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Boeing 787-9 to visit Auckland, undergo testing in Australia
The Boeing 787-9 will make its international debut this month with a visit to its launch customer in Auckland, New Zealand.
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India cancels scandal-hit AW101 purchase
India has reacted to the scandal surrounding its purchase of 12 VVIP-roled AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters with the apparent cancellation of the €556 million ($776 million) deal.
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Comac completes assembly of first two ARJ21s for Chengdu Airlines
Comac has completed the final assembly of its first two ARJ21 regional jets which will be put into commercial use.
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Vietnam Airlines to start Vinh-Vientiane service
Vietnam Airlines will start a four times weekly Vinh-Vientiane service on 12 January.
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Spring Airlines seeks to operate new Southeast Asian services
Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines has filed an application with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to start new Southeast Asian services from March.
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic launch joint venture
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways are ready to launch their new immunised joint venture between the UK and USA on 1 January.
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PICTURE: Comac starts tests on C919 iron bird rig
Chinese airframer Comac has started tests on the C919 iron bird ground rig.
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New document offers glimpse of DOD’s unmanned future
A US Department of Defense planning document released last week contains a vignette showing how unmanned systems could be deployed in a future conflict with a fictitious enemy state resembling in some ways Iran.
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Bombardier confirms new Learjet 85 flight delay
Bombardier will miss a schedule target to begin the flight testing phase of the Learjet 85 programme by the end of the year.
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FAA names six test centres for UAS airspace integration
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected six test centres around the country that will serve as a research and testing backbone for determining how to integrate unmanned aircraft into controlled airspace.
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SpiceJet landing-gear support stays with Turkish Technic
Turkish Technic has won a five-year extension to its landing-gear repair and overhaul deal with Indian carrier SpiceJet.
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India orders six additional C-130Js
New Delhi has finalised an order for an additional batch of six Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules tactical transports for the Indian air force.
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PICTURES: Legacy 450 moves into flight test
Embraer on 28 December completed first flight of the super-light Legacy 450 business jet in Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil.
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American converts remaining A350-800s to larger -900s
American Airlines Group has converted all of its order for Airbus A350 aircraft to the larger -900 variant.
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EADS's Astrium unit may be eclipsed by costs
EADS’s Astrium space division ended 2013 on a note of triumph, with the Gaia star-mapping satellite it built for the European Space Agency enjoying a perfect Soyuz launch from the agency’s spaceport in French Guiana.
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Cathay orders three 777-300ERs, one 747-8F
Cathay Pacific has ordered three Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and a single 747-8 freighter.
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Textron to buy Beechcraft parent for $1.4bn
Textron will acquire Beech Holdings, the parent of Beechcraft Corporation, in a $1.4 billion transaction.
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Boeing to deliver 28 Chinooks to US Army
Boeing will build six new CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters and remanufacture 22 more for the US Army in Fiscal 2014 under a contract announced on 26 December worth $618 million.
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Ohana by Hawaiian could receive FAA certification in January
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has resumed the certification process of Ohana by Hawaiian, a process that could be complete by as early as January 2014.
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PICTURES: India’s Tejas receives initial operational clearance
The Mk 1 variant of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Tejas light combat aircraft has received its initial operational clearance (IOC) from the Indian air force.