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Honeywell joint venture breaks ground on C919 wheels and brakes facility
A joint venture between Honeywell and its Chinese partners has broken ground on a facility in China's Hunan province to produce the wheels and brakes systems...
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Air Canada to launch LCC in 2013
Air Canada will launch a new low-cost carrier in 2013, say executives during an earnings call today. The Montreal-based airline would operate up to...
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UK CAA warns of disruption to issue of new pilot licences
Because of the approaching deadline of 17 September for issuing new-format EASA pilot licences, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has warned that it will have...
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Embraer confident of winning USAF light air support deal
Embraer is confident that its A-29 Super Tucano will win the US Air Force light air support contest, even though an earlier selection of the type was overturned in January.
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HKA closes all-business-class route to London Gatwick
Hong Kong Airlines is to axe its all-business-class service between London Gatwick and Hong Kong from 10 September, citing the weak economic outlook in Europe. It...
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Indonesia to rely on upgraded F-16s and K-FX fighters
Indonesia has ruled out further buys of Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia, instead bolstering its fleet with upgraded ex-US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s and, in the longer term, aircraft jointly developed with South Korea through the K-FX programme.
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Bombardier and Flexjet launch Learjet 85 US demo tour
Bombardier and its fractional ownership subsidiary Flexjet have launched a US demonstration tour of the new Learjet 85 to drum up sales of the midsize business jet from existing and potential fractional ownership customers.
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Aviation Partners seeks injunction on sharklet A320 sales
Aviation Partners has escalated a patent dispute with Airbus by asking a US court in Seattle to slap an injunction on all new sales of sharklet-equipped...
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AUVSI announces Foundation award winners
Today, the AUVSI Foundation is recognizing three individuals for their extraordinary contributions to the unmanned systems community.
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Thai Smile to take over several Thai Airways' routes
Regional carrier Thai Smile will take over three of the routes previously owned by its parent carrier, Thai Airways, this year. Starting 16 August,...
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Cathay Pacific reports HK$935m net loss for H1 2012
Cathay Pacific posted a net loss of HK$935 million ($121 million) for the first half of 2012, a reversal from the net profit of HK$2.81 billion posted in...
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Cathay Pacific firms orders for 26 A350-1000s
Cathay Pacific has firmed an agreement with Airbus to convert 16 of its Airbus A350-900 aircraft on order into the larger -1000 variant and has exercised an option to purchase 10 new -1000s.
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AUVSI: Las Vegas survival guide part two
Casino chaos The hub of Vegas is its Casino City and entertainment is its focus point. With nearly every corner housing a casino it is almost impossible...
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AUVSI: Flir branches out into laser products
While long known for its imagery products, electronic systems manufacturer Flir (booth 1851) has been making a concerted effort to branch out into laser...
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AUVSI: HDT Global tweaks controller, robot
HDT Global (booth 2828) is readying a new controller for release later this year to go along with its MK 2 Adroit robot manipulator arms, which are also...
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AUVSI: Flexrotor couples VTOL with endurance
The Aerovel Flexrotor UAV on display at the Hood Technology stand addresses the challenge of combining the attributes of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL), speed, range, and endurance.
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AUVSI: NextGen Basset makes show debut
The NextGen Aeronautics (booth 4458) Basset UAV has made its public debut at this year's show.
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AUVSI: No optical illusion for Deposition Sciences
Most UAVs, infrared homing missiles, satellites, and advanced aircraft would be useless without advanced sensors. Playing a small, but crucial, role in these...
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AUVSI: Sparton releases new navigation sensor
Sparton Corp (booth 3436) has launched a new navigation sensor, the AHRS-8, a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS)-based system.
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AUVSI: NASA working on maturing standards for civil UAVs
NASA is working on maturing standards for developing and certifying civil unmanned aircraft, a top agency official says.