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Ruag begins test flights with resurrected Dornier 228
Germany's Ruag Aerospace flew its revived version of the Dornier 228 turboprop in September. The aircraft's features include a new five-blade propeller. The...
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China embarks on naval fighter training programme
China is gearing up to form its first naval fighter fleet, with local newspapers reporting that around 50 cadet pilots have started training with a naval...
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Egypt, Yemen fund MiG-21 upgrades
Egypt and Yemen have contracted the Ukrainian defence ministry's Odessa aircraft repair station (Odesaremservis) to modernise their fleets of RSK MiG-21...
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ANA, JAL bracing for further 787 delays
A protracted strike at Boeing's aircraft assembly plant has meant All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines (JAL) are each bracing for possible further...
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Fossett remains, aircraft found on California mountain
The US National Transportation Safety Board discovered body parts amid the wreckage of pilot and adventurer Steve Fossett's...
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ESA plans for 2016 'mid life evolution' of its Ariane 5
The next version of the European Space Agency's Ariane 5, the Mid Life Evolution (ME), could be operational in 2016 with a payload to geostationary transfer...
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Australian review recommends splitting DMO from Department of Defence
Australia's Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) should be separated from the Department of Defence and become an executive...
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NewsHuman remains found in Fossett wreckage
The US National Transportation Safety Board today discovered body parts amid the wreckage of pilot and adventurer Steve Fossett’s Bellanca Super Decathlon after the aircraft was found on a mountainside near Mammoth Lakes, California yesterday.
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Avianca inks A330 sale/leaseback deal with ACG
Leasing firm Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has acquired new Airbus A330s under a sale/leaseback agreement brokered with Colombia's Avianca.
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New French Soyuz launch site to be upgraded next year
Construction of €20 million ($28.3 million) worth of equipment necessary to launch the latest version of the Samara...
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USAF launches Boeing-designed F-15E mission training centre in UK
The US Air Force has extended its network of mission training centres (MTC) by opening a new facility for Boeing F-15E crews at Royal Air Force Lakenheath...
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Australian Senate inquiry slams aviation regulator
An Australian Senate committee has recommended that the government reinstates a board to provide enhanced oversight and strategic direction for the Civil...
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Alenia close to finalising C-27J partnership with Boeing
Alenia expects to complete a contract by year-end detailing Boeing's participation in the L-3 Communications-led Joint Cargo Aircraft programme, with this...
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First of 10 eX2-equipped A330s arrives at Avianca
Colombian flag carrier Avianca has revealed its selection of Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its 10 new Airbus A330s.
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GE voices concerns on CFM56 spare engine availibility
The spare engine ratio on the CFM International CFM56-5B and -7 engine is "below where it needs to be", GE Aviation's vice-president services Tom Gentile...
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SpaceX offers NASA $80 million lunar cargo lander service
Space Exploration Technologies has proposed to NASA a robotic cargo lunar lander service that would be priced at $80 million per mission. SpaceX proposed...
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Virgin Nigeria begins introducing Embraer 190s
Virgin Nigeria has taken delivery of its first Embraer 190, one of 10 regional jets ordered by the airline last year. The aircraft is configured with a two-class,...
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USA moves on F-35 sale to Israel
The US government notified Congress about a possible major export deal to Israel for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...