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ESA funds spaceplane 'final approach' system
The European Space Agency is to spend up to €100,000 ($150,300) developing and validating guidance approaches and guidance algorithms for a future European...
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Germany, Italy make requests for Reaper/Predator B
Italy and Germany have requested to buy unarmed General Atomics MQ-9/Predator Bs from...
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Japan's C-X programme faces fresh delays
Japan's C-X programme to develop an indigenous airlift capability faces fresh delays of up to a year...
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Russia's OAK looks to control Sirocco Tu-204-120C supply
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) is looking for ways to take over sole responsibility for the supply of Tupolev Tu-204-120C freighters to Air China Cargo from...
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NewsBoeing tanker gambit could force KC-X award delay
The US Department of Defense's goal to avoid further delays and award the KC-X tanker contract before year-end faces a key new challenge. Although...
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UK funds React rotor technology project
The UK's AgustaWestland -led three-year £8.8 million ($16.8 million) Rotor Embedded Actuator Control Technology...
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Mitsubishi could help Boeing with smaller 737 successor
Mitsubishi Aircraft could help Boeing to manufacture the smaller models of its successor to the 737 series of narrowbodies, using the experience it gains...
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NewsPICTURE: Finnair unveils Oneworld alliance livery on A340-300E
Finland’s national carrier Finnair has painted two aircraft in a new colour scheme designed to highlight its membership of the Oneworld airline alliance.
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NewsFAA fines American $7.1 million for deferring maintenance
Fines totalling $7.1 million have been levied on American Airlines by the US FAA after the agency determined the carrier violated regulations governing maintenance...
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Fly540 F27 crash claims lives of three crew members
All three crew on board a Fokker F27 freighter operated by Kenyan regional carrier Fly540 were killed when it crashed on approach into the Somalian capital...
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NewsSlow approach led Swiss RJ to strike tail at London City
Inquiries into the hard landing which badly damaged a Swiss-operated BAE Systems Avro RJ100 at London City a year ago have shown that a wind shift, combined...
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High altitude platform sensor offers 24/7 vehicle tracking
Helicopter flight trials for a high-altitude platform persistent surveillance technology could start in the first quarter of 2011 as part of a Defense...
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NewsPICTURE: Air France Boeing 777F begins testing
The second Boeing 777F has joined the flight-test programme for the new all-cargo twinjet. The aircraft, one of the...
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Canadian Heron ‘heading for Afghanistan’
A forthcoming Canadian defence ministry move to lease an Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air vehicle is expected to see the aircraft deployed...
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Cable fracture caused Air Moorea Twin Otter crash: BEA
French investigators have confirmed that a fractured elevator cable was the direct cause of last year's fatal Air Moorea de Havilland Canada Twin Otter accident...
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NewsOneword partners American, BA and Iberia file for anti-trust immunity
Oneworld partners American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia will today file for anti-trust immunity from the US Department of Transportation for a joint...
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Heron flight controls to convert Indian Cheetaks to unmanned configuration
The Indian ministry of defence and Israel Aerospace Industries are close to signing a contract to convert Indian-made Chetak helicopters to unmanned platforms...
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US Air force steps alternative fuel drive
The US Air Force is accelerating its drive to certificate its entire fleet to run on fuels from the Fischer-Tropsch process by 2011 by starting simultaneous...
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NewsAltered Azerbaijan deal marks 787’s first net order reduction
Azerbaijan Airlines' amended order for two Boeing 787-8s and two 767-300ERs marks the first net reduction in the 787 airframe orderbooks since the programme's...