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Elop's Music system to protect helicopters
Elbit Systems' Elop division is working on developing new versions of its Music countermeasures system to protect different types of helicopters.
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747-8I delivery goal drops to one
Boeing Business Jets president Steve Taylor says the first and only delivery of the 747-8I in 2011 will be "right at the end of the year", citing change...
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Sikorsky boost gives birth to Eclipse 550
One year after Sikorsky took a minority ownership in Eclipse Aerospace, the company has announced a "new" aircraft called the Eclipse 550.
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Chinese, Indian business aviation held back by bureaucracy and infrastructure
Indian and Chinese visitors to NBAA all tell the same story about the pent-up demand for business aviation in their countries. The pressure is building up...
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AUSA: Helicopters escape funding cuts in US Army budget review
US Army helicopter budgets have managed to escape cuts in the current sweeping defence spending reviews
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Airlines PNG Dash 8 crashes in Papua New Guinea
An Airlines PNG Bombardier Dash 8 Q100 turboprop has crashed in Papua New Guinea with 32 people on board.
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AUSA: US Army to consider alternatives to OH-58D upgrades
The US Army will consider alternatives to its plan to acquire upgraded Bell Helicopter OH-58F Kiowa Warriors.
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AUSA: Small drones, unmanned helicopters top US Army priorities
The US Army has turned acquisition efforts over the next decade towards buying micro-sized and large vertical take-off unmanned air systems (UAS) to round-out...
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AUSA: US Army to deploy HART imagery software to Afghanistan
The US Army will deploy Northrop Grumman's heterogeneous airborne reconnaissance team (HART) system to Afghanistan in early 2012 with a brigade combat team.
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NBAA: Split winglets latest evolution from Aviation Partners
Aviation Partners revealed its new blended split winglet design at NBAA, which it said is 40% more efficient than today's blended winglets.
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MRO providers urged to form partnerships
Airlines could be faced with paying higher prices for MRO services if original equipment manufacturers gain more influence and a less competitive maintenance...
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Singapore and Thailand launch green ATM initiative
The latest green air traffic management project in the Asia-Pacific region has been launched by Singapore and Thailand's air navigation service providers
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Airbus opens UK's A350 wing factory
Airbus has formally inaugurated the A350 plant at Broughton in the UK, which will manufacture wings for the twinjet family. The North Factory facility...
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ACCC approves SIA-Virgin Australia alliance
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved a proposed alliance between Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines.
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Qantas grounds five aircraft as engineers' strike bites
Qantas Airways will ground five aircraft and cancel around 100 domestic flights a week with union industrial action causing a shortfall in required maintenance...
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Japan's Solaseed picks ST Aero for CFM56 engine MRO
Japanese low-cost carrier Solaseed Air has signed up for ST Aerospace's CFM International CFM56-7B/7BE engine maintenance services. The maintenance...
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R-R stands by development strategy after signing GTF joint venture
Rolls-Royce is joining forces with Pratt & Whitney to apply geared turbofan (GTF) technology on next-generation engines, but the core of the UK-based manufacturer's...
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Rolls-Royce forms new partnership with P&W, exits IAE
Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney (P&W) have unveiled plans to form a new joint venture for the development of new engines powering future mid-size aircraft...
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NBAA: More jets for wounded vets
Wounded warriors are getting more lift from business aviation thanks to a donated Eclipse 500 very light jet and the continued charity of Universal Weather and Aviation.
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PICTURE: Boeing delivers first 747-8F
Boeing delivered its first 747-8 Freighter on 12 October to Cargolux, ending a month-long stand-off over a contractual dispute.