All Fixed-wing articles – Page 772
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NewsFinnair reconfirms Airbus A350 order as XWB version and adds six A330/A340s as it phases out MD-11s
Oneworld carrier Finnair has firmed its Airbus A350 XWB order, increasing its commitment to 11 of the type, and is ordering six Airbus A330/A340s as part of an accelerated replacement programme for its Boeing MD-11s.
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Australian A$6bn deal for 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets given go-ahead, no effect on JSF
Australia has given the green light to an estimated A$6 billion ($4.64 billion) acquisition of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet aircraft with lead aircraft to be delivered in early 2010 and initial operational capability in place from late that same year.
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USAF encouraged as B-52 synthetic fuel trials conclude
Service impressed with results, but will have to look overseas for future test supplies
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UK expands commitment to NATO in Afghanistan
Larger than expected number of additional aircraft and troops to be deployed
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USAF faces further combat search-and-rescue battles
HH-47 selection should be revisited, says GAO, giving hope to Lockheed, Sikorsky
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USAF steps up campaign to speed JSF production rate
Service warns on future F-16, A-10 retirements, while Denmark completes MoU process
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Training special: China
Can China open enough flying schools - and, until it does, can overseas trainers manage the demand?
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MoU moves a step closer for stalled Eurotraining scheme
Launch agreement still pending, with Swiss departure thinning project to nine nations