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NewsAirbus and Boeing cross swords again on very large aircraft market forecast
Boeing casts more doubts over rival's view of long-term market for very large aircraft, but Airbus questions the arithmetic
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PICTURES: First flight for USAF's HC-130J
Lockheed Martin has performed the first flight with the USAF's new HC-130J combat tanker aircraft ...
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SIA 777 in wing-tip clash at Beijing Capital
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) Boeing 777-200 has collided with a stationary aircraft at Beijing Capital International Airport while taxiing today.
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NewsSouthwest now eyeing 2013 for completion of Row 44 installs
Installation of Row 44's high-speed Internet equipment on Southwest Airlines' fleet is taking longer than the carrier had hoped, but chief executive Gary...
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FAA downgrades Mexico’s safety rating
FAA has determined that Mexico is not in compliance with ICAO safety standards and has downgraded the country's safety rating from category 1 to category...
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Orbital lands sounding rocket deal
Orbital Sciences Corp. will continue to handle NASA's sounding rocket programme under a $125m contract awarded 30 July. The total potential value of...
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NewsInsitu wins long-awaited US Navy STUAS deal
The US Navy has awarded its much-anticipated small tactical unmanned aircraft systems contract to the Boeing/Insitu Integrator ...
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Boeing unmanned A160T crashes at California airport
US authorities are investigating what caused a Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned aircraft system to crash at Victorville airport in California on 28 July ...
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Olympic-Aegean merger runs into competition hurdle
Greek carrier Olympic Air's proposed merger with Aegean Airlines has run into problems with the European Commission, which has expressed doubts that the...
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Small Planet to offer iPads as IFE by year-end
Lithuanian carrier Small Planet Airlines plans to start offering Apple iPads as portable in-flight entertainment at the end of the year.
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Shenzhen Airlines to purchase 10 A320s
Chinese carrier Shenzhen Airlines is to purchase 10 Airbus A320s, delivery of which is to begin in two years' time.
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NewsAirbus works to introduce lighter A350 structure with -800
Any weight savings found as Airbus evolves the A350's structural design could be incorporated when the -800 variant arrives, around a year after the service...
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Indian Hawk deal underscores UK's defence export ambitions
Coming barely a week after UK government and industry officials used the Farnborough air show to underscore a continued and growing emphasis on securing...
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British Airways cargo division heads for 747-8F operations
British Airways is to take on three Boeing 747-8 freighters for its World Cargo division next year, which will be operated under a wet-lease through Global...
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Business aviation - In brief
Cessna has won Indian certification for its Citation Mustang , bringing to 60 the number of countries that have approved the entry-level business jet.
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Astronics posts fiscal 2Q net profit on strong aerospace sales
Astronics saw its fiscal second quarter net income rise 24.2% to $2.4 million on strong aerospace order activity.
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Russia aims high with all-new MS-21 single-aisle
Russia's next generation airliner, the MS-21, made a high-profile debut at the Farnborough air show with a partial cabin mock-up displayed and more details...
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PICTURE: Colombia receives new CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft
Airbus Military has delivered a third CN-235 MPA to the Colombian navy, 20 years after its previous examples ...
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Lockheed to preserve F-22 tooling for future use
Lockheed Martin confirms the US Air Force has decided to retain tooling for the F-22 after the production line in Marietta, Georgia, shuts down as scheduled in 2012.
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Gulf Air to restart Colombo and open Aden route
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is to re-open flights to the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, and is also to start services to the Yemeni city of Aden. The...