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Australia receives Super Hornet simulators
Australia has received six simulators for its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, including two tactical operation flight trainers (TOFT), two low-cost trainers and two integrated visual environment maintenance trainers (IVEMT).
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Passenger traffic in China to hit 450m in 2015
Chinese airlines are expected to carry 450 million passengers in 2015, with passenger traffic growing at an annual rate of 11% from now until 2015. The...
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NewsEBACE: Fractional ownership shares the pain
It has been a rough two years for Europe's largest business aircraft operator and fractional ownership provider, NetJets Europe.
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Opinion
Comment: India's MMRCA shortlist backs substance over style
New Delhi narrowed its medium fighter contest to two European products after seeing through the marketing gimmicks at Aero India. At last, the competition has got serious ...
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Strategic gets nod for services between USA and Australia
Australia's International Air Services Commission (IASC) has approved Strategic Airlines' application for the allocation of unlimited passenger and cargo...
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Opinion
Comment: See-and-avoid entails looking out
A Cessna Citation pilot climbing away from the runway looks up from engaging the autopilot to find a Cessna 172 filling his windscreen.
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Fuel and taxes double EasyJet's first-half losses
UK budget carrier EasyJet's first-half pre-tax loss has doubled to £153 million ($250 million). The airline says the figure is "in line with expectations"...
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NewsEmirates Group posts 43% surge in net full-year profit
Middle Eastern air transport company Emirates Group has posted a group net profit of Dhs5.9 billion ($1.6 billion) for the full year 2010-11, an increase...
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Merpati president offers to quit after crash
Merpati Nusantara's President Sardjono Jhony Tjitrokusumo has offered to resign after one of the airline's Xian MA60 turboprops crashed over the weekend.
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NewsEBACE: On the rebound
Hard times continue in the business aircraft market, forcing manufacturers to adapt in the hope of continued relevance
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NewsEBACE special
In the run-up to business aviation’s European showpiece EBACE next week in Geneva, we explore how the major manufacturers have adapted – or failed to adapt – to crisis conditions imposed by the financial meltdown and ensuing economic downturn
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Indonesia moves to address airline crash problem
Indonesia, which has consistently had one of the world's worst airline accident records, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Netherlands-based European Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) to set up a major training centre to produce aviation safety management skills for its own needs and those of ...
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Garuda Indonesia eyes 737-800s on lease
Garuda Indonesia has invited bids for a tender to lease an unspecified number of Boeing 737-800s. Indonesia's national carrier says that it is keen...
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India's Tejas fighter to get Derby missiles
A contract to integrate Rafael's Derby medium-range air-air missile with India's Tejas light combat aircraft will be signed soon ...
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787-10 launch "a long ways away": Boeing's Albaugh
Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh says the formal announcement of a 787-10 is "a long ways away", but calls the 300-seat stretch the "natural evolution"...
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Air Lease inks new lease deals for nearly a dozen widebodies
US lessor Air Lease has signed lease agreements for 11 additional twin-aisle aircraft, comprising Airbus A330-200s, A330-300s and Boeing 777-300ERs. The...
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NewsLockheed delivers first production F-35 to US Air Force
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first production F-35 Lightning II to the US military, reaching a long-delayed milestone ...
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NewsUSAF eyes A-10 for communications jamming role
Four contractors will compete for a USAF programme to develop an electronic attack pod for unmanned and manned aircraft ...
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Delta completes new economy configuration on more than 100 aircraft
Delta Air Lines has completed configurations on 108 aircraft to support its new premium economy product "Economy Comfort".
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NewsIFE consultant sees industry partnerships as new players emerge
A level of consolidation could be on the horizon for the embedded in-flight entertainment industry as a growing number of firms attempt to jump into the...