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NewsUS DoD confirms two F-35 squadrons will be based in UK
The US Department of Defense has confirmed that it will place two squadrons of its Lockheed Martin F-35 at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, marking the first confirmed European basing of the USA’s Joint Strike Fighter.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How oil-price falls affect aircraft demand and values
Rob Morris, head of Ascend Flightglobal Consultancy, here analyses the implications of the downward trend in oil prices
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NAC places new ATR 72-600 with Air KBZ
Nordic Aviation Capital has leased a new ATR 72-600 to Myanmar's Air KBZ.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline safety performance in 2014
Despite public perception, 2014 has been an extraordinarily good year for aviation safety – but the shadow of MH370, MH17 and December's AirAsia disaster cast a long shadow over the positive figures
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NewsUS NAVAIR orders three Blackjack UAV systems
Insitu has been awarded a contract worth some $42 million to provide three RQ-21A Black Jack unmanned air vehicle systems to the US Navy Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR).
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Accident reports published in the last six months of 2014
Accident reports published in last six months of 2014
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NewsAer Lingus chairman takes on executive responsibility
Aer Lingus chairman Colm Barrington has assumed, with immediate effect, executive responsibility for strategic matters as the airline confirms that chief executive Christoph Mueller is to leave earlier than previously planned.
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NewsE-2D units will command future UCLASS fleet
The US Navy has decided to embed its future unmanned surveillance and strike aircraft in the same air wing that operates the Northrop Grumman E-2C/D, an airborne command and control platform.
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F-35 programme office defends gun and sensor
Two critical close air support systems – a 25mm cannon and an electro-optical targeting system (EOTS) – will be available on the Lockheed Martin F-35 by 2017 and will meet expectations, say programme officials on 7 January.
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NewsUS border agency halts UAS fleet expansion plans
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency no longer plans to acquire 14 more medium altitude unmanned air systems and faces stinging new criticisms about the effectiveness of the current fleet of 10 aircraft.
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NewsSierra Nevada loses appeal against NASA Commercial Crew choice
The US Government Accountability Office has put an end to Sierra Nevada Corporation’s dream of providing NASA with a lifting body spaceplane as part of the agency’s plan to replace the Space Shuttle’s astronaut-transport capability with spacecraft provided by the private sector.
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NewsUS FAA awards UAV property surveillance exemption
An unmanned air vehicle has been authorised to carry out aerial photography of real estate in the USA, following the first exemption award for this application by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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OpinionOPINION: After Indonesia AirAsia crash, hand-wringing is not enough
Modern airliners should not fall out of the sky, so why did an Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320 do so with no emergency call? Unless it was some form of terrorism or sabotage one can only look to previous experience for answers.
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Pegasus takes on Turkish with boost to French and Italian links
Turkish carrier Pegasus will start flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Lyon, Milan Malpensa and Nice at the end of March.
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NewsAirbus full-year order total exceeds Boeing's
Airbus expects to disclose later this month that it secured more orders than rival Boeing over the course of last year.
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NewsPICTURES: Tail section of crashed Indonesia AirAsia A320 located
Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has confirmed with Flightglobal that the tail section of the crashed Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been found.
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Piaggio readies Avanti Evo for service entry
Piaggio Aerospace is readying the first two Avanti Evos for delivery to their Indian owners this month following certification in late December by the country's civil aviation authority.
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Comac yet to firm ARJ21 delivery date for Chengdu Airlines
Comac has yet to firm a date for the delivery of its first ARJ21-700 to launch customer Chengdu Airlines.
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Air NZ firms order for additional 787-9s
Air New Zealand has finalised its order for two additional Boeing 787-9s.
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NewsNTSB blasts FAA for US1702 disclosure
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has rebuked the Federal Aviation Administration for publicly releasing internal documents relating to an ongoing aircraft accident investigation.