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NewsIN FOCUS: EgyptAir M&E in recovery after 2011 regime change
EgyptAir's technical division is rebuilding its MRO market standing after two turbulent years
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NewsChinese government approves construction of second Beijing airport
The Chinese government has approved the construction of a new airport in Beijing to help the capital city cope with congestion at its main hub. A news...
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NewsUSAF tackles F-35 sustainment cost estimates
The USAF and the Pentagon's Joint Program Office are working to bridge the gap between sustainment cost estimates for the Lockheed Martin F-35 ...
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NewsUSAF committed to new bomber despite declining budgets
Despite a declining budget, the US Air Force is committed to its secretive Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) programme. However, what kind of military capacity...
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NewsNASA considers adding Bigelow to International Space Station
NASA has announced a deal with Bigelow Aerospace to explore adding one of Bigelow's inflatable modules to the International Space Station (ISS). The...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Alitalia ownership reaches maturity
The deal to relaunch Alitalia as a privately-owned carrier four years ago put an end to a tumultuous period for the airline. It lifted the carrier out of...
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NewsFAA to review 787 programme
US federal regulators have responded to a wave of highly-publicised concerns about Boeing 787 electrical system faults by launching a "holistic" review of...
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NewsRoyal Navy to face surveillance, transport helicopter shortages
The UK Royal Navy will encounter a potential four-year surveillance gap on the retirement of its last Sea King helicopters ...
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NewsPICTURE: Grand Caravan EX secures FAA approval
Cessna has clinched US approval for its Grand Caravan EX and says the 19-year-old single-engined turboprop has outperformed initial targets.
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NewsCessna begins production of Citation M2 as certification draws near
Cessna's Citation M2 has commenced its initial production run at the airframer's Independence, Kansas...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Why 2012 was exceptionally good for airline safety
World airline safety in 2012 was exceptionally good whichever way the statistics are cut, particularly in terms of accident rates and in simple accident numbers.
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NewsPICTURE: Lao Central's first painted Superjet emerges
Lao Central Airlines' first Sukhoi Superjet 100 has been fully painted in the Asian carrier's livery at Russia's Ulyanovsk finishing facility. The...
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NewsSingapore Airlines firms A380 and A350 orders
Singapore Airlines has ordered five more Airbus A380s and 20 A350-900s, sealing a deal which was tentatively agreed in October. Airbus says the carrier...
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NewsPICTURE: Austro launches new rotary engine for light sport aircraft market
Diamond Aircraft sister company Austro Engine has bench tested a new dual full authority digital engine-controlled rotary aircraft engine called the AE80R.
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NewsCivil Chinook helicopter crashes in Peru, killing seven
Seven Columbia Helicopters employees were killed when a commercial model of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook crashed in Peru.
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News
American approved for two 777-300ER deliveries
American Airlines has received bankruptcy court approval to take delivery of two Boeing 777-300ERs from February. The aircraft are registered N720AN...
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NewsUK SAR contest down to two bidders
A long-running procurement programme for the UK's helicopter search and rescue (SAR) requirement has been whittled down to two bidders after one of the three...
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News
Chinese investors acquire Enstrom Helicopter
Michigan-based Enstrom Helicopter has been acquired by a Chinese investment firm in a move aimed at helping the company grow in the rapidly developing Asian market.
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NewsUK MoD reviews retirement plans for RAF transports, tankers
Faced with a looming shortfall in its ability to perform air-to-air refuelling and tactical transport duties, the UK Ministry of Defence is to extend the planned out-of-service deadlines for three of its current aged types.
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NewsBritish Airways to lease 777s from ALC
British Airways is to lease a pair of Boeing 777-300ERs from Air Lease (ALC) under 10-year operating lease contracts. The deliveries are scheduled...