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Reviving F-22 Raptor production a ‘non-starter’
The secretary of the air force has become the latest official to douse hopes of restarting Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor production, which was capped at 187 aircraft and closed in 2011.
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Israel gives green light to F-15I upgrade
Israel will embark on a “deep” upgrade of its Boeing F-15I Ra’am fleet as it looks to maintain the type as the backbone of its air force’s strike capability, despite the parallel acquisition of the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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Israel assesses Russian and Syrian air co-operation
Moscow and Damascus are reportedly carrying out joint air operations in Syria, which has caused the Israeli air force to reassess its concept of operations as it works to prevent the flow of weapons through the country to other terrorist cells.
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Unknown object strikes Colombian A320 in cruise
Colombian investigators are trying to ascertain the nature of an object which struck an Airbus A320 at cruise altitude in the country’s airspace.
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Asia-Pacific airlines placing more priority on flight tracking
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific have become more proactive about flight tracking, and are also looking at more innovative connectivity options for passengers.
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Aeris plans Channel Jets launch in May with Eclipse 500s
Aeris Aviation, the independent European distributor and broker for the Eclipse Aerospace very light jet family, is preparing to launch an air-taxi service in May with a fleet of managed EA500s.
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AMAC opens fourth completions hangar in Basel
Maintenance and interiors specialist AMAC Aerospace has opened a fourth hangar at its base in Basel, Switzerland.
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Effects of UK intervention in Syria branded 'minimal'
Defence experts have dismissed the significance of the UK’s intervention against Islamic extremists in Syria, claiming that the worth is “minimal”, and was only decided on to provide the government with a political advantage.
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USAF faces cost conundrum with F-35, KC-46 and LRS-B
In 1986 during the so-called Reagan Build-up, $12 billion delivered 387 new combat aircraft to the US military. Today, that amount buys fewer than 80.
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ANALYSIS: Delta seeks to squash tentative Haneda deal
Delta Air Lines is mounting an impressive campaign against a tentative agreement that would create five new slots for US carriers at Tokyo Haneda International airport.
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Embraer starts building first E195-E2
Embraer has started building the first parts for the E195-E2 regjional jet, the second version of the re-winged and re-engined aircraft to enter manufacturing.
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First of 20 A-29 Super Tucanos arrive in Afghanistan
The Afghan Air Force’s new fixed-wing Embraer/Sierra Nevada A-29 Super Tucano could soon make its combat debut after four aircraft arrived at Hamid Karzai International Airport last week.
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Delta taking a ‘serious look’ at the CSeries
Delta Air Lines is taking a “serious look” at the Bombardier CSeries, says chief executive Richard Anderson.
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Search continues for missing USMC CH-53E crews in Hawaii
The US Marine Corps says four life rafts from two Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallions that crashed off the coast of Hawaii last week have been accounted for, but as yet there is no sign of the 12 missing Marines.
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Cirrus targets mid-year for Vision SF50 approval
Cirrus Aircraft’s Vision SF50 is entering the final stages of its nine-year certification effort, as the US airframer targets mid-2016 for validation and service entry of the world’s first single-engined personal jet.
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Delta 2015 operating profit more than doubles to $7.8bn
Delta Air Lines reports an operating profit of $7.8 billion in 2015, more than double its profit of $2.21 billion the year prior.
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Germany to choose between Chinook and CH-53K for heavy-lift successor
Germany is moving ahead with an acquisition programme to replace its air force's Sikorsky CH-53 heavy-lift helicopters, with the choice narrowed to two types.
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Book-to-bill decline not a sign of demand weakness: Ascend
Airbus and Boeing saw dramatic declines in their book-to-bill ratios last year as their combined result fell below the industry’s long-term average.
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Five things we learnt about airlines in 2015
The last year has been another dynamic one for the airline industry; headline profits and traffic are on the rise, while the shape of the industry continues to evolve through acquisitions and partnership activity.
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Irkut receives first MC-21 composite wing sections
Russian airframer Irkut has taken delivery of the first composite wing panel structure for the MC-21 single-aisle twinjet.