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India to have 230 Sukhoi Su-30s by 2015
The Indian air force plans to more than double the size of its Sukhoi Su-30 fleet to 230 aircraft by 2015 as part of a plan to accelerate its fighter modernisation.
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Lithuania's FL Technics links with Coopesa on 757 MRO
Growing Lithuanian maintenance company FL Technics is to co-operate with Costa Rica-based Coopesa to offer base maintenance for Boeing 757 aircraft. The...
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European Defence Agency approves two-year study into future heavylift helicopter
Two years from now recommendations for a future heavy transport helicopter will be presented to the member states of the European Defence Agency ...
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Soteria team hails S-92 performance for UK's SAR-H deal
More than 500 search-and-rescue missions flown in the UK using two Sikorsky S-92s have demonstrated the type's ability to deliver the nation's SAR-H service, its backers say ...
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PICTURE: RAF starts Hawk T2 operations, as MFTS syllabus nears completion
Seven Hawk T2 trainers have been delivered to RAF Valley to prepare for the type's full entry to service ...
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Air New Zealand confirms Trent 1000 for entire 787-9 fleet
Air New Zealand has, as expected, confirmed Rolls-Royce as the engine supplier for its entire Boeing 787-9 fleet. The carrier converted its original...
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VIDEO: First Briton in space awarded astronaut pin
The first Briton in space Helen Sharman has been awarded the first of the British Interplanetary Society's ...
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Ameco Beijing in maintenance deal with Austrian Airlines
Ameco Beijing, a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, will provide heavy maintenance for ten Austrian Airlines wide-bodied aircraft. In a...
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Panasonic cites difficulty in securing Airbus line-fit approval for eXPhone
Industry stakeholders have begun questioning why Airbus - part-owner of in-flight mobile communications provider OnAir - has not made rival connectivity...
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Delta and Virgin Blue to form JV
Virgin Blue group and Delta Air Lines will seek regulatory approval to form a comprehensive joint venture.
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Bangkok Airways cancels order for an ATR, delays A319 delivery
Bangkok Airways has cancelled an order for an ATR 72-500 and has delayed the delivery of its Airbus aircraft on order.
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South African Airways (SAA) is close to finalising a new deal with Airbus that will recommit the carrier to 15 A320s originally ordered in 2002, and could...
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FAA proposes changes to flightcrew alerting rules
Recognizing that its current rules are "outdated", the US FAA is set to propose sweeping changes to the written rules governing how pilots are alerted to...
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Airbus and Boeing see orders collapse as deliveries hit record levels
Orders slump as output hits new high Big Two's slow sales exacerbated by large number of cancellations during...
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P&W to offer geared turbofan for Russia's MS-21
Pratt & Whitney is intending to offer its PW1000G geared turbofan engine to United Aircraft's proposed MS-21 twinjet. The MS-21 concept envisages a...
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FAA, NASA hone turbulence prediction systems
US regulators and NASA are maturing several onboard technologies that could help airlines avoid in-flight turbulence and at the same time improve weather...
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SITA wins million dollar deal from Cyprus Airways
Cyprus Airways has awarded SITA a $4 million communications network contract that entails flightcrews accessing rosters and schedules via mobile phones and...
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Gas ingestion suspected as Russian army Mi-28N crashes
A Russian army Mil Mi-28N attack helicopter crashed during firing trials on a range near Moscow on 19 June, representing the first loss involving the type ...
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Yemenia accident creates diplomatic disquiet
Since the 30 June crash of a Yemenia Airbus A310-300 offshore from the Comoros Islands, European Commission regulators have demanded that Yemenia presents...