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Air Partner readies Biggin Hill for '21st Century' makover
International aircraft broker and charter operator Air Partner is planning to build a £7 million ($14 million) business...
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NewsAirbus trumps Boeing as Northrop wins KC-X contract
Airbus today won a Northrop Grumman-backed bid to supply a new fleet of tankers to the US Air Force in a massive defeat for incumbent supplier Boeing.
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Saudi Arabia's Boeing F-15C/D fighters pass safety inspection
The Royal Saudi Air Force has resumed flight operations with its fleet of about 80 Boeing F-15C/Ds, after removing a grounding order imposed after the November...
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B-2 crash revives airworthiness worries
A board of US Air Force officers is investigating the first crash of a Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit, which reduced the fleet of stealth bombers to 20. Initial...
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New Iraqi fleet risks seizure to pay Kuwait Airways war debts
Lawyers for Kuwait Airways are warning that aircraft belonging to a newly acquired Iraqi Airways fleet face being impounded to settle the Kuwaiti carrier's...
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South Korea attack helicopter to wait for Korea Helicopter Programme
South Korea could decide on an attack helicopter requirement after assessing progress with an indigenous military utility helicopter programme.
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France still expects first A400Ms in 2010
France's defence procurement agency DGA sees first deliveries of the Airbus...
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Hawk faces uphill task as Singapore starts AJT evaluations
Singapore has begun evaluating the contenders for its advanced jet trainer competition, with industry sources saying the BAE...
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US Navy says UCAS could be next carrier-based F/A-XX
A tailless unmanned combat aircraft is the leading candidate to replace Boeing F/A-18 strike fighters on US Navy carrier decks from around 2025. Range, endurance,...
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Vulcan team issues Mayday as funding threatens project
The much-anticipated return of the Avro Vulcan bomber to the air show circuit this year could be in doubt, as a funding crisis threatens the very future...
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Afghanistan offered surplus G222 transports
Speculation that Afghanistan could acquire secondhand Alenia G222/C-27A transports appears to have received US confirmation ...
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UK prepares for multirole deployment of Eurofighter Typhoon
The UK Royal Air Force appears to be on track to meet its target of being able to deploy the multirole Eurofighter Typhoon internationally from July, with...
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Algeria returns 'faulty' MiG-29s
Algeria is returning 12 RSK MiG-29SMT single-seat fighters and UBT-model trainers to Russia, after refusing to accept the aircraft amid allegations of poor...
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Coal - jet fuel of the future?
As the US Air Force continues engine testing in a drive to quench its huge thirst for fuel with synthetic blends, pioneering energy company Sasol of South...