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State Department clears potential F-35A export to Belgium
The US State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale of 34 Lockheed Martin F-35As to Belgium worth an estimated $6.53 billion, the agency announced this week.
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Gulfstream delivers last G450, ending 30-year GIV era
Gulfstream delivered the last G450 business jet on 19 January, shutting down the final derivative of the original GIV after a 30-year production run.
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Pentagon's new strategy turns to Russian and Chinese threats
The US Defense Department’s 2018 National Defense Strategy, the Pentagon policy that will drive its budget priorities for the next five years, pivoted away from counter-insurgency operations and toward its high-end foes: Russia and China.
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NewsOBITUARY: John Young - the astronaut’s astronaut
Commander of Gemini, Apollo and early Shuttle missions, John Young earned a reputation for masterly understatement and the deepest respect from his peers during a stellar career
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Opinion
OPINION: Leahy leaves lasting legacy with Emirates deal
Any doubts that the future of Airbus’s flagship product was genuinely under threat were demolished by the blunt assessment from outgoing head salesman John Leahy. If Emirates did not buy more, the A380 programme was finished, he said.
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White Oak adds aviation business with GECAS engine deal
White Oak Global Advisors has closed a sale-and-leaseback with GECAS for 20 widebody engines, its first step into the engine leasing business.
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United to introduce premium economy cabin in 2018
United Airlines will join its competitors in offering a premium economy cabin on certain aircraft beginning this year.
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NewsAmerican cites integration in 52 route growth spurt
American Airlines is adding 52 new routes and adding its Chicago-New York flights as to its shuttle operation this year, in what it claims is its first truly integrated schedule.
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Short-term funding could delay B-21 delivery
Development and delivery of the US Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber could stall if Congress passes yet another short term funding bill that would freeze the Pentagon’s spending limit at previous fiscal year levels, a senior USAF official warns.
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StandardAero to service RB211 engines
Rolls-Royce has recruited US maintenance specialist StandardAero as a support provider for the RB211-535E4 engines which power Boeing 757s.
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Bombardier progressing with Alabama CSeries site plans
Bombardier has already made "significant" progress towards opening an Alabama CSeries final assembly site that will closely resemble the company's Mirabel assembly facility.
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NewsPICTURE: PC-21 makes flight debut for Qinetiq
Pilatus conducted the first flight of a PC-21 trainer for new customer Qinetiq on 15 January, edging the single-engined turboprop towards service entry with the UK's Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS).
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Emirates offers critical lifeline to A380
Emirates' decision to take up to 36 more Airbus A380s offers life-support to a programme at a point when the airframer had been openly talking about the possibility of its closure.
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Emirates tentatively signs for up to 36 A380s
Airbus has secured a crucial preliminary agreement from Middle Eastern carrier Emirates to supply up to 36 more A380s.
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Hong Kong Airlines gets aggressive on long-haul
Hong Kong Airlines is pushing ahead with its long-haul ambitions and targeting to launch non-stop services to San Francisco, New York, and London this year.
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Jakarta inches closer to Su-35 order
Jakarta could finalise its order for 11 Sukhoi Su-35 fighters in the coming months.
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Bohai suspends share trading
Bohai Capital’s shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange were placed in a trading halt on 17 January pending an announcement from major shareholder HNA Capital.
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Singapore looks to transform local aerospace sector
Singapore has reaffirmed its commitment to further developing the country's aerospace industry with the launch of a new Aerospace Industry Transformation Map (ITM) on 17 January.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Freighter conversions up 7% in 2017 on 767 strength
Updated to reflect that 11 of Prime Air's 767s are -300ER BDSFs.
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NAVAIR plans to install ACAS Xu on MQ-4C fleet
Northrop Grumman will prepare to modify the MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system with an emerging technology that can be used to help the maritime surveillance aircraft sense and avoid other objects in flight.