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South Korea ready to sign F-35 deal
South Korea has finalised its selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35A, with the nation’s air force to receive 40 of the conventional take-off and landing combat aircraft from 2018.
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Spirit to add eight routes from Cleveland in 2015
Spirit Airlines will begin service to Cleveland Hopkins International airport in January 2015, with service planned to eight destinations.
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JetBlue expands Emirates codeshare to dozens of routes
JetBlue Airways is planning a major expansion of its codeshare agreement with Emirates.
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Tornado could fly on into 2030s, partners say
Europe’s Panavia Tornado will remain in use as a relevant frontline asset for more than another 10 years, according to its programme partners, even though one of its main operators does not plan to retain the type beyond the end of this decade.
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ExpressJet appoints Marren new COO
ExpressJet Airlines has appointed Alexandria Marren its new chief operating officer, following the retirement of Brad Holt.
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Nigerian AW101 makes debut flight
AgustaWestland on 19 September performed the maiden flight of the first of two VIP transport-roled AW101 helicopters for the Nigerian air force from its Yeovil manufacturing facility in Somerset.
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ATK joins race to develop next-generation USAF launcher
US propulsion specialist ATK has thrown its hat in the ring to develop the next generation of American rocket engine, to replace the Russian-supplied RD-180 motor for United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V.
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India triumphs with Mars arrival in busy week at red planet
India has joined a very exclusive club of spacefaring nations, with the successful arrival of its Mars Orbiter Mission. Named Mangalyaan – “Mars craft” in Sanskrit – India’s orbiter spent 300 days enroute and will now be readied for its scientific mission, to study the planet’s atmosphere and geology with ...
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ANALYSIS: USAF push to oust Russian rockets turning into high-stakes contest
A US Air Force drive to end its reliance on Russian rocket motors is turning into a high-stakes competition between rival technologies, with propulsion specialist ATK throwing its hat into the ring just a week after United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin agreed to jointly fund development of a new, ...
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Syrian air strikes mark combat debut for F-22 Raptor
The US military-led air launched over Syria on 22 September against Islamic insurgents marked the debut for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors in a strike role.
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PICTURE: First KC-390 gets wings on assembly line
Embraer has moved the wing and the sponsons of the KC-390 into place on the assembly line, the Brazilian manufacturer has revealed.
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Finland gets second batch of Orbiter UAVs
Aeronautics Defense Systems is in the process of supplying a second batch of Orbiter 2B unmanned air systems to the Finnish army.
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Ryanair to join Amadeus distribution system
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to join the Amadeus global distribution system from 1 November.
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ANALYSIS: Morris explains how GE came to embrace 3D printing
While GE's rapid acceptance of additive manufacturing technology may leave some industry commentators sceptical, the decades of work by Morris Technologies into the trailblazing technology should assuage even the most strident naysayers
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PICTURES: Virgin Australia reveals new business product
Virgin Australia has unveiled a new business class suite that will be rolled out on its Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs over the next year.
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Jet Airways to begin four new services to Abu Dhabi
Jet Airways will begin four new services from India to Abu Dhabi, starting 14 November.
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ROUTES: Athens predicts it will exceed pre-crisis traffic levels in 2015
Athens International airport has seen double digit traffic growth so far in 2014 and sees “signs” that passenger numbers will exceed pre-2008 crisis levels for the first time next year, its marketing chief Ioanna Papadopoulou says.
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Flydubai to enter Tanzanian market from October
Flydubai will start a new route from Dubai to Dar es Salaam and will add two domestic sectors from the Tanzanian capital to Zanzibar and Kilimanjaro from October.
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US C-130s deployed in support of disaster response
The US Department of Defense has deployed two Lockheed Martin C-130 transports to California in support of wildfire suppression in the area.
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LHT to support MRO training in Malaysia
Malaysian pilot school Asia Pacific Flight Training is expanding its programme to include technical training for maintenance personnel via a partnership with Lufthansa Technik.