All Fixed-wing articles – Page 593
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EADS to offer KC-45 tanker to US Air Force as prime contractor
EADS North America has informed the Department of Defense the company will compete for the KC-X tanker deal as a prime contractor against Boeing. The...
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Eurofighter enhancement package enters flight test
Flight-test activities on a new package of modifications for the Eurofighter Typhoon have got under way in the UK, with the work to lead to new operational...
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Tu-154 crash probe strives to clean 'noisy' voice recording
Investigators analysing the communications from the crew of the crashed Polish state Tupolev Tu-154 are trying to clean intrusive noise on recordings of...
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ASH CLOUD: NATO unsure on F-16 damage claim
NATO says it has no further information following a US claim that F-16 fighter engines were damaged by volcanic ash in Europe ...
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MRO USA: USAF shakes up MRO policy for C-17, F-22
After more than a decade the US Air Force makes a 'paradigm shift' in its outsourcing strategy for the C-17 and F-22
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NewsMRO USA: Change is in the air
Compliance challenges continue to hover over Southwest Airlines two years after missed fuselage inspections triggered an almost $8 million fine against the...
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Sikorsky, Lockheed join forces for revamped Marine One deal
Sikorsky has allied with previous rival Lockheed Martin for the USMC's revamped Marine One/VXX deal ...
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Simulation innovator buys independence from CAE
Sabena Flight Academy - Development has bought 33% of its shares back from Canadian simulator giant CAE, which had acquired them in June 2008 as part of...
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ASH CLOUD: Finland to allow some flights today
Some commercial flights will be allowed in southern Finland today, after an air sampling sortie conducted by the nation's air force ...
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NewsASH CLOUD: UK MoD suspends 'airbridge' operation with Afghanistan
The ash cloud from the Icelandic eruption has halted the UK RAF from making flights between the UK and Afghanistan ...
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Opinion
Comment: Failure to talk
The fatal crash of a Polish presidential flight in Russia shows extremely poor operational planning by both nations. Historic lack of communication between them may be a factor
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NewsSource: CV-22 crash not caused by mechanical failure
The BellBoeing CV-22 crash in Afghanistan on 8 April was not caused by a mechanical failure,...
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NewsPICTURES: Finnish F-18 engine check reveals effects of volcanic dust
Images released by the Finnish air force have highlighted the current risk to aircraft posed by Iceland's ongoing volcanic eruption ...
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NewsUS lawmakers push for back-up plans after F-35 cost increases
US lawmakers have urged military officials to increase spending on fourth-generation fighters amid concerns over the F-35 programme ...
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Display team mishaps continue with Patrouille de France crash
The non-fatal crash of a French air force AlphaJet on 13 April is the latest in a spate of aerobatic mishaps this year ...
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Romania to use C-27Js in Afghanistan next year
Romania's air force chief says the service will begin using its new C-27J Spartan transports in Afghanistan by April 2011 ...
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Questions loom over disastrous Polish presidential flight
The crash of a Tupolev Tu-154M carrying Poland's senior politicians and military figures to Russia has raised an array of questions regarding the flight's operation, though answers await the end of a national week of mourning.
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NewsUS Army predicts shift to nearly all unmanned aircraft by 2035
US Army aviation will shift over the next 25 years to operating mostly unmanned aircraft that will take on new missions, including cargo re-supply ...
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France buys more CN-235s to cover for delayed A400M
The French air force will field a further eight CN-235 tactical transports from late next year to compensate for its late A400Ms ...