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AERO 2012: Cirrus vision for SF50 to become reality 'in 2015'
Cirrus has been given the go-ahead by its new owner to accelerate development of the Vision SF50 personal jet.
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Swiss installs fire protection system in Avro RJ cargo holds
Swiss International Air Lines will install fire detection and suppression equipment in the cargo compartments of its 20-strong BAE Systems Avro RJ fleet.
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SIA's Scoot brings forward launch date
Singapore Airlines' long-haul, low-cost subsidiary Scoot has brought forward its service commencement date to 4 June. The carrier will start operations...
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Superjet to perform Asian tour to spur interest
Sukhoi is to conduct an Asian tour with one of its Superjet 100 prototypes in order to attract interest in the aircraft from customers in the region. It...
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Russia approves OGMA for ERJ 145 MRO
Portuguese maintenance and aerostructure specialist OGMA has been approved by Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency to support Embraer 135/145 aircraft....
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BA to pay £58.5 million penalty in fuel surcharge cartel case
The UK office of Fair Trading has imposed a £58.5 million ($93.8 million) penalty against British Airways in relation to anti-competitive practices in the...
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Handover of service-bound A400M engine kick-starts ramp-up
Europrop International is working to halve the time needed to assemble and test the A400M's TP400-D6 engine, having delivered the first production-standard example ...
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General Atomics proposes range boost for Predator B
Predator Bs could gain an extra 10-15h endurance under two retrofit options unveiled on 18 April by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. Adding two...
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Further dramatic F-35 cost increases could force Norway to reconsider programme
If there is a further dramatic cost increase on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), Norway will reconsider its participation in the programme. "If...
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USAF issues new Afghan LAS draft RfP to contractors
The US Air Force has released a new draft Request for Proposal (RfP) for its Light Air Support (LAS) programme to equip the Afghan Air Force with a fixed-wing...
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Propulsion is key to US Navy's F/A-XX
Propulsion is key to the US Navy's next-generation F/A-XX fighter to replace the service's Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet in the 2030s. "That's...
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DoD report recommends ending blanket satellite export ban
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has released a long-awaited report on satellite export controls, recommending that some US-built satellites and components...
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Latest fare price hike underscores US airlines profit concerns
US airlines are continuing to push consumers to accept new fare increases as the industry is poised to announce an overall first quarter loss over the next...
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JetBlue, Emirates sign codeshare pact
JetBlue Airways and Emirates announced a codeshare agreement to connect the carriers' networks via New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) International airport. The...
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US Air Force orders Minotaur 1 launch for ORS-3
The US rocket and satellite manufacturer, Orbital Sciences Corporationm, announced that the US Air Force has exercised an option order for a Minotaur I launch for the ORS-3 “Enabler” mission for the Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Office of the Department of Defense.
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Cessna cuts losses on rising Citation volume
Increased first-quarter Citation jet deliveries - 38 units in the period to the end of March versus 31 a year ago - helped Textron's Cessna division boost first-quarter revenue by a quarter to $669 million
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Arianespace confirms that 2011 was just profitable but has expectations of improvement
At Arianespace’s annual shareholder meeting, the European launch provider revealed that its net profit for 2011 of €1.6 million in 2011.
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Israeli F-35s to carry indigenous missiles
The Israeli air force's Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters will be armed with a mix of US- and Israeli-made weapon systems, sources have confirmed.
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Russian Helicopters posts strong 2011 growth in sales, deliveries
Russian Helicopters posted a strong 2011 financial performance, with revenue up by nearly 28% to Rb104 billion ($3.5 billion) and profits up by 13% to nearly Rb7 billion.