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IndiGo firms order for 250 A320neos
Indian low-cost giant IndiGo has firmed an order for 250 Airbus A320neo aircraft, the largest order by number for the Toulouse-based airframer.
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Soft commodity prices damping Asian private jet sales
Embraer is seeing softer private jet demand in the Southeast Asia region on the back of the slump in commodity prices.
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Trigana Air has long history of safety issues
Prior to 16 August disappearance of a Trigana Air ATR 42-300, the carrier has been involved in 19 serious safety incidents since 1992, resulting in the loss of eight aircraft and major damage to 11.
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Trigana ATR believed crashed in mountainous area: ministry
Preliminary information from the Indonesian government indicates that a missing Trigana Air ATR 42-300 has been found in a mountainous region of eastern Papua.
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Contact lost with Trigana ATR over Papua
Indonesian search and rescue authorities are hunting for an ATR 42-300 turboprop which has lost contact during a regional service in Papua.
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Boeing completes KC-46 flutter tests as EMD-2 flight faces delay
The Boeing KC-46 test program has completed a series of flutter tests of the 767-2C tanker type, certifying it to operate with wing aerial refuelling pods and its tanker tail boom stowed.
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USAF plans to end MQ-1 Predator operations in 2018
The remotely-piloted aircraft that ushered in the armed drone revolution, the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1, will be put out to pasture by 2018, after more than two decades of service, the US Air Force says.
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China Eastern to take 15 A330s
China Eastern Airlines is to acquire 15 Airbus A330s which will be delivered during 2017-18.
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Plane paint: Top 10 Indian liveries
With Boeing forecasting demand for 1,740 new commercial aircraft in India over the next 20 years, we ask: what will they look like?
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Opinion
OPINION: Russia needs a new strategy to fix its aerospace industry
Russia's aerospace industry has suffered two bad years, with more to come if nothing changes
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Boeing sees demand for 1,740 new commercial aircraft in India
Boeing is forecasting demand for 1,740 new commercial aircraft in India over the next 20 years, with the majority of the requirements in the narrowbody market segment.
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PICTURE: ATR enters Japan with Amakusa delivery
Japanese regional carrier Amakusa Airlines has taken delivery of its first ATR 42-600.
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PICTURES: US F-16s launch against ISIS from Turkey
The US Air Force is striking militant groups in Iraq and Syria with renewed vigour just days after six Lockheed Martin F-16s arrived at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey to support Operation Inherent Resolve.
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F-35 programme receives first Rockwell Collins Gen 3 helmet
The crown jewel in the Lockheed Martin F-35 weapon system, the “Gen 3” F-35 Helmet Mounted Display System, has been delivered after more than a decade of development and will start being cut into the production line next year.
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Croatia receives overhauled MiG-21s after long delays
Croatia's air force has received all its long-delayed refurbished Mikoyan MiG-21bis-D fighters and UMD-model trainers from the Ukrainian Ukrspecexport organisation.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airlines look past fuel gains in second quarter
There was a familiar ring to results as North American and European carriers disclosed second-quarter earnings.
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Taiwan's F-16s to carry Lockheed Sniper Pod
Lockheed Martin is on contract to equip Taiwan’s F-16s with its Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod, the company has announced.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Regional pilot woes could speed fleet changes at United
United Airlines could speed up the shift to large regional jets and small mainline aircraft from 50-seat regional jets if the pilot shortage at regional carriers gets worse in the coming years.
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Marines pushing forward with F-35 conversion after IOC
The Marine Corps must “extract every ounce of life” from its ageing aircraft inventory as it transitions to the multi-mission Lockheed Martin F-35 over the next 16 years, says the general in charge of Marine aviation.
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Crashed IrAn-140 was above weight limit: inquiry
Iranian investigators have indicated that the HESA IrAn-140 involved in the take-off crash in Tehran last year was operating above its weight limit.