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NewsAir Baltic firms order for 10 CSeries
Latvia's Air Baltic has firmed its tentative agreement for 10 Bombardier CS300s, which the carrier had unveiled earlier this year.
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NewsPICTURE: Polish air force retires last An-2 transport
Poland's air force on 14 December withdrew the last of its Antonov An-2 utility aircraft from use, almost 60 years after fielding the biplane type.
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NewsBAE-Saudi Typhoon talks ‘stuck on price’
Price continues to be the key hurdle in BAE Systems' bid to sell 72 Eurofighter Typhoons to Saudi Arabia, according to a negotiations update from the UK defence contractor.
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NewsAustralian competition watchdog clears Qantas-Emirates alliance
Qantas Airways and Emirates have welcomed a draft decision from Australia's competition watchdog that approves their proposed alliance. The Australian...
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NewsFInal satellite launches of 2012 completed
The last two scheduled satellite launches of 2012 are complete. A Soyuz launch vehicle has successfully orbited a capsule containing three astronauts...
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NewsUndisclosed Americas carrier signs LOI for up to 30 CSeries aircraft
An undisclosed airline based in the Americas has signed a letter of intent to purchase 12 Bombardier CS100 aircraft, with options for another 18. The...
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NewsPICTURES: Brazilian air force display team unveils new Super Tucano
The Brazilian air force's Esquadrilha da Fumaça (Smoke Squadron) flight demonstration team is trading in its Embraer T-27 Tucanos for new generation A-29A/B Super Tucanos.
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NewsFAA receives appeal on denial of Bell 429 weight exemption
Bell Helicopter has petitioned the US Federal Aviation Administration to reconsider the agency's decision to deny an exemption from a gross weight limit for the Bell 429.
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NewsBrazil’s Atlas Taxi Aereo becomes first export customer for the Ka-62
Brazilian operator Atlas Táxi Aéreo has become the first export customer for the Russian Helicopters Ka-62 following an order for seven of the medium twin-engined types and options for seven more. Deliveries will be staggered over 12 months from early 2015.
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NewsLineage 1000 receives Russian validation
Embraer's Lineage 1000 has clinched Russian validation, paving the way for super-large business jet owners to register and operate Embraer's top-of-the range type in the country.
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NewsGulfstream reveals new supersonic aircraft, inlet designs in patent filings
Gulfstream has released new drawings of a supersonic business jet design in patent application forms, revealing features such as a telescoping nose, highly-sloped fuselage and variable-geometry wings.
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NewsDiamond tests fly-by-wire on DA42
Diamond Aircraft has tested on the DA42 what it considers the first fly-by-wire system for an aircraft in the general aviation category.
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Alenia Aermacchi receives first Australian C-27J fuselage
The fuselage of Australia's first Alenia Aermacchi C-27J tactical transport has arrived at the company's Turin factory for final assembly.
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Chinese rocket launches Turkish satellite
A Chinese Long March 2D, launched on 18 December from Jiuquan in north-central China, has orbited a Turkish government payload. The Gokturk-2 satellite...
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NewsCrashed Superjet was coded as fighter: investigators
Indonesian air traffic control was unaware that the crashed Sukhoi Superjet 100 was an airliner because it had been coded as a Sukhoi Su-30 fighter. Flight-data...
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Pegasus places firm order for 75 A320-family neos
Pegasus Airlines has placed a firm order for 75 Airbus A320-family neos, with options for a further 25 units. The Turkish carrier signed for 58 A320neos...
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NewsPICTURE: TAI completes Turkish F-16 deliveries
Turkish Aerospace Industries has delivered its last of 308 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters ...
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NewsArmasuisse takes delivery of first Aurora Centaur
Swiss defence procurement agency Armasuisse has taken delivery of the first production example of Aurora Flight Sciences' Centaur optionally piloted aircraft ...
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NewsCrashed Superjet's pilot silenced terrain-warning system
Indonesian investigators have determined that the captain of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 inhibited the terrain-collision system, believing its alerts to be erroneous. The...
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NewsMalaysia Airlines signs MoU for 36 ATR 72-600s
Malaysia Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with ATR to purchase 36 ATR 72-600s that will be operated by its regional subsidiaries Firefly...