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American restructuring plan confirmed by bankruptcy court
A New York bankruptcy court confirmed American Airlines' restructuring plan including its proposed merger with US Airways today. Judge Sean Lane of...
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SkyWest to open South Bend maintenance facility
Utah-based SkyWest Airlines plans to open a new maintenance facility to service Bombardier CRJ200s at South Bend Regional airport. The 4,273.5m2 (46,000ft2)...
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NewsDSEi: UK holding firm on F-35 procurement plan
The UK has no plans to change its intended total purchase for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, says defence official ...
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Lower taxes, more airports needed to grow aviation - Singh
India's union civil aviation minister Ajit Singh has called on his state counterparts to reduce taxes on aviation fuel and take other measures to assist the growth of the country's aviation industry.
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Arkefly selects TP Aerospace for wheel and brake MRO
TUI's Dutch subsidiary carrier Arkefly has contracted Copenhagen-based TP Aerospace for wheel and brake maintenance on its two Boeing 767s. The fixed-cost...
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NewsEC175 nears end-of-testing milestone
Eurocopter is close to completing flight and ground tests on its in-development EC175 super-medium twin ahead of certification next year. The Marignane-based...
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NewsEurocopter upbeat on planned name change
Eurocopter is eyeing next year's planned rebrand - which will see it become Airbus Helicopters - as an opportunity to move the business forward. Dominique...
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Iraqi Airways to launch China routes in October
Iraqi Airways plans to launch flights to Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Bangkok next month, its director general says.
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ANALYSIS: Myanmar carriers plan growth in crowded market
At an engineering and maintenance conference held in Singapore on 11-12 September, representatives from three Myanmar carriers were present, and they often...
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Thai moves stricken A330, investigation begins
Thai Airways has removed the Airbus A330-300 involved in a landing accident at Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport on 8 September, which may have been caused by...
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NewsUS Navy begins unmanned refuelling trials
The US Navy has begun its first unmanned air-to-air refueling trials, only weeks after the first unmanned aircraft carrier landings. For the refueling...
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NewsUSAF to field F-16s with auto-GCAS in 2014
Lockheed Martin and the US Air Force are working on implementing an automatic ground collision avoidance system (auto-GCAS) for the service's F-16 Fighting...
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NewsAmerican and US Airways respond to DOJ challenge
American Airlines and US Airways maintain that their merger would benefit consumers, in separate responses to the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge...
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NewsConnectJets plans shared ownership programme for Piaggio Avanti II
ConnectJets - Piaggio's new Avanti II dealership for the UK and Ireland - is planning to set up a shared ownership programme for the twin-engined turboprop,...
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Row 44 begins wi-fi installations on Icelandair fleet, increases satellite capacity
Global Eagle Entertainment subsidiary Row 44 has completed the first Ku-band wi-fi installation on Icelandair's 757 fleet, says the connectivity provider...
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NewsSelex scoops Falco deal in Middle East
Selex ES has signed a contract to supply an undisclosed Middle Eastern country with Falco unmanned air systems ...
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NewsDSEi: Lockheed seeks more autonomy for unmanned K-Max
Lockheed Martin is looking to make further enhancements to the autonomous capabilities of the unmanned Kaman K-Max helicopter ...
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NewsDSEi: RAF officials see post-Afghanistan role for Reaper
An end to UK combat involvement in Afghanistan is unlikely to mean the end for the RAF's Reaper UAS ...
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BAE teams with CAE, Beechcraft for Australian training system bid
BAE Systems has announced that it will team with CAE and Beechcraft to bid for Australia's military pilot training system project. BAE will lead the...
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DSEi: New-look BAe 146 firefighter makes debut flight
A new-look firefighting adaptation of the BAe 146-/Avro RJ-series of regional airliners has been flown for the first time for commercial operator Conair...