking for a new tactical scouting drone that can be quickly launched and recovered from tight spaces, including dense forests or mountain ridgelines.
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NewsUganda Airlines firms A330-800 order
Uganda Airlines has firmed its tentative order for a pair of Airbus A330-800s, becoming the second airline to hold orders for the smaller A330neo variant.
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NewsRAAF to lease three Dassault 7X for VVIP mission
The Royal Australian Air Force will lease three Dassault 7X business jets as VVIP transports.
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SBI kicks off sale process for control of Jet Airways
The State Bank of India (SBI) has formally opened an expression of interest process to attract bidders to take control of ailing carrier Jet Airways.
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SriLankan casts hub vision in new business plan
State-owned carrier SriLankan Airlines is pinning its hopes for a return to profitability on turning its Colombo hub a key connecting point for passengers between Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
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MCAP latest lessor to move on Jet Airways 737s
MC Aviation Partners (MCAP) has requested the deregistration of five Boeing 737-800s leased to Jet Airways, making it the second lessor to move to repossess their aircraft from the cash-strapped carrier.
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Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho passes away
Korean Air chairman and chief executive Cho Yang-ho has passed away at age 70 in a Los Angeles hospital.
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PICTURES: Turkish Airlines fleet arrives at new Istanbul airport
Turkish Airlines aircraft have been arriving at the carrier's new Istanbul airport base as operations transfer from Ataturk.
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F-35 on track to hit 80% mission capability rate by September 2019
Combat units of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter fleet within the three US military services and eight international programme partners are on track to reach an 80% mission capability rate by September 2019.
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Boeing cuts production to 42 737s monthly and forms safety panel
Boeing will cut 737 production to 42 aircraft monthly amid the 737 Max grounding and has formed an internal committee to review how it designs and builds aircraft, says Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg.
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Ethiopian crew struggled with manual trim at overspeed
Pilots of the ill-fated Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max 8 allowed the aircraft to fly beyond its maximum operating limit speed, which may have contributed to the difficulties experienced with attempts to trim the aircraft.
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Ethiopian preliminary report 'very thorough': NTSB chairman
The chairman of the US National Transportation Safety Board says a preliminary report on the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 crash was "very thorough", even as he cautions that information could well change following the release of the initial findings.
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PICTURE: Transatlantic beckons as TAP's first A321LR arrives
The first of 12 Airbus A321LRs has been delivered to TAP Air Portugal.
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PICTURE: Hawaiian launches farthest-ever interstate US air route
Hawaiian Airlines launched the farthest-ever scheduled interstate-US airline route on 4 April with flight 90, a 4,427nm (8.200km) jaunt from Honolulu to Boston.
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OpinionOPINION: Should Washington eject Ankara from F-35 project?
Never say never. Sound advice, but probably not words that will be well received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His refusal to cancel Ankara’s order for Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missiles creates the real possibility that his country will lose something even more valuable: participation in the Joint Strike ...
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Poland hopeful of speeding F-35 acquisition
Poland believes it can accelerate the purchase of up to 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 combat aircraft, following suggestions that the USA is willing to expand the fifth-generation jet's operator base.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lethal UAVs are loitering with intent
Circling silently, several hundred feet above the battlefield – before finding a target and dive-bombing it – exploding unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), also known as loitering munitions, can hit their mark quickly and precisely. They are also relatively cheap.