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Boeing maps out near-term 787 ramp up goals
As it holds to its 787 ramp up plans of achieving 10 aircraft per month by the end of 2013, Boeing has outlined its near-term goals of moving the rate from...
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FAA board to hold 747-8F certification review
The US Federal Aviation Administration will hold its type certification review board meeting for the Boeing 747-8 freighter this week, said Boeing Commercial...
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Boeing commercial chief sees 15 August 787 flight test completion
Boeing Commercial Airplane CEO Jim Albaugh says its 787 programme has 24h of US Federal Aviation Administration certification flight testing remaining, and...
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DARPA loses contact with HTV-2
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency prematurely lost contact with the hypersonic test vehicle on its second and final flight ...
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US defence sector looks nervously at budget cuts
Military aircraft programmes have emerged as a prime target for cuts in a political deal to raise the US debt ceiling ...
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Air Malta, MAEL forge line maintenance deal
Air Malta and UK-based Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) have signed a line maintenance technical handling agreement. Under the contract, MAEL will...
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US Navy to replace EP-3s with unmanned aircraft
The US Navy has confirmed plans to retire the special mission versions of the Lockheed P-3 by 2020, and replace them with an all-unmanned fleet.
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F-35 grounding continues indefinitely, but ground testing resumes
The Lockheed Martin F-35 has been cleared to resume ground operations, but no flight tests are allowed until safety investigators determine what caused a control valve to malfunction on 2 August.
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SESAR names the price of Single European Sky
A high-level European Commission task force has put a €30 billion ($42.6 billion) price tag on the Single European Sky project, but warns that the cost of delaying its implementation by a decade could rise to as much as €150 billion.
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Commercial aviation looks beyond the gas turbine engine
The gas turbine engine has had a good run, but its days as propulsor of choice for the aviation industry may be numbered.
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SpaceX eyes Mars
SpaceX has had a good year to date. It has unveiled a new version of its Falcon 9 rocket - which will launch twice the payload of the nearest competitor, at half the cost - and has already begun construction of the specialised pad required to launch it.
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EASA to order checks on A320 angle-of-attack sensors
Airbus A320-family operators are being instructed to check angle-of-attack sensors on their fleets, after discovering that a manufacturing defect could result...
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BA launches major pilot recruitment drive
British Airways (BA) has launched its largest pilot recruitment campaign in more than a decade as it gears up for an influx of new equipment into its fleet.
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Thai Airways confirms deal for A350-900s and A320s
Thai Airways International has confirmed a deal to buy four Airbus A350-900 and five A320 aircraft. The airline included these in a 13 June announcement...
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MiG and Sukhoi to join forces on Russian UCAV
RSK MiG will work together with Sukhoi on a future unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), using experience gained on its Skat programme.
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Aerial agriculture spearheads Australian GA safety review
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA) has established a special task force to address the safety regulation of general aviation (GA) in the country, with the aerial agriculture sector being the initial focus for the group.
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FAA aims to levy $155,000 fine against American Eagle
The US Federal Aviation Administration has informed American subsidiary American Eagle that it seeks to fine the carrier $155,000.
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US Navy confirms joining with army to buy new unmanned helicopter
The US Navy is joining forces with the US Army to buy dozens of a new class of medium-sized, unmanned helicopter that could be mustered into service within five years ...
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MiG-29 production enters transformation
RSK MiG is beginning to wind down production of its "classic" MiG-29 design, as it completes a final batch of the aircraft for Myanmar ...