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RAF puts Typhoon upgrade through paces during Red Flag
The UK Royal Air Force is using a new upgrade to its Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft during exercise Red Flag 13-3 in the USA ...
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Virgin freezes pay as it battles economic challenges
Virgin Atlantic has imposed a pay freeze for the financial year that began on 1 March as the carrier battles rising fuel costs and a recession-dogged global...
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Falco UAV flies with new radar fit
Selex ES has performed a series of flight trials with a Falco unmanned air vehicle modified to carry its Gabbiano T-20 radar ...
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Israel's F-15I upgrade tackles new threats
The Israeli air force plans to complete a major upgrade to its Boeing F-15I strike aircraft during 2013 ...
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ANALYSIS: KLM on how sustainable flight is possible, but not easy
Fuel prices are as much of a headache for KLM managing director elect Camiel Eurlings as for any of his peers. But the man who will head the Dutch flag carrier...
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Russia to replace current bombers with subsonic flying wing
The Russian air force has selected a subsonic Tupolev flying wing proposal as the basis for its PAK-DA long-range bomber programme ...
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Parked Air China 737 damaged by strong winds
An Air China Boeing 737-800 parked at Tianjin Binhai International Airport suffered damage after strong winds pushed it into a nearby aerobridge. The...
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Australia's Ferra Engineering to produce JDAM-ER wing kits
Boeing has tapped Ferra Engineering to manufacture extended range wing kits for the Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) carried by Royal Australian Air...
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Indonesia confirms 18-month K-FX delay
Indonesia has confirmed that a joint programme with South Korea to develop the K-FX fighter will be delayed for 18 months.
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Embraer, Sierra Nevada defend Super Tucano’s second LAS victory
Embraer and Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) have defended the selection of the A-29 Super Tucano for a US Air Force contract to supply light attack aircraft to...
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Abu Dhabi Air Expo: Gulfstream sets new city-pair record for G650 en route to show
Gulfstream was one of four big beasts of business aviation exhibiting, and arrived at the show claiming its latest city-pair speed record for the G650, this time between Melbourne, where it had been for the Avalon air show, and Abu Dhabi.
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HELI-EXPO: Pre-owned helicopters a growing market
The sale of pre-owned helicopters is a growing market, two leading aircraft trading firms say. Francois Gautier, founder and chief executive officer...
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HELI-EXPO: S-92 automatic oil rig approach capability certification expected this month
Sikorsky expects the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to approve within a month an automated approach capability allowing the S-92 helicopter to...
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Beechcraft files protest to block USAF contract award to Embraer
Beechcraft will protest a $427 million contract award to a Sierra Nevada/Embraer team for a contract awarded by the US Air Force last week to supply light...
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MAS to take A380 deliveries into three figures
Malaysia Airlines is set to take Airbus A380 deliveries into three figures, nearly five and a half years since the first airframe was handed over to Singapore...
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PICTURES: Second RNLAF F-35 rolled out
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the second F-35A Joint Strike Fighter which will eventually be used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force for pilot and maintainer...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: 2012 orders review and open slots forecast
Chris Seymour, head of market analysis at Flightglobal consultancy Ascend, reviews last year's orders and considers how many open slots are left if you want...
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IN FOCUS: Airbus A320 25th anniversary
It is 25 years since Airbus delivered the first A320 to launch customer Air France. In a special report on the best-selling narrowbody that broke Boeing’s dominance, we look at the history of the jet family and its ongoing process of renewal, and hear from Airbus commercial chief John Leahy ...
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Airbus outsources heavy checks on Beluga fleet
Airbus has selected Sabena Technics to maintain its outsized A300-600ST transports, as part of a programme to ramp-up the availability of the Beluga fleet. The...
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Banks close A320 financings for EasyJet
EasyJet has closed sale and leaseback transactions covering eight new Airbus A320 aircraft, according to sources. Santander acquired four new A320s...