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Boeing B-52 bomb rack delays drop test for 14t bunker-buster
Integrating a 13,600kg (30,000lb) bomb on the Boeing B-52 must wait at least 10 months because of a programme delay, causing a 33% cost increase for the...
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Comment - Turboprops on the rebound
The story of the turboprop revival keeps getting better. Following the news that ATR had record sales in 2007 comes the revelation that a major US regional...
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Germanwings, Eurowings and TUIfly tie up to create German giant
Germany's leisure airline sector could be set for a major consolidation with Germanwings, Eurowings and TUIfly discussing a merger. If completed, the deal...
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NASA and India renew co-operation
NASA and India have signed a pact on space exploration that sets the terms for future co-operation in the peaceful uses of outer space. Signed on 1 February...
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Russia refines OAK product strategy
Russia's United Aircraft (OAK) aerospace conglomerate is shifting its focus from large regional jets to mainline airliners, as it looks to address the long-term...
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NASA plans 15 April 2009 Ares I-X flight test
NASA's Ares I-X test flight of a four-segment solid rocket motor with a dummy fifth segment, upper stage and payload will take place on 15 April 2009, sources...
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South Korea's KF-X faces setback
South Korea's plans to develop an indigenous fifth-generation fighter have suffered a blow after the Korea Development Institute, a government-linked economic...
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Kazan restarts Ansat after Korea clears helicopter
Kazan Helicopters has reactivated its Ansat light turbine...
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ESA funds MEMS satellite propellant gauging system
The European Space Agency has awarded Swedish company NanoSpace a €500,000 ($740,000) contract to develop a propellant gauging...
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SpaceX successfully fires first stage with two engines
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) conducted the first two-engine firing of the first stage of its Falcon...
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AeroLogic launches pilot recruitment drive for Boeing 777F fleet
Cargo start-up AeroLogic has launched a major recruitment drive to secure enough pilots to crew its Boeing 777F fleet when it initiates operations in April...
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Bombardier completes Challenger trim control modifications
Bombardier has completed modifications to the horizontal stabiliser trim control units (HSTCU) of all 366 Challenger ...
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Sanctions threat in Philippines attack helicopter scandal
MD Helicopters' sales agent in the Philippines, Asian Aerospace, could face sanctions after an investigation...
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India okays C-130Js, restarts utility helicopter tender
Plans to re-equip the Indian armed forces are moving ahead, with government approval to purchase six Lockheed...
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Israel's Aeronautics unveils Dominator 2 'strategic' UAV
Israel's Aeronautics has unveiled its Dominator 2 "strategic" unmanned air vehicle, based on the Diamond...