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Finland picks Orbiter 2 for UAS requirement
Finland's defence ministry has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter 2 unmanned air system for its operational needs ...
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UK retains second place in defence exports league
The UK recorded defence export sales worth £5.4 billion ($8.78 billion) in 2011, with additional products and services for the security sector having brought in a further £2.6 billion.
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Bulgarian crew escape MiG-29 crash
A Bulgarian air force MiG-29UB twin-seat fighter crashed on 26 April while taking part in bilateral training exercise with the US Air Force ...
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Eurocopter starts Dauphin simulator operations in Singapore
Eurocopter has commenced training operations with its Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ full flight simulator (FFS) at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park, and has received bookings from five customers.
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Etihad takes near-3% share of Aer Lingus
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has taken a near-3% shareholding in Irish operator Aer Lingus, as the two airlines discuss future co-operation prospects. Aer...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Europe's low-cost carrier revolution
A decade of development by the low-cost carriers has seen the short-haul map of Europe completely redrawn with well over a hundred budget carrier bases now in operation across the continent.
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VIDEO: New Commercial Fleet Forecast now available
Flightglobal now enters a second year of long-term fleet forecasting with the 2012-H1 edition of the Commercial fleet Forecast.
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SpaceX test fires engine
SpaceX has delayed an important engine test on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), just one week before the rocket is due to launch the...
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Delta to acquire oil refinery
Delta Air Lines has confirmed plans to acquire an oil refinery south of Philadelphia, after rumours of the purchase first surfaced earlier this month. The...
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Embraer hopes to fly first modernised AMX before July
Embraer hopes to have its first modernized Brazilian air force AMX jet flying before July, the company says in its first quarter earnings report. Two...
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Orbital Sciences development costs increase
Documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveal that Orbital Sciences' development costs for the Antares rocket are estimated...
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PICTURE: Poland assumes NATO Baltic air policing duty
Four Polish air force RSK MiG-29A fighters assumed responsibility for NATO's Baltic air policing mission at Lithuania's Šiauliai air base on 26 April.
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Low-cost carriers see double-digit growth in 2011
Leading low-cost carriers enjoyed double-digit revenue growth in 2011 and collective passenger numbers rose nearly 12%.
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IN FOCUS: Investment failure could kill clean skies ATM
Political apathy and sovereignty concerns are among the factors putting government investment in air traffic management changes at risk, market leaders say
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VIDEO: Boeing 727 deliberately crashed in desert for TV
An empty Boeing 727 has been deliberately crashed in a remote Mexican desert as the centrepiece of a documentary on air safety.
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IN FOCUS: MOCCA to lead the way in European ash-monitoring systems
A new ash-monitoring resource in the form of a specially equipped aircraft is about to go fully operational on behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority
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IN FOCUS: Will volcanic ash paralyse Europe again?
Much has been done to ensure that if volcanic ash were to drift over Europe as it did in April 2010, aviation would not be immobilised again.
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IN FOCUS: Attention focuses on ICAO as emission trading row rumbles on
Amid a hardening of opposition to the European Union's emissions trading system, ICAO has been touted as the logical forum for delivering a solution. Can it deliver?
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IN FOCUS: The wing is the thing for Aviation Partners
Winglet manufacturer Aviation Partners is bringing in a raft of new drag-reduction technologies that could benefit both operators' bottom lines and the environment
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India's naval Tejas makes flight debut
The naval variant of India's Tejas light combat aircraft made a 20min first flight from Bengaluru on 27 April ...