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Garuda orders four new A330-300s
Garuda Indonesia has placed a firm order for four Airbus A330-300s, which will take the carrier's A330 fleet to 23 aircraft. It will also convert three...
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PICTURE: Saudi Typhoons make surprise visit to Zeltweg air show
Two Saudi Arabian Eurofighter Typhoons are making a surprise appearance at the AirPower 11 show in Zeltweg, Austria ...
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New Nordic carrier to emerge from Flybe-Finnair tie-up
Oneworld member Finnair and UK regional carrier Flybe are to acquire Finnish Commuter Airlines and establish a new Scandinavian airline, to be branded Flybe...
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737 replacement depends on 787 commercial success
To pay for a massive new development programme - its design and its industrialisation - Boeing must make its current clean-sheet 787 profitable, before it...
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Hawaiian adds 717s for new interisland push
Hawaiian Airlines is making an interisland push with three additional Boeing 717s being leased from Boeing Capital to support 20 additional flights in October. Hawaiian...
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Eurocopter seals C$624 million Vector purchase
Eurocopter has completed its takeover of Canadian MRO specialist Vector Aerospace in a deal worth C$624 million ($647 million). The airframer said...
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Russian govt to sell off Aeroflot stake
Russia's government has reiterated its intention to sell a state stake in Aeroflot following its enlargement and reorganisation. Vice premier and finance...
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Aurora wins NASA 'scalable' vehicle grant
Aurora wins 'scalable' vehicle grant Aurora Flight Systems was awarded a US government grant to study 'cluster' spacecraft systems, including developing...
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PICTURE: China's Global Hawk counterpart breaks cover
Internet images have emerged from China showing what appears to be a new long-endurance UAV ...
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Taiwan to upgrade 71 Ching Kuo fighters
Taiwan will upgrade 71 of its AIDC F-CK-1 Ching Kuo indigenous defence fighters for $588 million ...
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Market share concerns loom over Boeing's narrowbody decision
There are two teams within Boeing vying for the endorsement of the airframer's top leadership. One is advocating an all-new aircraft delivering 20% improvement...
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First flight of Japanese ATD-X likely in 2014
Tokyo has reaffirmed its plan for a 2014 first flight of its Mitsubishi ATD-X Shinshin stealth demonstrator ...
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EASA starts inspecting Superjet for European certification
European authorities have started inspecting the Sukhoi Superjet 100 as part of the effort to certificate the twinjet outside of Russia.
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VIDEO: AirMule to get robotic arm for precision tasks
Urban Aeronautics has been asked to adapt its AirMule system for tasks such as power line maintenance ...
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India requests overhaul for 30 Mi-17 helicopters
India has issued a request for proposals for the overhaul of 30 Mil Mi-171V transport helicopters ...
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Skyways parent to invest in Cimber Sterling
Danish carrier Cimber Sterling has secured a non-binding commitment from Manswell Enterprises to invest DKr165 million ($32 million) in the struggling carrier...
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Airbus coy on A320 winglet retrofit details
Airbus is yet to disclose full technical details of a plan to offer large winglet retrofit on its A320-family aircraft as it prepares to start producing new-build aircraft with a "sharklet" wingtip modification
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Real-world Global Hawk outperforms tests
The US Air Force has reported a 76% reliability rate for its Block 30 Global Hawks, a marked improvement over early testing ...
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ESA's material science laboratory
The European Space Agency's materials science laboratory is housed in a NASA research rack aboard the International Space Station. It consists of a stainless...
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ESA kicks off 'human genome project' of alloys
European Space Agency-patented process promises to deliver treasure trove of possible metal combinations.