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Boeing shows off advanced Super Hornet demonstrator
Boeing has unveiled an F/A-18F Super Hornet demonstrator aircraft fitted with a number of enhancements designed to improve its stealth capability and range. Shown...
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MAKS: Russia’s Transas tests waters for new civil UAS
One of Russia's leading developers of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has revealed a new concept for a medium-altitude long-endurance aircraft aimed at the commercial market, designed for keeping watch over ice floes in the country's Arctic shipping lanes.
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MAKS: Large Q400 deal hinges on Russian assembly line
Bombardier is to consider setting up a Russian final assembly line for its Q400 NextGen turboprop, in partnership with state industrial corporation Rostekhnologii. Both...
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First Chinese-built Legacy 650 takes to the skies
The first Chinese-built Embraer Legacy 650 took to the skies for the first time on 26 August. The 2h 30min flight aimed to assess the aircraft's handling and performance characteristics, ahead of its delivery to a China-based owner later this year.
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MAKS: Berkut aims to revolutionise light helicopter market
Russian design bureau Berkut Aero is aiming to achieve certification of its light coaxial-rotor helicopter in 2014.
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MAKS: Rysachok twin turboprop exhibited in armed guise
Russian industrial collaboration was on display at MAKS in the form of the Rysachok twin turboprop.
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Signature set for threefold expansion at Van Nuys airport
Signature Flight Support is set to expand its footprint at Los Angeles Van Nuys airport - one of largest business aviation hubs in the US - by three times its size, following its acquisition of Maguire Aviation Group. The $69 million sale is scheduled for completion by the end of ...
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PICTURE: First production Citation M2 takes to the skies
Cessna's latest light business jet offering, the Citation M2, is on target for year-end certification and first deliveries following the successful maiden flight of the first production model on 23 August.
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Boeing to demonstrate advanced multi-aircraft data fusion in 2014
Boeing, in co-operation with the US Navy, is hoping to demonstrate seamlessly fusing data from multiple, different aircraft using multiple, different sensors...
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Dublin Aerospace selected to service Sunwing landing gears
Sunwing Airlines has picked Dublin Aerospace for landing-gear maintenance across its Boeing 737-800 fleet. The Irish MRO provider has won a five-year...
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Russia’s TsAGI studies new business jet design
Russia's Central Aerohydrodynamics Institute (TsAGI) has carried out a study into a future small business jet-type aircraft with "enhanced levels of comfort" at high subsonic speeds thanks to a specially-formulated fuselage shape designed to reduce drag.
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Regulator orders Ryanair to cut Aer Lingus stake to 5%
Ryanair has been ordered to sell down its almost 30% stake in Aer Lingus to 5% after the UK Competition Commission ruled competition had lessened on routes...
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MAKS: Sukhoi, Ilyushin Finance confirm order for 20 Superjets
Sukhoi and Ilyushin Finance have firmed up an order for 20 Superjet 100 aircraft that was first announced at the Paris air show in June. The Ilyushin...
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Baltia Air Lines finalises crews for training
New York City-based Baltia Air Lines has assembled the captains, first officers and engineers it will train to start operations pending the receipt of an...
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Safair to launch South African low-cost carrier in September
South African aircraft lessor Safair is to launch a new low-cost carrier in the domestic market next month. Dubbed FlySafair, the airline will offer...
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Early clearance and fast approach led to Tenerife conflict
Spanish investigators have disclosed that an Iberia Airbus A321 had been approaching Tenerife South airport at high speed just before it landed on the same...
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MAKS: UAC continues to weigh up widebody options
Russia's United Aircraft continues to explore the option of developing a new widebody passenger airliner, for which it may partner with Chinese airframer...
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MAKS: Honeywell seals UTair avionics deal
Russian airline UTair has selected the Honeywell avionics suite for 60 new single-aisle aircraft entering service over the next few years. Honeywell...
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USA and Indonesia formalise AH-64E Apache deal
The USA will sell Indonesia eight Boeing AH-64E Apache Longbow helicopters in a deal worth $500 million.The deal was announced at a joint press conference...
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Jetstar Asia names Gareth Rogers as CFO
Jetstar Asia has appointed Gareth Rogers as its chief financial officer, effective 19 August. Rogers has held senior management positions in multinational...