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IAI unveils Global 5000-based MPA
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a maritime patrol development of the Bombardier Global 5000 business jet, dubbed the ELI-3360.
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Opinion
OPINION: Is big spending coming back for the US military?
On the surface, the US military’s half-trillion dollar budget request for fiscal year 2016, unveiled on 2 February, feels quite profligate compared with recent, sequestration-constrained years.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: India's fighters battle for relevance
Aero India provides a unique opportunity for a close look at the eclectic mix of Russian, American and European platforms operated by India’s air force. A keen observer will look beyond the cold war era aircraft on show, to notice the transformation from what was once a tactical air force, ...
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Ajay Singh readies to take reins at SpiceJet
SpiceJet founder and incoming director Ajay Singh says the takeover process for the ailing carrier should be completed in the next 10 days.
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Second naval Tejas prototype conducts maiden flight
The second prototype of the naval variant of the Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has conducted its maiden flight.
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US army seeks upgrades for Hellfire missile guidance system
The US army has called on industry to propose replacements for its Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-ground missiles, relaunching a programme that has been in the works for over a decade without identifying a suitable upgrade for the missile’s guidance system.
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Northrop to design clean-sheet T-X trainer for USAF
Northrop Grumman has opted to design a brand new aircraft for the US Air Force’s T-X trainer programme rather than a modified version of the BAE Systems Hawk it had planned to pitch.
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VIDEO: 'Smooth' sortie opens Falcon 8X test campaign
Dassault Aviation has kicked off the flight test campaign for its Falcon 8X ultra-long-range business jet less than nine months after unveiling the 19-seater at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Geneva.
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Polish regional carrier EuroLOT to halt operations
Polish regional carrier EuroLOT is suspending operations from the beginning of April.
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TransAsia GE235: Shutting down the wrong engine
Taiwan's accident investigators have taken the unusual step of publishing part of the flight data recorder printout for the crashed ATR 72-600 almost as soon as it was available to them. There are no rules or protocols saying they must do so, and none saying they should not.
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Israeli paratroops make first jump from C-130J
Lockheed Martin's C-130J tactical transport is being further integrated in the Israeli defence forces' new Depth Command capabilities, with one of the service's examples having conducted a first paratroop drop during an exercise on 4 February.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: On Asteroid Day, take a minute to look skyward
Anybody inclined to look at deep-space exploration mission proposals and their associated budgets and ask “why?” could do worse than consider the problem of so-called Near Earth Objects; that’s jargon for big chunks of rock that orbit the Sun – until they actually hit us. As long as they are ...
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Camcopter UAV lost over Ukraine
The Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe has lost contact with a Schiebel S-100 Camcopter unmanned air vehicle that was carrying out surveillance missions over Ukraine.
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TransAsia probe yet to explain apparent shutdown error
While investigators have yet to confirm whether a TransAsia Airways ATR 72 crew mistakenly shut down a healthy engine after the other flamed out, such an error has precedent.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Avianca's A320neos cap fleet renewal strategy
Avianca's intention to order 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft is the airline's most significant in recent years since closing a merger that formed the Colombia-based airline group in 2010.
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AirTanker starts A330 conversion for Thomas Cook
AirTanker is on schedule to deliver an Airbus A330-200 to Thomas Cook Airlines by May under a lease arrangement.
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TransAsia ATR flight data suggests wrong engine shut down
Flight-data recorder information suggests the crew operating the crashed TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 may have shut down the left-hand engine of the aircraft shortly after the right-hand engine flamed out.
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Shrinking Jumbos: Top Ten 747-400 fleets still in service
747-400s are out of production and being phased out, but there's much life left in the type
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HAL bags Indian air force order for 14 Do-228s
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has secured an Indian air force contract for 14 Do-228 transport aircraft.
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Bristow Group takes control of Airnorth
Bristow Helicopters Australia has acquired an 85% stake in Darwin-based regional carrier Airnorth.