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Russian air force orders thrust-vectoring Su-30SM fighters
The Irkutsk Aircraft Plant is assembling two new Sukhoi Su-30SM multirole fighters for the Russian air force ...
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Textron: V-22 may sell to 10-12 foreign countries
As many as 12 export customers could eventually buy the V-22, says Textron chief executive Scott Donnelly ...
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Final 737 re-engine configuration down to four possible fan sizes
Boeing plans to have a final configuration solidified for its re-engined 737 within three to four weeks, with final decisions focusing on the size of the...
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American deal cements Airbus position in the USA
Airbus can arguably claim to have secured the upper hand in the colossal American Airlines order, not simply because it will supply 56% of the 460 aircraft...
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Flybe restructures operations in new acquisition drive
UK regional carrier Flybe has restructured its operations into three divisions as part of a major company reorganisation designed to reflect its growing...
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Euro Hawk takes off on German delivery flight
The first Northrop Grumman/Cassidian Euro Hawk UAV is due to touch down at Manching in Germany early on 21 July ...
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Boeing expects more re-engined 737 orders after board approval
Boeing has blamed the shortage of customers for its planned re-engined 737 on the lack of board approval, but is confident orders will flood in once approval...
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Albaugh outlines reasons behind opting for re-engined 737
Boeing opted to re-engine the 737 rather than build an all-new narrowbody because the production system for a new aircraft was not ready. Speaking...
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American touts financing from Airbus and Boeing
While American concludes its 460 firm order from Airbus and Boeing will create strides in fuel efficiency and significantly cut its average fleet age, the...
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Boeing looks to Q4 for formal launch of re-engined 737
After more than a year of speculation, Boeing has announced that it will pursue a re-engined 737, rather than developing an all-new single-aisle aircraft. The...
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American splits record narrowbody order between Airbus and Boeing
American Airlines has kept its allegiance to Boeing while ordering its first Airbus narrowbodies through a massive order for 460 aircraft. American...
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First production P-8A airframe makes flight debut
Boeing has flown the first of 117 P-8A production airframes that will be delivered during the next eight years ...
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LIBYA: PICTURES: RAF's extra Tornados arrive in Italy
Four additional RAF Tornado GR4s assigned to NATO's operation Unified Protector landed at Gioia del Colle air base in Italy on 18 July ...
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American formalises Eagle divestiture
AMR Corporation, parent company of American Airlines, has announced that it will now move forward with divesting its wholly-owned regional subsidiary American...
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Indian naval fighter could have first flight by November
A two-seat prototype of a naval version of the Aeronautical Development Agency's (ADA) Tejas Mk I aircraft could have its first flight within the next three...
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Airbus teams with Parker to develop hydrogen-based APU
Airbus partners Parker aerospace to develop hydrogen-based APU
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Airlines look to fuel-saving techniques as EU ETS draws closer
Reducing fuel consumption has never been so vital as airlines face having to comply with the European Union's emissions trading system, to which the industry will be subject in 2012
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Air India aims to receive seven 787s by end March 2012
Air India will take delivery of its first Boeing 787 in October, said a company source. It will receive four 787s by the end of December and a total...
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Finnair to operate its first biofuel flight today
Finnair will operate its first commercial biofuel flight today when it takes off from Amsterdam Schiphol for Helsinki with an Airbus A319 partially-powered...
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Scaled Composites looks to hybrid power for future aircraft
Scaled Composites has revealed plans to apply hybrid gasoline-electric propulsion on "future unique aircraft configurations" after completing initial ground...