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UAS pilot gap becomes top priority for USAF
Addressing a critical shortage of pilots to operate unmanned air systems has moved to the top of the modernisation priorities for the US Air Force's newly...
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Future Lynx engine gets EASA certification
Honeywell/Rolls-Royce joint venture LHTEC has received EASA type certification for the CTS800-4N engine, to equip two AgustaWestland products ...
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Lan joins TNT as possible A320SF launch operator
South American carrier Lan has emerged as a possible launch operator for the Airbus A320 converted freighter while TNT Airways also continues to study acquiring...
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Russia's Dalavia halts operations
Russia's Far East carrier Dalavia has ceased operations citing fears of going into bankruptcy. The company suspended, as of 17 September, selling tickets...
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NewsKuwaiti finance house to establish flying academy in Malaysia
(Corrects spelling of company name in second para) A Kuwaiti finance and investment company Al Aqeelah LFI group plans to establish an aviation training...
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No evidence of engine fire in Aeroflot-Nord 737 crash
Investigators examining the Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 crash have found no evidence of engine fire, and say both powerplants were operating before the...
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Cockpit displays enter F-16 upgrade fray
A brewing industry battle to upgrade thousands of older-model Lockheed Martin F-16s is broadening beyond radars to the cockpit displays that could soon be...
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: Qantas talking to Airbus on A350s, more A380s
Qantas is discussing with Airbus a follow-on order for the A380 as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme, and is also considering the A350. Speaking...
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PICTURE: Italian air force deploys C-27J Spartans to Afghanistan
Two Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan tactical transports have left Pisa air base for a frontline debut in Afghanistan ...
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USAF aims to complete CSAR-X deal by year-end
Signing a contract for a next-generation, combat search and rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter by end-year has assumed a new significance now that the US Air Force...
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China's ARJ21 to have first flight in late October
AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) plans to have the first flight of the ARJ21-700 in late October and hopes to have it on display at the Zhuhai airshow in...
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Schwartz to push for predecessor's next-generation bomber concept
Industry has been waiting for the US Air Force to commit funding for the next-generation bomber, and new chief of staff General Norton Schwartz opened the...
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NewsVIDEO: Surveillance camera captures Spanair MD-82 crash
Video images have emerged of the final moments of the Spanair Boeing MD-82 which crashed while attempting to take off from Madrid Barajas Airport. The...
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Hellfire missile replacement contracts awarded to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon/Boeing teams
The US Army selected two competitors today vying for the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) contract to continue into the system development and demonstration phase.
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NewsBombardier terminates Learjet 85 deal with insolvent partner Grob
Bombardier has terminated an agreement with an insolvent partner for developing and building the all-composite Learjet 85 midsize business jet.
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NewsPICTURE: Bad fuel-line coupling suspected after fire wrecks Air Atlanta 747-300
Icelandic investigators have discovered an incorrectly-fitted fuel-line coupling on an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-300 severely damaged by an engine...
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Batch of JetBlue E-190s headed for Brazil's Azul
US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways today revealed plans to offload six Embraer 190s by the end of the first quarter 2009.
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Damaged recorders will hamper Aeroflot-Nord 737 investigation
Russian investigators have warned that heavy damage to both flight-recorders of the crashed Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 means that extracting useful data...
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Arinc's onboard Internet offering harnesses SwiftBroadband
An in-flight Internet offering that has been developed to take advantage of Inmarsat's higher-bandwidth aeronautical service, SwiftBroadband, is expected...
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VIDEO: Branson rekindles ‘No Way’ campaign but BA/AA scoff at data ‘hypocrisy’
Virgin Atlantic president Sir Richard Branson has renewed the airline’s campaign to block a co-operation agreement between Oneworld members British Airways and American Airlines.