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Air India starts test flights on 787s
Air India has started initial test flights on its first modified Boeing 787, and expects all six of its 787s to return to commercial service by the end of...
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F-35B performs first vertical take-off
Test pilots at NAS Patuxent River have performed their first vertical take-off with an F-35B ...
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Alenia Aermacchi pilot ejects from stricken M-346
An Alenia Aermacchi test pilot ejected safely from an M-346 trainer which crashed in Italy on 11 May ...
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Bombardier adds Q400 maintenance capacity in Tucson
Bombardier has opened three additional maintenance lines for the Dash 8 Q400 at its Tuscon, Arizona, service centre, citing increased work associated with...
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ISS ammonia leak may require spacewalk for repair
An ammonia leak aboard the International Space Station (ISS) threatens to disrupt an electrical channel that may require a spacewalk to repair. The...
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Stealth coatings on F-35 'easier to maintain' than on older jets
US Air Force maintainers for the F-35A at Eglin AFB have spoken about the task of working with the stealth fighter ...
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Alitalia, Etihad Airways strengthen codeshare ties
Italian flag carrier Alitalia will increase the frequency of its Rome-Abu Dhabi service from four to five times weekly, effective 13 June. Partner...
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Analysis: Proton poised for strong return to market
International Launch Services (ILS), which markets the venerable Proton launch vehicle (LV), is attempting to come back strong from a rough 2012, but it faces severe challenges, many of its own making.
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US technical college receives Innocon UAVs
Israeli manufacturer Innocon has delivered a MiniFalcon II unmanned air system to the Northland Community and Technical College in Minnesota ...
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PICTURE: TAI shows R300 unmanned helicopter
Turkish Aerospace Industries has unveiled an unmanned helicopter named the R300 ...
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Egypt set to sign Anka UAV contract in June
Turkish Aerospace Industries expects to finalise a contract with Egypt during June for its Anka UAV ...
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US presidential DC-9 goes up for sale
Government auctioneers are putting up for sale a US presidential McDonnell Douglas VC-9, with bidding due to open on 15 May. The aircraft - which is...
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IAG encouraged despite higher first-quarter losses
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG's first-quarter operating loss has increased to €278 million ($363 million), before exceptional items, compared with...
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ALTA calls for more liberalisation in Central America
ALTA has called for more liberalisation and better regulatory co-ordination between Central American states to overcome the region's "significant" infrastructure constraints and fully benefit from the growth potential of its airline industry.
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WestJet planning July roll-out of premium economy product
Calgary-based WestJet is planning for a full commercial roll-out of its premium economy product in July, says Bob Cummings, the airline's executive vice-president...
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Vega’s second success ‘confirms functionality’
The European Space Agency and its launch operator, Arianespace, have declared their new light launcher, Vega, to be "fully functional" following its second flight success in two attempts.
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British Airways adds Larnaca link from Gatwick
British Airways will begin operating flights from London Gatwick airport to the Cypriot city of Larnaca on 30 June. The thrice weekly service will...
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EBACE: For the price, Nextant 400XT gets it right
The light jet market is a crowded space with entrants from almost every manufacturer, save traditional large cabin denizens Dassault and Gulfstream.
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Sikorsky nears agreement on Turkish Black Hawk production
Turkey's undersecretariat for defence industries and Sikorsky intend to finalise negotiations that will result in a contract award to build T-70i-variant...
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Beechcraft gathering market feedback on single-engined turboprop
Beechcraft says it is getting closer to defining the key features of a single-engined turboprop that could form part of its propeller family of aircraft before the end of the decade.