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IN FOCUS: Very large airliners
Boeing has passed major 747-8 milestones, with the -8I in service and -8F deliveries beyond 20, while Airbus is sticking to a target of 30 A380 handovers for 2012
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UK reveals Hermes UAV crash rate in Afghanistan
The British Army's use of leased Hermes 450 UAVs in Afghanistan has involved 11 crashes, the MoD says ...
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Virgin’s A380 order depends on economy and oil price: Ridgway
Virgin Atlantic has pushed back its Airbus A380 deliveries to 2017 and says that the eventual operation of the superjumbo will depend on the prevailing market...
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No resolution in sight for Canada's Sikorsky Cyclone saga
Canada's long-delayed CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopter procurement is the subject of ongoing talks with prime contractor Sikorsky ...
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August failure of Boeing X-51 likely due to fin, resonance
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has pinpointed an aerodynamic fin and natural resonance issue as the likely cause of an August X-51 test failure ...
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European UAV sense-and-avoid system to begin trial flights by year-end
First test flights are imminent for a European effort to develop an automated sense-and-avoid mid-air collision avoidance system that would help overcome...
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Gearbox component failure to blame for latest EC225 ditching
Initial investigations into the 22 October ditching in the North Sea of a Eurocopter EC225 Super Puma show strong similarities to an earlier controlled ditching...
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Marshall centralises business jet operations
Cambridge Airport and Marshall Business Aviation have centralised all their executive aviation operations under a single managing director.
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IN FOCUS: Narrowbody battle intensifies as 737 Max specifics emerge
Just as the Boeing 737 Max started moving this year from being a concept aircraft to a paper one, the rival Airbus A320neo began shifting from paper to metal.
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Gulfstream lines up for G650 entry-into-service
Gulfstream will deliver the first completed G650s to customers "within the next few weeks" as it moves to address a five-year backlog for the ultra-long-range type.
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EasyJet beats Virgin Atlantic in fight for Moscow access
EasyJet has succeeded in convincing the UK's Civil Aviation Authority that it should be awarded one of two licences available for UK-based airlines to fly...
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Scoot to consider a mixed 787 fleet
Long-haul low-cost carrier Scoot could take a mix of Boeing 787s instead of all 20 of the -9 variants ordered by its parent Singapore Airlines.
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AUSA: US Army completes first OH-58F test aircraft
The US Army has finished building the first Bell OH-58F Kiowa Warrior helicopter at its prototype integration facility. The aircraft will now start to be...
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US Airways evaluating financing options for 17 aircraft
US Airways is evaluating financing options for 17 Airbus A321s and A330s with deliveries scheduled in 2013. Derek Kerr, chief financial officer of...
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Boeing studies new “sweet spot” for 787 windows
A key Boeing supplier says the airframer is considering spreading the electrochromic dimmable windows technology introduced on the 787 to other airliner...
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ASESA locks US Ex-Im financing for S-76D order
Export credit agency, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), has approved a $56.5 million loan guarantee to support an order from Mexico's...
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US Air Force funds small satellite platform
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded $34 million to Orbital Sciences to develop ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Equipment (Eagle),...
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Bond gives support to world's largest wind farm
Bond Air Services has begun operations supporting the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm 25km (16m) off the coast of Suffolk, England. The operation is the...
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AUSA: US Army to re-designate Block III Apache as AH-64E
The US Army is re-designating the Boeing AH-64D Block III Apache as the AH-64E. The decision comes as the upgraded attack helicopter is moved into...
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AUSA: Northrop Grumman integrates STARLite radar onto two additional UAVs
Northrop Grumman is integrating its STARLite radar onto Navmar's Tigershark unmanned air vehicle for use by the US Navy and the US Special Operations Command ...