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Orbital Sciences' Cygnus docks with ISS
Orbital Sciences successfully docked its Cygnus cargo capsule with the International Space Station (ISS) for the first time on 29 September, becoming only the second company to do so.
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Alaska exercises orders for five more 737-900ERs
Alaska Airlines has exercised an option to purchase five Boeing 737-900ER aircraft from the manufacturer in a deal valued at a list price of $481 million.
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Australian scramjet bid ends with splash - in sea
Australia’s SCRAMSPACE bid to study hypersonic flight with an eye to informing development of Mach 5-plus scramjet-powered vehicles to orbit satellites has generated a big splash but little data – after a launcher failure left the 1.8m spacecraft too low achieve the gravity-powered M8 flight that was to have provided ...
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France formally accepts A400M transport
Airbus Military has ceremonially handed over the A400M tactical transport to the French air force, almost two months after lead aircraft MSN7 arrived at its Orléans air base.
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Japan eyes $950 million upgrade to E-767 fleet
Japan has requested information about a possible $950 million upgrade for its four Boeing E-767 airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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US navy grapples with different UCLASS philosophies
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council’s (JROC) recently revealed decision to fundamentally alter the goals for the US Navy’s unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft programme may be at the centre of an ideological struggle for the future of naval aviation.
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Pentagon finalises deal with Lockheed for 71 F-35s
The Pentagon finalised a deal to buy 71 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters from Lockheed Martin on 24 September. The aircraft will be part of the sixth and seventh low rate initial production (LRIP) lots for the stealth fifth-generation fighters.
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Abu Dhabi passenger numbers up a fifth in August
Passenger numbers at Etihad's hub of Abu Dhabi International airport grew nearly a fifth in August over the same month last year to 1.54 million.
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Norwegian takes one of its 787s out of service
Low-cost carrier Norwegian is wet-leasing an Airbus A340 after deciding to take its second Boeing 787 out of service amid continued operational difficulties.
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Honduras' CM Airlines to launch international flights
Honduras based regional carrier CM Airlines plans to launch its first international route on 11 November with weekday flights from Tegucigalpa to Guatemala City, Guatemala, the airline confirms.
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Bell confident of FAA approval for higher-weight 429
Bell Helicopter remains confident that it can gain a Federal Avaition Administration weight exemption for its 429 medium twin, allowing it to boost the type’s...
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AAR to add third maintenance line at Duluth
Aerospace contractor AAR continues to expand its facilities at Duluth, Minnesota, announcing it will add a third maintenance line to help fulfill a multi-year MRO agreement with Air Canada.
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MPs highlight air defence fears for independent Scotland
A UK parliamentary committee has raised serious questions about the ability of an independent Scotland to finance and field a sufficient number of advanced...
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US, Europe poised to shake up upset training
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are preparing to issue rules requiring airlines to provide upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) for pilots,...
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Ryanair to open Polish domestic routes
Budget carrier Ryanair is to branch into Polish domestic routes to reinforce its network at Warsaw's Modlin airport.
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Cessna completes wing mate on Latitude jet
Cessna has completed another step in the assembly of the first mid-size Latitude business jet by mating the wing to the fuselage. Although pictures...
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Beechcraft reveals certification plans for new 'PD434' product
Beechcraft is ramping up pre-launch development of a new product internally named the “PD434”, as the manufacturer hones its market strategy in on the increasingly...
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European MROs see outsourcing shift from new widebodies
The introduction of composite aircraft may lead European carriers to reverse a trend of sending widebodies for heavy maintenance to far-flung locations with low labour costs.
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Comac starts research on widebody project
Comac has started research on a 300-seat widebody aircraft, which could be jointly developed with Russia.
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HELITECH: Heli-One sets its sights on light helicopter maintenance
Maintenance, repair and overhaul company Heli-One is looking to make a move into the crowded and competitive light helicopter maintenance market, and would...