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Oman signs contract for one C-130J transport
Lockheed Martin has received a contract to supply Oman with one C-130J tactical transport ...
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NewsPICTURES: UK's first future strategic tanker takes flight
Airbus has performed the maiden flight of the first A330-200 being built to deliver the UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft capability ...
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Working Week - Wing Cdr Simon Edwards OC 99 Sqn
At the controls of 99 squadron Wing Cdr Simon Edwards, commanding officer of the Royal Air Force's single C-17 squadron based at Brize Norton in Oxfordshire,...
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A330 search teams yet to confirm origin of retrieved debris
South Atlantic search efforts to locate the missing Air France Airbus A330 have yet to positively confirm any wreckage as having come from the jet, but have...
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Business - in brief
Brazil may, by year-end, lift its 20% cap on foreign airline ownership to 49%....
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Boeing eyes risk-sharing, lower costs for $100 million F-15SE
Boeing is seeking risk-sharing partners to develop a new version of the F-15E Strike Eagle that adds stealth characteristics and a new electronic warfare...
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NewsA330 search teams sight larger sections of debris
Brazilian Air Force aircraft have detected larger items of debris in their search for the presumed crash location of the missing Air France Airbus A330. In...
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France orders deep-sea vessel to A330 search area
France's ministry of transport has dispatched a research ship to the South Atlantic with equipment capable of searching ocean depths up to 6,000m (19,700ft)...
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Gripen revives war of words over Norwegian fighter assessment
Saab-led Gripen International has revived its war of words linked to the Norwegian defence ministry's selection of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...
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NewsFrench to head A330 inquiry as search turns up more debris
French investigators are to lead the inquiry into the disappearance of the Air France Airbus A330 in the South Atlantic, as the search effort turns up further...
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Malaysia to phase out troublesome MiG-29 fighters
Malaysia has announced plans to phase out its RSK MiG-29N fighters over the next few years, with the fleet having been plagued by problems since it bought...
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India completes fighter evaluation, readies for flight testing
India's air force has submitted its technical evaluation report on the contenders for its medium multirole combat aircraft competition to the nation's defence...
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NewsSearch for missing A330 focuses after debris located
Brazil's air force has confirmed that it has traced debris in the South Atlantic, but has yet to positively identify it as having come from the missing Air...
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Lockheed makes F-35 assembly offer to Israel
Lockheed Martin has made what is being described by sources as a "very general" offer to have Israel Aerospace Industries manufacture fuselage parts for...
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NewsSearch hunts for A330 locator signal in vast ocean area
Search and rescue teams have still not traced any locator signal from Air France flight AF447, nearly 24 hours after the Airbus A330 departed Rio de Janeiro...
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French agency prepares A330 investigation team
French air accident investigation agency Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses has drawn up an inquiry team after being formally notified by Air France over the...
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VIDEO: Flight’s David Learmount talks about missing Air France Airbus A330-200 bound from Rio to Paris
Air France has confirmed that Flight AF447 had been en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris Charles de Gaulle with 228 occupants when it disappeared.
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NewsBrazilian ministry details last track of missing Air France A330
Brazil's defence ministry has detailed the last known track of the missing Air France Airbus A330-200, and indicated that the jet may have reported a pressurisation...
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Air France: No success in contacting missing A330
Civil air traffic control authorities in Brazil, Africa, Spain and France have all failed in their attempts to contact the Air France Airbus A330-200 which...