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UK Royal Navy primed to receive first Lynx Wildcat
AgustaWestland is poised to hand over the first maritime variant of the Lynx Wildcat to the UK Royal Navy ...
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Norway ramps up pressure over NH90 delays
Norway has again warned NH Industries that the airframer must resolve concerns over the performance and capability of its NH90 naval helicopters ...
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North Korea 'successfully launches satellite' using Taepodong-3 rocket
North Korea has entered the space age, orbiting its first satellite, from a Taepodong-3 (Unha-3) rocket launch at 00:49 GMT on 12 December from the Sohae launch base at Tongchang-ri, on North Korea's west coast.
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USAF starts search for T-1A trainer upgrade or replacement
The US Air Force has started searching for options to upgrade or replace a 20-year-old fleet of about 178 Hawker Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk jet trainers ...
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Rolls-Royce test-flies first 787-9 demonstrator engine
Rolls-Royce has flown the demonstrator engine for the Boeing 787-9, a higher-thrust version of its Trent 1000 powerplant. The manufacturer says it...
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MEBA: ExcelAire launches international transfer service
US business aviation services provider ExcelAire is at the show to promote its new international transfer service to Middle Eastern travellers.
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Phillippine Airlines seeks Kuwait, Turkey rights allocations
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has filed applications with the country's civil aeronautics board to be allocated rights to serve Kuwait and Turkey. In its...
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MEBA: Humanitarian opportunity for business aviation community
Non-profit initiative Care by Air aims to promote the idea that the business aviation community can also play its part in helping with transportation and logistics support for humanitarian causes.
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Kingfisher confirms investment talks with Etihad
Kingfisher Airlines has confirmed that it is in talks with Etihad Airways about a possible equity investment, amid speculation that the latter is close to...
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US Navy delays UCLASS RFP
The US Navy has delayed a request for proposals (RFP) for its unmanned carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft programme until next year. "We...
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Uruguay's BQB plans Madrid-Montevideo flights
Uruguay's BQB Lineas Aereas has confirmed it will begin operating the only flights between Madrid and Montevideo from April 2013 with Boeing 767s, following...
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NASA awards commerical crew programme contracts
NASA is awarding Boeing, Sierra Nevada and Space Exploration Technologies Corp contracts that might one day allow for commercial manned spacecraft to carry...
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ANALYSIS: Christmas comes early to Delta with Virgin Atlantic deal
Reporting by Graham Dunn, Max Kingsley-Jones and Dominic Perry in London and Edward Russell in Washington DC It may be a few weeks early, but Delta...
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USAF launches X-37B into orbit
The US Air Force launched a Boeing X-37B space plane on 11 December from the Kennedy space center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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Delta and Virgin Atlantic outline initial partnership plans
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways plan to roll out codeshare and frequent flier partnerships ahead of a metal neutral joint venture alliance across...
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Comair to launch Johannesburg-Maputo service
South Africa's Comair will launch scheduled services from Johannesburg OR Tambo International airport to Maputo, Mozambique in May 2013. The carrier...
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Heathrow Terminal 2 to host Aer Lingus, Virgin domestic
London Heathrow airport's new Terminal 2 will be home to Aer Lingus as well as Virgin Atlantic's upcoming domestic routes when it opens in 2014. The...
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Boeing selects Ducommun for 787 components
Boeing has selected Ducommun to produce titanium detail components and subassemblies for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Production on the titanium assemblies...
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VIDEO: Oneworld sees Qatar Airways boosting access to Africa
The Oneworld alliance expects its latest recruit, Qatar Airways, to help it boost its presence in the expanding African market where it currently trails its two rival groups.
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Italy plots naval debut for Mangusta attack helicopter
Italian army and navy representatives have signed an agreement that will enable future maritime operations using the AgustaWestland AW129C Mangusta ...