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NewsIsraeli Patriot downs Syrian Su-24
A Syrian air force Sukhoi Su-24 was shot down on 23 September by an Israeli Raytheon Patriot surface-to-air missile. The Syrian fighter had approached the Israeli border on the Golan heights before it was brought down.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ukraine's and Russia's aerospace industries will be hit hard by deteriorating relations
Ever since Russia-backed forces began to take control of the Crimean peninsula at the end of February, a steady of escalation of sanctions by Ukraine against Russia has had increasingly negative effects on the aerospace sectors of both countries. Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991, ...
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NewsPICTURE: Malaysia’s first A400M takes shape
Airbus Defence and Space has released an image of the Malaysian air force’s first A400M tactical transport, and says the aircraft will be delivered in the first quarter of 2015.
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Vanilla Air focused on international growth
Low-cost carrier Vanilla Air will continue to focus on growing its international route network, and could even push into Southeast Asia and Mainland China in future.
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Ethiopian set to expand third-party MRO business in Africa
Ethiopian Airlines has outlined details of a plan to create a sprawling, $600 million empire across Africa for third-party MRO work.
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Royal Thai Police acquire CN235-220M from PTDI
The Royal Thai Police have acquired a CN235-220M from Indonesian Aerospace through Thai Aviation Industries (TAI).
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ROUTES: New widebodies are ‘network-planning game changers’
New generation widebodies like the Boeing 787 and Airbus’s A350 and A330neo are revolutionising the network-planning world by making previously uneconomic routes viable.
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ROUTES: Alaska focuses on core capacity in 2015
Alaska Airlines will focus on growing its core capacity in 2015, with the planned 11% increase in departures from Seattle/Tacoma International airport at the centre of its strategy.
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ROUTES: Hannover targetting USA and Asian charter flights
Hannover airport is targeting new charter services from the USA and Asia by leveraging on its strong business links and high yield traffic, its director of marketing Arne Beckstroem says.
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NewsROUTES: Bombardier keeps CSeries on target despite grounding
Bombardier is confident the CSeries is back on track for service entry next year, following its return to the air earlier this month.
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ROUTES: Emirates to re-evaluate A350 alongside 787 next year
Emirates aims to launch a competition between the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 during 2015 once it has obtained detailed performance and in-service data for the two twinjets.
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NewsAerion advances supersonic ambitions with Airbus collaboration
Aerion’s dogged decade-long ambition to bring the first supersonic business jet to market in the next seven years has taken a major leap forward as the aerospace firm joins forces with Airbus to “collaborate on technologies associated with the future of high-performance flight”.
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NewsROUTES: Transaero eyes Prague traffic rights
Transaero plans to start a new service from Moscow to Prague next year if it is successful in securing the traffic rights in October, its deputy head of external relations Alexander Delezha states.
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NewsAzerbaijan could produce unmanned Orbiter 3
Azerbaijan-based unmanned air vehicle company Azad Systems may soon begin manufacturing the Israeli-developed Orbiter 3.
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NewsUK warned to increase transparency of armed UAV operations
Failure of the British government to inform parliament of its intentions to redeploy its armed unmanned air vehicles outside recognised warzones may result in legal action, a charity and law firm have warned the government.
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Piedmont extends landing-gear MRO to E-Jets after Republic deal
Republic Airways Holdings has contracted Piedmont Aviation Component Services to overhaul the landing gear of its Embraer 175 fleet.
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NewsPICTURES: A400M and Breitling Jets fly in formation
The Airbus A400M and the Breitling Jet Team joined forces yesterday for a formation flight in the south-west of France not far from the airframer's Toulouse headquarters. The result is these stunning images of prototype aircraft Grizzly 6 (F-WWMZ) alongside the aerobatic team.
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NewsROUTES: Clark calls for intelligence sharing after MH17
Emirates boss Sir Tim Clark is urging his competitors to be more transparent in sharing information after the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to ensure such a tragedy is never repeated.
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NewsAirbus and Boeing trade punches over A330neo
Airbus and its rival Boeing offered customarily divergent takes on the prospects for the A330neo during the ISTAT Europe conference in Istanbul today.
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NewsJoint venture to launch Europe's first Piaggio Avanti fractional programme
German charter operator AirGo Flugservices and fractional ownership consultancy Fractional Jet Europe (FJE) have joined forces to offer Europe’s first Piaggio P180 Avanti-based fractional ownership programme under the brand name Route 1 Aviation.