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162 on board missing Indonesia AirAsia A320
Indonesia AirAsia has confirmed that flight QZ8501 took off with 162 people on board.
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Missing Indonesia AirAsia A320 owned by Doric
Indonesia AirAsia’s missing Airbus A320 is a 2008-built aircraft managed by Doric and on lease from a special purpose vehicle called Doric 10 Labuan Limited Company.
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Indonesia AirAsia jet vanished just south of Borneo
Indonesia’s search and rescue (SAR) agency Basarnas indicates that contact was lost with the missing Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320 aircraft just south of the Indonesia province of West Kalimantan.
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Indonesia AirAsia flight bound for Singapore missing
An AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 has lost contact with air traffic control.
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A350 arrives home at ‘tough customer’ Qatar
Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A350-900 has finally arrived at its home base – a week or so later than originally planned – after departing Toulouse in the company of the airline’s fourth A380.
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VIDEO: Qatar and Airbus outline A350 ambitions
Flighglobal spoke to Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker and Airbus A350 programme boss Didier Evrard during the type’s delivery ceremony in Toulouse on 22 December.
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VIDEO: MQ-8C flies from USN destroyer
The US Navy’s new Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned air vehicle has been flown at-sea for the first time, carrying out 22 take-offs and precision landings from the USS Jason Dunham destroyer.
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Arab aircraft reportedly shot down over Syria by Islamic State
An Arab jet that had been carrying out air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria is believed to have been shot down by the terrorist organisation, a human rights monitoring group has reported.
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TransAsia to take four A330-800neo jets
TransAsia Airways is to acquire four Airbus A330-800neo jets, the Taiwanese carrier has disclosed.
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ANALYSIS: New routes driving up USA-UK capacity in 2015
A slew of new nonstop routes between the USA and the UK will drive up capacity during the summer of 2015, surpassing the peak set earlier this year.
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DARPA solicits tender for UAV urban operation algorithms
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking to develop algorithms that would allow for small and fast unmanned air vehicles to operate in cluttered environments without the aid of GPS or external communications.
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PICTURES: Azul unveils new A330 cabin interior
Brazil's Azul will offer a new cabin interior on its Airbus A330-200s from the second quarter of 2015.
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V-22 demonstrates forward-firing missile capability
The Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey recently has reached a couple of significant milestones, having successfully deployed forward-facing munitions for the first time in the same week the fleet surpassed 250,000 flight hours.
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ANALYSIS: Baltic air policing mission in Estonia to continue through 2015
The increased tensions in Eastern Europe as a result of Russia’s advances into Ukraine resulted in NATO’s Baltic Air Policing (BAP) effort ramping up in May this year, including the establishment of a permanent detachment being based out of Amari air base in Estonia.
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Airbus begins A350 ramp-up towards 10 a month
With the first A350 delivery milestone behind it, Airbus is steadily building production towards a rate of five aircraft a month by the end of next year.
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PICTURES: Qatar Airways reveals A350 cabin
Qatar Airways has configured its new Airbus A350-900 with a 283-seat, two-class interior featuring a business cabin similar to that on its Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 fleets.
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USMC receives first F-35C
The US Marine Corps has received its first carrier-based Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II, marking the 36th and final delivery of a Joint Strike Fighter aircraft in 2014.
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PICTURE: Cambodia Bayon Airlines receives AOC
Cambodia Bayon Airlines has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC), and plans to launch operations by the end of the month.
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Italian air force acquires three more M-346 trainers
The Italian air force is to acquire three more Alenia Aermacchi M-346 trainer aircraft under a € 120 million ($147 million) contract awarded on 22 December.
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Air China signs with Boeing for 60 737s
Air China has entered into a purchase agreement with Boeing for 60 737 aircraft.