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UAV market set to triple in value in next decade
A new report predicts that the global market for unmanned air vehicles will more than triple over the next decade, with growth fuelled by the emergence of recreational and commercial models, alongside the continued production of established military types.
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Opinion
OPINION: Buffett purchase of Precision positive for industry
The Oracle of Omaha’s mega-deal reminded everybody that aerospace is one of few industries today with a serious upside – but while investors are hungry, don’t expect a feeding frenzy
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Airbus starts assembling A350-1000 wing
Airbus has commenced production of the A350-1000 wing at its specialist UK plant in Broughton.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego
You don't have to go further than Iberia's Madrid headquarters to get a sense of the new direction in which chief executive Luis Gallego is seeking to take the airline.
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Bird strike tears open radome of SIA 777
A bird strike badly damaged the nose of a Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-200ER aircraft operating from Istanbul to Singapore on 17 August.
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Indonesia recovers recorder of crashed ATR 42
Indonesia’s transport ministry has recovered one of the flight recorders from the crashed Trigana Air ATR 42-300.
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GMF AeroAsia secures MRO work for four Iranian carriers
GMF AeroAsia has secured the contracts of four Iranian airlines for MRO work, which will commence in the second half of 2015.
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FAA automation failure affects nearly 1,000 flights
The Federal Aviation Administration’s long-troubled En Route Automation Modernisation (ERAM) system suffered another setback on 15 August, when a software update sparked computer problems that resulted in hundreds of delays and cancellations, the FAA says.
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TAI completes deliveries of first T129 batch to Turkish army
The Turkish army has received its first nine-strong fleet of Turkish Aerospace Industries T129 ATAK helicopters, the last of which was delivered on 31 July.
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PICTURE: Cayman Airways adds first Saab 340B
Cayman Airways has added its first Saab 340B, which will operate on the airline's route between Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Atlantic capacity creeps up despite weak yields
The question of demand continues to envelope the transatlantic market this year, as airlines continue to add capacity despite weak results in the first half.
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Uncertainty surrounds location of lost Trigana ATR
The fate of a Trigana Air ATR 42-300 remains unknown one day after its disappearance while operating a 55 minute flight in a mountainous region of eastern Papua.
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IndiGo firms order for 250 A320neos
Indian low-cost giant IndiGo has firmed an order for 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft, the largest order by number for the Toulouse-based airframer.
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Soft commodity prices damping Asian private jet sales
Embraer is seeing softer private jet demand in the Southeast Asia region on the back of the slump in commodity prices.
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Trigana Air has long history of safety issues
Prior to 16 August disappearance of a Trigana Air ATR 42-300, the carrier has been involved in 19 serious safety incidents since 1992, resulting in the loss of eight aircraft and major damage to 11.
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Trigana ATR believed crashed in mountainous area: ministry
Preliminary information from the Indonesian government indicates that a missing Trigana Air ATR 42-300 has been found in a mountainous region of eastern Papua.
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Contact lost with Trigana ATR over Papua
Indonesian search and rescue authorities are hunting for an ATR 42-300 turboprop which has lost contact during a regional service in Papua.
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Boeing completes KC-46 flutter tests as EMD-2 flight faces delay
The Boeing KC-46 test program has completed a series of flutter tests of the 767-2C tanker type, certifying it to operate with wing aerial refuelling pods and its tanker tail boom stowed.
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USAF plans to end MQ-1 Predator operations in 2018
The remotely-piloted aircraft that ushered in the armed drone revolution, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1, will be put out to pasture by 2018, after more than two decades of service, the US Air Force says.
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China Eastern to take 15 A330s
China Eastern Airlines is to acquire 15 Airbus A330s which will be delivered during 2017-18.