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Sea Avenger wing passes wind tunnel test
General Atomics has completed key wind tunnel testing with its carrier-based Sea Avenger unmanned aircraft ...
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Boeing admits concern over new entrant narrowbody manufacturers
Recent pronouncements by Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney that the airframer prefers to take a clean-sheet approach to the next-generation narrowbody...
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Irkut signs Govt contract for next MS-21 design phase
Russian airframer Irkut has signed a state contract with the Government to carry out the next stage of research and design work on the proposed MS-21 twin-jet.
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Tunisian government puts presidential A340-500 up for sale
As the new Tunisian government begins the difficult job of undoing the more grandiose projects of its deposed dictator, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,...
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Air travel to more than double over next 20 years: FAA
Air travel will more than double over the next 20 years, with revenue passenger miles (RPMs) growing from 787 billion in 2010 to 1.7 trillion in 2031, the...
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PICTURE: South Korean F-16s get JDAM capability
South Korea plans to equip its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D fighters with Boeing's GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munition.
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Good week - ITP Industria de Turbo Propulsores Bad week - BAE Systems
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General aviation - In brief
Funding for London's Air Ambulance helicopter for the next seven years has been secured through a financing deal from Santander Corporate Banking.
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Emirates looking at skipping A350-900 for -1000
Gulf carrier's president reveals it is considering transfer of 50 orders to stretched variant, to align with maturing network
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Meridiana Fly confirms partnership talks with Alitalia
Italian carrier Meridiana Fly has confirmed that it is in talks with Alitalia over a possible partnership.
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Emirates expects A380 despatch maturity in mid-2012
Emirates' despatch reliability on the Airbus A380 remains below expectations but the carrier is confident all the remaining kinks will be worked out by mid-2012, says Emirates president Tim Clark.
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Flight Design readies proof of concept C4 for Aero Friedrichshafen unveiling
German light aircraft manufacturer Flight Design is to unveil a proof of concept version of its new four-seat piston single at April's Aero Friedrichshafen general aviation show.
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PICTURE: Spanish navy AV-8B upgrade gathers pace
Cassidian has completed flight testing with its prototype upgraded AV-8B Harrier II strike aircraft ...
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Tamam unveils UAV navigation system
Israel Aerospace Industries' Tamam division has unveiled an airborne navigation system for unmanned air vehicles ...
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VIDEO: Elbit performs joint sorties with Hermes-family UAVs
Elbit Systems has performed a series of joint missions with its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 unmanned air vehicles using the same universal ground control station (UGCS).
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Eurocopter sells five Squirrels to Indian operator trio
Eurocopter has sold five AS350 B3 helicopters to three Indian customers. Offshore transport provider Global Vectra has acquired three of the light single engine types - bringing its AS350B fleet to seven.
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L-410 crashes in Honduras
A Let L-410 crashed yesterday in Honduras, killing all 14 people on board.
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Global Hawk orders cut to pay for sensor fixes
The US Air Force has slashed a planned order for its Block 40-variant Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system ...
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Pentagon budget request doubles-down on long range strike
The US military has proposed to jump-start development of new land- and sea-based bombers in the FY2012 budget ...