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Diamond delivers 1000th DA20
Diamond Aircraft recently delivered its 1,000th DA20 single-engined two-seat composite trainer to the Maylan...
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Israel air force adopts fast patching material
The Israeli air force has adopted a ready-for-use material for fast patching of bombed runways, replacing asphalt and allowing a base to resume operations...
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Russian navy to get four Beriev amphibians
Russia's navy plans to acquire four Beriev A42 Albatros (Be-200) amphibians between 2010 and 2013 for reconnaissance, targeting and search and rescue duties,...
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Sikorsky iterates X2 control feel on second flight
Sikorsky Aircraft chief test pilot Kevin Bredenbeck flew...
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Goodrich to evaluate alternate fuels for US Air Force
As the US Air Force enters its second year of synthetic fuel testing, Goodrich has signed on to evaluate the effects of using alternate fuels in the fuel...
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Asian earnings review: Cathay falls into red
Cathay Pacific surprised the markets with its first-half loss as high fuel prices and falling demand took their toll Asia-Pacific airline earnings...
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NewsFlightBlogger: Hawker 450 poised for relaunch
Hawker Beechcraft will relaunch the Hawker 450 midsize light business jet with a composite design and powered by an all-new engine.
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NewsUS Congress passes $487.7 defence spending bill, slashes aircraft
The US Congress today passed defence spending bills slashing funds for the Lockheed Martin F-35 and Lockheed/AugstaWestland VH-71 presidential helicopter, and also left the Lockheed F-22 and Boeing C-17 production lines still in a state of programmatic purgatory.
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Qantas reveals connectivity plans for A380s, A330s and 767s
A clearer picture of what in-flight connectivity services will be offered to Qantas passengers emerged this week with the revelation that the carrier's Airbus...
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Boeing strike to delay Air Canada's 777 deliveries
Star Alliance member Air Canada expects to take its final batch of 777s later than originally scheduled due to the current strike at Boeing, but says it...
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ExelTech eyes more customers for E-Jet heavy maintenance
After securing Republic Airways Holdings as the launch customers for its Embraer E-170/190 heavy maintenance Canadian MRO ExelTech Aerospace is seeking to...
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First Alenia C-27J heads for US Army
The first Alenia C-27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft tactical transport aircraft for the US Army is to be delivered on 25 September by JCA prime contractor...
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Cessna unsure how SkyCatcher crash will affect schedule
Cessna says it is too early tell if the recent crash in Wichita, Kansas of its Model 162 SkyCatcher prototype...
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Qantas pushes Boeing on 787-10 stretch
Qantas is pressing Boeing to commit to developing the proposed 787-10 "double stretch", as the airline evaluates its long-term widebody needs. Speaking...
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Conte ponders divergent MRO strategies in BA link-up
Iberia chairman and CEO Fernando Conte sees the differing MRO strategies of his own airline and British Airways (BA) as a significant issue to be addressed...
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European tour operators and smaller leisure carriers battle for seats
The euphoria of last year's consolidation of the European charter market with the Thomas Cook/MyTravel, TUI/First Choice and Air Berlin/LTU link-ups has...
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Italian crew get taste of BA609 tiltrotor
This Italian navy AW101 crew got a close-up look this week at the cabin and cockpit of the second prototype of Bell/Agusta BA609 tiltrotor during a fly-stop...
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Interjet and Volaris look to exploit consolidation in Mexico
It looks like Interjet and Volaris are about to emerge as the two big winners in Mexico's overcrowded low-cost sector Mexican low-cost carriers Interjet...