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Vueling selects MNG for two heavy airframe checks
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling has contracted Turkish MRO provider MNG Technic for six-year checks on two Airbus A320s. This marks the first deal...
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Nextant preparing to add two remanufactured business jets to its XT family
Nextant Aerospace is preparing to treble the size of its business jet offering through the introduction in the second quarter of two re-engined legacy models.
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PICTURE: First production A400M gets French colours
The first series production example of Airbus Military's A400M Atlas has emerged from the paint hangar at the company's San Pablo final assembly site in Seville, Spain, with freshly applied French air force markings.
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PICTURE: RAF C-17 delivers French armoured vehicles to Mali
A Royal Air Force C-17 strategic transport has made its first flight into Bamako airport in Mali ...
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Embraer ships 99 business jets in 2012
A delivery frenzy in the fourth quarter helped Embraer beat expectations and ship 99 business jets in 2012, matching the previous year's total output.
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South Korea picks AW159 for maritime helicopter deal
AgustaWestland expects to close the first export sale of its AW159 Lynx Wildcat within weeks, with South Korea to acquire an initial eight aircraft ...
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Elbit extends military pilot training deals with Israel
Elbit Systems has been awarded two contracts to extend its training aircraft support deals with teh Israeli air force …
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ST Aerospace to overhaul Oman's C-130H fleet
Oman has contracted ST Aerospace to conduct a major overhaul of its three Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transports ...
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IN FOCUS: IAI pursues fly-on-the-wall UAV technology
When the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) "butterfly" unmanned air vehicle, or rather super micro vehicle, takes off in one of the company's hangars, it looks like a toy for spoiled boys who have parents with really deep pockets. In reality, it is being developed for far more serious scenarios.
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BOC Aviation orders 50 A320-family aircraft
BOC Aviation has ordered 50 Airbus A320-family aircraft, including 25 of the re-engined neo variants.
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USA to lift satellite export restrictions
An amendment contained in the US Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Authorization Act, signed into law in the first days of January, could provide a welcome boost...
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Raisbeck and Hartzell develop new swept turbofan propeller
Raisbeck Engineering and Hartzell Propeller have developed a new swept turbofan propeller for the twin-engined Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200 family following three years of development.
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Pentagon lowers F-35 performance bar
The US Department of Defense is lowering the performance bar for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter according to a new report by the Pentagon's director of operational test and evaluation (DOT&E).
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NTSB releases picture of charred 787 battery box
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today released an image showing the melted and charred remains of the lithium-ion battery that caught...
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American Airlines proposes new 787 and 737 Max terms
American Airlines parent AMR Corp is seeking to convert orders for 20 Boeing 787-9s to a smaller variant, restore the timing of the first 787-9 delivery...
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Roscosmos releases strategic guidance plan
Russian space agency Roscosmos has released a strategic plan, meant to guide the agency through 2030. The strategic guidance is a broad overview, with...
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VIDEO: BAE releases footage of Typhoon Meteor firing
BAE Systems has released video footage showing the first Meteor missile firing performed from a Eurofighter Typhoon ...
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EA Aerospace plans air taxi launch by second quarter with Eclipse 500s
EA Aerospace - the Turkish founding partner of Eclipse Aerospace - is gearing up to launch an air taxi service in the second quarter of 2013 using Eclipse very light jets (VLJ).
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PICTURE: Sensor-equipped Euro Hawk gets airborne
Germany's Euro Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has made its first flight carrying a Cassidian signals intelligence payload ...
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Embraer 190 overran after pilots ignored flap-fault procedure
Ecuadorian investigators have determined that the crew of a TAME Embraer 190 did not follow correct procedures for flap failure before landing at Quito and overrunning the runway.