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FAA orders inspection of P180 Avantis
The Federal Aviation Administration in late December issued an emergency airworthiness directive ordering immediate functional tests on fuselage draining holes of the Piaggio P180 Avanti II twin-engined turboprop.
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PICTURES: Nigerian ATR 42 maritime patrol enters flight test
The Nigerian air force's first of two ATR 42-500 maritime patrol aircraft has begun flight testing at Alenia Aeronautica's Turin Caselle site ...
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PARIS: Face the facts with Superjet International's Franzoni
SuperJet International is readying itself to support Sukhoi Superjet 100 customers worldwide. The company's chief executive Alessandro Franzoni brings Flight Daily News up to speed on latest developments
NewsPICTURE: Italy completes tests with improved Predator A UAV
Italy's General Directorate for Aeronautical Armaments in late May completed a campaign of tests in the USA on a first batch of three improved General Atomics...
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Investigators probe Italian Cessna Citation III accident
Investigators are seeking to identify the cause of a fatal accident on 7 February of a Cessna Citation III that crashed shortly after...
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NATO picks Sigonella for Alliance Ground Surveillance base
NATO has formally selected Sigonella air base in Sicily as the main operating base for its future Alliance Ground Surveillance capability, which should be...
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Alenia completes Sky-Y UAV test
Alenia Aeronautica's Sky-Y medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle has completed a second flight-test campaign in Sweden...
NewsItaly to extend Lockheed Martin F-16 lease deal
Italy's defence ministry is negotiating an 18-month extension to a lease contract for about half of its F-16ADF interceptors ...
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First upgraded MB-339CD ready for Italian air force
The first of 14 Italian air Force Alenia Aermacchi MB-339CD trainers being upgraded to Batch 2 standard has completed flight testing and is ready for delivery...
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Alenia links with India's Tata on C-27J transport
Alenia Aeronautica is negotiating a marketing and industrial co-operation agreement with India's Tata to promote the possible sale of the C-27J Spartan ...
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Alenia Aeronautica launches C-27J Spartan JCA flight-test programme
The first L-3 Communications/Alenia Aeronautica C-27J for the US Army's Joint Cargo Aircraft programme has entered a seven- to eight-week flight test period ...
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Alenia Aermacchi picks CAE for M-346 simulator
Canada's CAE has been selected as preferred full-mission simulator supplier for Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 ...
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PICTURE: Chile's ENAER signs M-346 pact with Alenia Aermacchi
Chilean manufacturer ENAER has signed an agreement to jointly market Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 jet trainer in Latin America ...
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Italy's AMX fleet returns to duty after canopy modification
Most of the Italian air force's AMX strike aircraft have re-entered service after receiving a canopy modification required to lift a grounding order imposed...
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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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PICTURE: Robotic Hawk UAV disperses birds from airports
Bird Raptor Internacional unveiled last week in Rome its Falco Robot (robotic hawk) gregarious bird removal system (GBRS) unmanned air vehicle. The Italian-Spanish...
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G222s head for Afghan National Air Corps duty
The US military has added to speculation regarding Afghanistan's possible acquisition of secondhand Alenia G222/C-27A tactical transports, with Pentagon...
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Italy approves deal for four Predator B UAVs
The defence committee of the Italian House of Representatives has passed a proposal to procure four General Atomics Predator B unmanned air vehicles for...
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PICTURE: Aermacchi M-346 completes first in-flight refuelling
Alenia Aermacchi's second prototype M-346 jet trainer accomplished...
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C-130J makes emergency fish delivery
EMERGENCY RELIEF FISH...OR FISH? A Lockheed Martin C-130J transport from the Italian air force's 46th Air Brigade at Pisa carried out a unique...