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P-8 Poseidon fires first Harpoon anti-ship missile
The US Navy successfully fired a live Boeing AGM-84D Block IC Harpoon anti-ship missile from a Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the first time on 24 June ...
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EASA approves interim fixes for grounded EC225s
European safety agency EASA has approved Eurocopter's proposed interim fixes for its troubled EC225 Super Puma, which has seen large portions of the global...
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Rolls-Royce completes HEETE compressor testing
Rolls-Royce says it has completed testing on a new advanced technology compressor for the US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Highly Energy Efficient...
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VIDEO: Asiana crash – the facts so far
The Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER had flown more than ten hours across the Pacific from Seoul, Korea, landing at San Francisco on 6 July
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LATAM closes A320 commercial debt financings
LATAM Airlines Group has closed financing on the first Airbus A320s under commercial debt facilities arranged by a syndicate of banks. The first aircraft,...
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P-8A judged ready for fleet introduction
A US Navy report says the Boeing P-8A Poseidon has been found to be operationally effective, operationally suitable, and ready for fleet introduction ...
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Raytheon wins US Navy jammer development deal
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon almost $280 million for the technology development phase of its Next Generation Jammer programme ...
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PICTURE: Ariane 6 project blasts ahead on solid fuel foundations
The European Space Agency on 9 July unveiled its baseline configuration for the Ariane 6 heavylift launcher that is being readied to replace the in-service...
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United appears to cancel a dozen A320s
United Airlines appears to have cancelled orders for a dozen Airbus A320-family jets, the airframer's latest backlog data shows. While customers placed...
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PICTURES: Singapore Airlines unveils new cabin and IFEC products
Singapore Airlines has unveiled its new generation of seats, and in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems that will be introduced on eight...
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Maintenance changes raise RAAF C-130J availability
Changes to Australia's maintenance programme for the C-130J tactical transport has increased availability by 8% ...
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BAE Systems to upgrade Australia’s Hawk fleet
Australia has awarded BAE Systems a deal to upgrade its fleet of Hawk 127 lead-in jet trainers ...
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Crashed Asiana 777 slowed to 103kt, says NTSB
The airspeed of the doomed Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER fell to just 103kt at its slowest on its ill-fated descent into San Francisco International airport according to information gleaned from the wrecked twinjet's flight data recorder.
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Paveway IV integration on target for RAF Typhoons
The UK has moved a step closer to fielding Raytheon Systems' Paveway IV precision-guided bomb with its Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft ...
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UK gets sixth Voyager, as type nears debut on Falklands route
AirTanker has introduced its sixth Airbus A330 Voyager tanker/transport for the UK ...
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Turbo Otter crash kills 10 in Alaska
The US National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation to determine the cause of a fatal crash on 7 July involving a de Havilland DHC-3T...
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Doomed Polar Mil Mi-8 impacted high terrain, says investigation
Russian investigators probing the 2 July crash of a Mil Mi-8 helicopter in which 24 people were killed have recovered the aircraft's flight data and cockpit...
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Kazan composites plant to produce Superjet parts
Russia's United Aircraft is to begin producing composite parts of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 at a new Kazan plant from the winter of 2013. The facility,...
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UN mandates terrain-awareness avionics on helicopters
United Nations representatives are mandating the carriage of terrain-awareness and ground-proximity warning systems on helicopters operating under its banner. The...
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Israeli pilots rescued after F-16I crash
An Israeli air force F-16I crashed in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of the Gaza Strip during a training flight on 7 July ...