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AWAS closes JOLCO financing on A320
Operating lessor AWAS has financed a new Airbus A320 delivery with a Japanese operating lease and a call option (JOLCO), in a deal arranged by French bank Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA-CIB).
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KAI unveils tactical UAV plans
Korea Aerospace Industries is developing a tactical UAV that can carry a payload of 500kg (1,100lb).
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KAI eyes export market for Surion
Korea Aerospace Industries is pitching its Surion utility helicopter at the export market, and hopes to sell 60-120 aircraft to international customers over the next 15-20 years.
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Seoul yet to decide on Light Attack Helicopter plans
South Korea has yet to decide on the configuration of its planned indigenous Light Attack Helicopter (LAH) but says it remains fully behind the plan despite the potential to purchase off-the-shelf alternatives.
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NewsRivals still seeking clarity on Seoul F-X III contest
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Eurofighter had a major presence at this year’s Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition, despite the continuing uncertainty surrounding South Korea's F-X III fighter competition.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Oneworld breaks the alliance mould with Qatar
While the arrival of Qatar Airways brings a relatively small 21 new destinations in five countries to the Oneworld network, the significance and symbolism of the addition of the airline to the global alliance stretches far wider.
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NewsEurofighter unveils new upgrade plan
The Eurofighter consortium has unveiled a road-map for the development of a number of further enhancements to the Typhoon combat aircraft to be fielded by operators from late 2015.
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NewsSierra Nevada still in a Dream despite crash landing
America’s dream of getting astronauts to space and home again without having to suffer the embarrassment of sending them to Kazakhstan for a Russian Soyuz flight has taken an uncertain step forward. The drop-test of a US-built spaceplane concept appears to have validated its airworthiness, but its maker – Sierra ...
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NewsFlight recorders of Lao Airlines' crashed ATR 72 yet to be recovered
Two weeks after the crash of its ATR 72-600 into the Mekong river, Lao Airlines says it has still not been able to retrieve the turboprop's flight recorders.
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NewsAW609 tiltrotor progresses as AgustaWestland eyes future
Even as AgustaWestland continues to refine the performance of its developmental AW609 civil tiltrotor, the airframer is considering its future plans for the design.
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NewsScandinavian's MD-80s bow out with special flight
Scandinavian Airlines’s final three Boeing MD-80s were retired from operations on 26 October, ending 28 years of service with the carrier.
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BAE Systems poised to commence South Korea F-16 upgrades
Fresh from its successful campaign win of an avionics upgrade programme for South Korea’s 134 Lockheed Martin F-16s, BAE Systems is eyeing similar opportunities globally.
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NewsJetBlue’s E-190 deferrals widen Embraer’s 2018 production gap
JetBlue Airways decision defer delivery of 24 Embraer E-Jets by four years may make it more difficult for Embraer to maintain production of current generation E-Jets until 2018, when it begins producing its second-generation E-Jet E2.
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NewsEmbraer announces Melbourne expansion for Legacy 500/450
Embraer will add assembly lines for the Legacy 500/450 business jets to the expanding Melbourne, Florida, production complex, the company says today.
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Boeing upgrades 737 Max performance spec
Boeing says today that the 737 Max will be slightly more efficient than expected when it enters service in the third quarter of 2013.
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US Navy considers extending F/A-18 procurement into fiscal year 2015
The US Navy is considering ordering additional Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft in fiscal 2015, despite current plans to cease procurement in the current 2014 fiscal year, which ends on 30 September.
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NewsAirbus revives sharklet retrofit for older A320s
Airbus has restarted its sharklet retrofit programme for older members of the A320 family, having secured commitments for about 200 sets from customers.
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Strong Q3 lifts Saab's aeronautics business
Saab’s aeronautics business posted a strong third quarter to end-September, with sales rising 11% to SEK 4.87 billion ($765 million) on higher Gripen E fighter development activity, while operating profit (EBIT) gained 51% to SEK 354 million owing to “efficient project execution” and lower amortisations.
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Ryanair Pilot Group demands recognition
Ryanair Pilot Group has called upon Ryanair's chief executive Michael O’Leary to honour his public statement that he would talk to the organisation if it represented more than half the pilots working for the Irish budget carrier.
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NewsJetBlue orders larger Airbuses as it defers Embraers
JetBlue Airways is to order another 35 Airbus jets but defer delivery of 24 Embraer 190s under a fleet restructuring plan which shifts the balance of the fleet towards larger aircraft types.