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SIA to drop nonstop USA flights as Airbus buys back A340s
Singapore Airlines will terminate ultra-longhaul nonstop flights to Los Angeles and Newark in late-2013 after Airbus agreed to buy back the carrier's five...
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SIA orders five A380s and 20 A350s, transfers 787s to Scoot
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is ordering five additional Airbus A380s and 20 more A350s to renew and expand its fleet.
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UK details cruise missile use in Libya campaign
The UK Ministry of Defence has disclosed new details about its use of precision-guided weapons during 2011's Libya campaign ...
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India approves order for air-launched BrahMos missiles
The Indian government's Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared an air force proposal to procure 200 air-launched examples of the Indian/Russian-developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
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Crewed Soyuz launches to ISS
A Soyuz launch vehicle has successfully orbited a capsule carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz launched from...
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Heron UAV passes trans-Andes flight test
IAI's Heron UAV has crossed the Andes during an operational flight demonstration ...
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Rolls-Royce Osprey engines to go directly to hovercraft application
Fuel economy is a shared obsession of aircraft and ship operators. In that regard, ship operators generally have the advantage of running rigs big enough...
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Cassidian outlines research into new UAV technologies
Cassidian has outlined its UK R&T activities into intelligent power management and data relay for unmanned systems ...
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ANALYSIS: Financial problems at airlines cannot be solved until they are identified
While identifying problems is crucial for the financial health of airlines, selecting the correct solution is more important still
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PICTURE: Airbus flies first sharklet-equipped A321
Airbus has performed the first flight of a sharklet-equipped A321 as it begins a test campaign of the wing-tip modification on the largest member of its...
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Airbus advances towards first flight of A350 twinjet
Airbus has resolved the issues with the automated drilling process used to produce wings for the in-development A350 at its Broughton, UK factory.
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Southeast counties first to experience new police air service
Operation of the new National Police Air Service for England and Wales began earlier this month with 11 counties in southeast England the first to be covered by the revamped system.
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Brazil tests Hermes UAVs in border surveillance exercise
Brazil has begun using its Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicles to perform surveillance duties along its border with Bolivia.
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AUSA: Boeing demonstrates AH-6i for US Army
Boeing has completed a flight demonstration of the AH-6i for the US Army in anticipation of the Armed Aerial Scout programme ...
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Gloucestershire airport expands runway in bid to boost business aircraft traffic
Gloucestershire airport has extended its runway in a bid to attract more business aviation traffic to the southern UK-based site.
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Blue Origin completes pad abort test
Blue Origin has completed the pad abort test of its crew capsule, one of the last remaining milestones under the commercial crew development (CCDev) programme.
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Italian air force stands up new Eurofighter unit
The Eurofighter combat aircraft has entered service with the Italian air force's 18 Sqn at Trapani-Birgi air base in Sicily, with the unit having been reformed...
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AgustaWestland and UK government invest £100m in Yeovil site
AgustaWestland and the UK government will jointly invest more than £100 million ($161 million) in the Anglo-Italian airframer's factory in Yeovil, the UK, to turn it into a centre of excellence for civil helicopter research, development and production.
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PICTURE: Second UK F-35B delivered to Eglin AFB
The UK Royal Air Force's second Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter was delivered to Eglin AFB, Florida, on 19 October ...
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AUSA: Bell starts OH-58 Block II flight demo
Bell is starting the voluntary flight demonstration for its Block II OH-58 Kiowa Warrior for the US Army's prospective Armed Aerial Scout programme ...