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A380 flights to Los Angeles unprofitable with Trent 900s: Qantas
Qantas Airways will not be able to operate any of its Airbus A380s profitably on the Sydney-Los Angeles route if it uses its existing Rolls-Royce Trent 900...
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NewsTough choices: World Air Forces directory 2010
Flightglobal’s annual World Air Forces directory lists almost 54,000 military aircraft in use with 161 nations. Download your free copy now …
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Can Lockheed deliver on the Joint Strike Fighter dream?
Lockheed says that despite challenges, its F-35 programme is on track to meet operational requirements and international demand ...
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Malaysia maritime agency receives three AW139 helicopters
Malaysia's maritime enforcement agency (MMEA) has taken delivery of three AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters, which it will use for search and rescue, coastal patrol and law enforcement tasks.
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Business briefs
Israel Aerospace Industries is in negotiations with potential foreign joint-venture partners to extend its strategy for boosting unmanned air vehicle sales and enabling investment in new designs that may have no immediate market in Israel.
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Shall we NEO or not?
The real market-makers have a few words about Airbus's bid to renew its A320 family
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NewsPhantom Ray gets ready for 747 ride west
Boeing's Phantom Ray unmanned air vehicle has hitched its first ride atop a NASA shuttle carrier aircraft ...
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United tests Row 44 in-flight Internet on a 757
United Airlines has begun quietly testing Row 44's in-flight Internet service on a single Boeing 757.
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Ryanair: Single fleet rule no longer applies
Ryanair has now reached the size where it can operate a dual fleet without jeopardising its low-cost model, according to deputy CEO and chief financial officer...
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Sikorsky explains four-year delivery slip for S-76D
As Sikorsky launches production on the S-76D helicopter, the company has acknowledged that development setbacks have delayed first delivery by four years until 2012.
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French/UK working group to study UAV projects
A joint French/UK parliamentary working group has agreed to discuss increased co-operation in the unmanned air vehicle sector during 2011 ...
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VIDEO: Ryanair not grabbed by the A320NEO
Ryanair deputy chief executive Howard Millar believes Airbus' decision to launch the A320NEO has "put the ball right into Boeing's court"
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Ecuador signs for 12 ex-South African Cheetahs
The Ecuadorian air force will acquire 12 ex-South African Air Force Cheetah C fighters under a deal with Armscor and Denel Aviation ...
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Air France unveils new business class seat, IFE on 777-300ER
A Boeing 777-300ER has been delivered to Air France with the carrier's new 'Affaires' business class seat and in-flight entertainment (IFE) system as well...
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Israel's F-15Is get small diameter bombs
The Israeli air force has armed its Boeing F-15Is with the US manufacturer's small diameter bomb ...
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NewsAirbus' Leahy placed under investigation by French authorities
Airbus sales chief John Leahy and former EADS human resources director Erik Pillet have been placed under investigation by French judicial authorities for alleged insider trading.
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Single-aisle rise drives Airbus GMF delivery increase
Airbus attributes the 1,000-unit rise in its long-term delivery forecast for single-aisles to the industry's recovery from the downturn and a slight upwards...