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MAKS: Germany’s hypersonic SpaceLiner concept solidifies
Ten years after the project was conceived, the German Aerospace Centre’s SpaceLiner could soon enter a new design phase with a “mission definition review” planned for 2016.
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USA approves potential $3 billion Apache upgrade for UK
The US State Department has authorised the remanufacture of 50 British Army AgustaWestland/Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to an “E” model standard, a deal for which would be worth $3 billion.
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ANALYSIS: BA logs in to Silicon Valley economic boom
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International airport continues to slowly spread its wings internationally, as British Airways logs into the heart of Silicon Valley with new service to London Heathrow from May 2016
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OPINION: UK must learn from Shoreham disaster
It was a perfect summer’s day, with the sun beating down on a large air show crowd, and unbroken blue skies providing a stunning backdrop for displays from vintage aircraft types. It was, in fact, a scene much like that which has been repeated numerous times every year for decades ...
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ANALYSIS: MAS marks first year since turnaround plan
One year after Malaysia state investment fund Khazanah Nasional announced its radical 12-point recovery plan for Malaysia Airlines (MAS) there are signs of progress, but analysts are still dubious about the carrier's prospects.
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MAKS: Can Russia’s ‘Caspian Sea Monster’ rise again?
The Soviet Union’s once-secretive “Caspian Sea Monster” has resurfaced at the MAKS air show, minus the stacks of short-range nuclear missiles meant to obliterate Western defences in a sea-skimming sneak attack.
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Safety experts urge greater oversight of Allegiant
Safety experts are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to substantially heighten oversight of Allegiant Air after a missing nut led a McDonnell Douglas MD-83’s elevator to jam on 17 August.
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Boeing enters detailed design phase on 777-9X
Boeing can move into the detailed design stage for the 777-9X having now reached the firm configuration milestone, the airframer has disclosed.
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UK hands Typhoon baton over to Germany for NATO mission
A Royal Air Force detachment of Eurofighter Typhoons has completed its rotation in support of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) mission in Estonia, handing over to a German unit of the same type.
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Yingling's Cessna 172 remanufacturing programme off to flying start
A programme to serially remanufacture Cessna 172 Skyhawks announced at July’s AirVenture show has got off to a strong start.
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Ryanair to grow network from Hamburg
Ryanair has added Majorca to a range of destinations it plans to serve from Hamburg as part of a strategy to expand its business in Germany.
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MAKS: Russian Helicopters launches unmanned tiltrotor concept
Russian Helicopters has expressed new interest in developing tiltrotor technologies that could be used to design a new family of unmanned and potentially even manned aircraft.
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Danes withdraw F-16s from Iraq deployment
The Royal Danish Air Force has withdrawn its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s from the Middle East, where the aircraft had been participating in the air campaign effort against extremists in Iraq, according to local reports.
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MAKS: Russia extends Il-96 production by several years
Production of the Ilyushin Il-96 could continue for nearly a decade to support the Russian military's requirements for an aerial tanker and other special missions, United Aircraft (UAC) chief executive Yuri Slyusar has disclosed.
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Sichuan Airlines to launch Chengdu-Yinchuan-Dubai service
Sichuan Airlines plans to launch a Chengdu-Yinchuan-Dubai service on 4 September.
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MAKS: Sukhoi reveals plan to slash Superjet cost
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft has unveiled a plan to reduce the cost of producing the Superjet by $2.6 million per aircraft by replacing Western suppliers with Russian manufacturers.
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Indonesia, Boeing discuss Chinook offsets
Indonesia is in discussions with Boeing about offsets related to a planned acquisition of four CH-47F Chinook helicopters.
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BrahMos pushing hypersonic ramjet technology as scramjet stopgap
India-Russia joint venture BrahMos Aerospace wants to double the speed of its ramjet-powered supersonic cruise missile to beyond Mach 5 as an interim step towards the development of a clean-sheet “BrahMos-II” hypersonic weapon.
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MAKS: Belarus carving slice of military UAV market
Belarus appears to have carved out a niche for itself in the unmanned aircraft business thanks to purchases of its Condor and Golden Eagle unmanned air vehicle systems by the military.