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Boeing intelligence aircraft makes first flight
Boeing's enhanced medium altitude reconnaissance and surveillance system version of King Air 350ER has conducted its first flight ...
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PARIS: CSeries ready to fly
The Bombardier CSeries is almost ready to fly. A six-week battery of critical software tests that began in late March revealed no show-stoppers. The machinists...
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Air Berlin selects WheelTug electric taxi system
Air Berlin plans to install WheelTug electric taxi systems on 63 Airbus A320-family jets and 37 Boeing 737s. The German carrier and Gibraltar-headquartered...
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Airbus Military boss mulls future medium transport offering
Airbus Military chief executive Domingo Ureña-Raso has hinted at the company's future product development plans ...
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A400M delivery to launch export drive, says Airbus Military
France will receive its first A400M tactical transport in late June or early July, after the nation's air force has displayed the type at the Paris air...
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PARIS: Defence industry waiting out 'phoney war'
A decade of steady growth in defence spending aligned with the longest bull run in commercial aviation history, but now companies must plan to weather a slack period
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Pegasus picks Lufthansa Technik for 737NG checks
Lufthansa Technik has won a contract to supply base maintenance services to Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines. The deal covers three C-checks on Boeing...
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Raytheon explores further developments after MALD-J completes operational tests
Raytheon's Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) completed operational testing in late May, a senior company official says. The results of the testing...
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Monarch Aircraft Engineering adds new UK line stations
Monarch Aircraft Engineering has opened two new line maintenance stations in the UK. The new bases are located at East Midlands and Leeds Bradford...
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Proton rocket successfully makes fourth 2013 launch
A Proton M rocket with a Briz M upper stage has launched the SES 6 telecommunications satellite into orbit.
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Elbit provides BrightNite for helicopter pilots
Elbit Systems has unveiled its BrightNite system, which will allow helicopter pilots to perform night-time missions without NVGs ...
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Canberra shortlists contenders for military helicopter training deal
Australia has shortlisted three contenders for a contract to provide its military with rotary wing training services ...
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Airbus names A350 flight-test crew
Airbus has named the six crew who will carry out the first flight of the A350-900, a group led by chief test pilot Peter Chandler. Chandler, who was...
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IATA: Leahy sees no weakening of appetite for A380s
Airbus's chief salesman insists that the open slots for the A380 in 2015 are not evidence of a weakening appetite for the type. Chief operating officer...
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Malaysian helicopter operator Westar wins African deal
Offshore aviation provider Weststar Aviation Services has signed its first international contract with Tullow Mauritania.
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Ameco Beijing completes Air China 777-200 cabin modifications
Ameco Beijing has completed cabin modifications for 10 Air China Boeing 777-200s. The 10-month modification project involved the installation of a...
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Xiamen Airlines seeks to expand operations
Xiamen Airlines has applied to the Civil Aviation Administration of China to expand its business licence coverage. The carrier is permitted to operate...
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IATA: Bombardier foresees success for CS100 in Africa
Bombardier expects a "strong uptake" in CSeries orders in Africa, as it expects a doubling of its fleet in the continent over the next three to five years.
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IATA: African low-cost sector faces barriers to growth, AFRAA
The growth of the low-cost airline sector in Africa faces several fundamental issues that threaten to block access to cheap flights for much of the continent's...