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PICTURE: A400M has high time in La Paz
Airbus Military has reported good early progress during high-altitude testing with the A400M transport in Bolivia ...
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FIDAE: Boeing bullish on KC-135 prospects in Latin America
The airframer sees a potential customer for older tankers
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FIDAE: Fighter manufacturers eye Chile's F-5 replacement need
Defence contractors displayed their wares at Chile's FIDAE air show in the hope of securing an early foothold in a potential new fighter contest.
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AFI KLM E&M appoints de Bos to as VP sales, North America
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has appointed Ron de Bos as vice president of sales in North America, effective 1 April. In...
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EASA orders additional inspections on A380 wing parts
European safety authorities are instructing Airbus A380 operators to conduct additional checks on wing parts for the type.
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ABACE: Embraer and Harbin Legacy manufacturing venture still awaiting China approval
Embraer is still waiting for the Chinese government to approve plans to build Legacy 600 and 650 business jets at its former ERJ-145 facility in Harbin.
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Business aircraft travel boom stimulates FBO growth
Growing demand for business aviation in northeast Asia is leading to more hub airports in the region to approve plans for fixed based operations (FBOs), or to expand facilities.
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Low-cost A340 freighter scheme seeks launch customer
Freighter modification specialists are scouting for a launch customer for an Airbus A340 cargo conversion initiative which would avoid the need to cut a large freight door in the fuselage.
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F-35 programme stable, but costs may rise slightly
The US Department of Defense's mammoth tri-service F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme is relatively stable, but there could be some small additional cost...
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USAF vows to discover root cause of Raptor's maladies
A US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) panel investigating a series of hypoxia-like incidents afflicting pilots flying the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor...
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JetBlue shares tumble after Lufthansa options 15.8% stake
Shares in JetBlue Airways plunged by 4.21% today after Lufthansa announced a new financing plan that could eliminate its stake in the New York-based airline. The...
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Boeing backlog reflects China Eastern 787 conversion
Boeing has updated its year-to-date order total to reflect the conversion of China Eastern's 24 787s to 45 737s, which was first announced in October 2011.
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Spy satellite launch delayed on Delta upper-stage issue
The launch of a secret reconnaissance satellite from Vandenberg AFB has been delayed 24h due to unspecified problems with the Boeing Delta IV launch vehicle's...
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Dulles to see first Lufthansa 747-8 service
Lufthansa has revealed that Washington-Dulles Airport will be the first international destination served by the Boeing 747-8. Christoph Franz, Lufthansa...
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Watchdog: Manned access to space in question
NASA does not have a complete plan to assure manned access to space through 2017, say Government Accountability Office (GAO) officials. The assessment came...
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IN FOCUS: Asia beckons, but Finnair struggles on home turf
Finnair's top priority to ensure its survival remains the disposal of its loss-making short-haul operation as the troubled flag carrier approaches the end of a first quarter that is expected to be characterised by a continuation of the heavy losses that have dogged it for four straight years.
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London Executive Aviation adds second Challenger 300 to charter fleet
UK charter company London Executive Aviation (LEA) has added a second Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet to its managed fleet.
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Lockheed's C-130XJ muscles in on Embraer's turf
Lockheed Martin promoted its reduced-cost C-130XJ variant of the venerable Hercules tactical transport at FIDAE.
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AVIC plans to develop business jet family as demand hots up
China's national aircraft manufacturer plans to produce an entire family of business jets in the country...
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Russia struggles to stem low-visibility landing accidents
Russia's federal aviation safety authority is grappling with the problem of overconfidence in the cockpit as it seeks to curtail the risk of accidents during landings in low-visibility conditions.