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F-35A sustains fire damage during aborted take-off
A Lockheed Martin F-35A was damaged on 23 June after a fire erupted in the aft section of the fuselage during a take-off attempt from Eglin AFB, Florida, says a base spokeswoman.
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Learjet crashes after collision with Eurofighter
A Eurofighter Typhoon has collided with a Bombardier Learjet operated by GFD over Olsberg, North Rhine Westphalia in Germany today. The Learjet crashed in open countryside and was totally destroyed with a crew of two on board. The German air force Typhoon has landed safely with no injuries to its ...
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Rafael unveils hovering Maoz for infantry use
Rafael has released details about a small, hovering tactical intelligence-gathering system that could be supplied to infantry soldiers.
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Duke takes aim at rotorcraft market with remote weapon station
Israeli company Duke Airborne Systems has developed a remote weapon station which it says will enable utility helicopter crews to complete missions without the need for an attack helicopter escort.
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Virgin Atlantic identifies first routes for 787-9
Virgin Atlantic is to deploy its first Boeing 787-9 on the Boston route from London Heathrow, operating the service six times per week from 28 October.
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European nation signs up for MicroB UAS
Israel's BlueBird Aero Systems has been awarded a contract to supply its MicroB small unmanned air system to an undisclosed NATO member in Western Europe.
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Australia's first EA-18G enters production
The Royal Australian Air Force's first Boeing EA-18G Growler has commenced production at Northrop Grumman’s El Segundo plant in California.
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Australia reveals interest in F-35B
Australian defence chiefs have told a hearing by the Senate’s Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee that prime minister Tony Abbott’s coalition government is considering whether to acquire a number of short take-off and vertical landing Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
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ANALYSIS: IATA's new environment chief looks to priorities
Michael Gill is hoping his 15 years of aviation law experience will stand him in good stead for the complex negotiations lying ahead as ICAO member states attempt to agree on a global market-based measure (MBM) to address emissions growth in the airline industry.
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ANALYSIS: Airbus, Safran set sights on overhaul of Europe's launchers industry
Arianespace chairman and chief executive Stéphane Israël likes to talk about change. Ironically, he has spent most of his career in the hallways of European industrial policy, including a stint as the first advisor to Louis Gallois, the former head of EADS, and in leadership roles in space unit ...
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US House approves defence spending bill, blocks A-10 retirement
The US House of Representatives voted on 19 June to block a US Air Force proposal to retire the Fairchild Republic A-10 attack fighter next year.
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FAA sets deadline for 787-9 RAT fix
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gives Boeing until 31 December to show that a redesigned component in the ram air turbine of the 787-9 meets airworthiness guidelines, the agency says in a new filing.
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Canada and Sikorsky agree new Cyclone deal
Canada and Sikorsky have finally agreed the contract amendments required to allow the acquisition and support of the serially delayed CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters.
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ANALYSIS: EU airports losing connectivity battle
Western European hub airports’ relative decline compared with their Gulf and Eastern European rivals has been well documented over recent years, but a new study suggests that connectivity has since the 2008 financial crisis suffered a far more deep-seated, structural blow than many realised.
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ANALYSIS: How can Airbus widen the appeal of the A380?
Airbus sensed it could be a long haul, but almost a decade after the world’s largest airliner took to the skies for the first time, A380 sales remain underwhelming.
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Airbus targets first sales of Atlante, Tanan UAVs
Airbus Defence & Space hopes to later this year secure the first customers for its Atlante tactical unmanned air vehicle and vertical take-off and landing Tanan unmanned rotorcraft.
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Last A350 test aircraft departs on maiden flight
Airbus’s fifth and final A350 test aircraft has departed Toulouse on its maiden flight, taking the programme into the final stage of certification.
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ANALYSIS: Southeast Asia’s long-haul, low-cost renaissance
No one will confuse Southeast Asia’s long-haul, low-cost carriers with their staid, full service rivals. Campbell Wilson, chief executive of Singapore’s Scoot, once held a competition with a colleague aboard a Boeing 777-200ER operating the Bangkok-Singapore route. He announced that each of them would push a duty free sales cart ...
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China Eastern to begin Xian-Moscow service
China Eastern Airlines will begin a twice weekly Xian-Moscow Sheremetyevo service on 1 July.
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Delta targets first quarter opening for JFK expansion
Delta Air Lines aims to open its latest expansion at New York JFK International airport in the first quarter of 2015, as it moves to consolidate the majority of its operations in terminal 4.