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Air India to cut business class seats
Cash-strapped carrier Air India will refurbish up to 49 aircraft to reduce the number of business class seats in order to capture a larger number of economy...
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Boeing delivers first 747-8I
Boeing has delivered the first 747-8 Intercontinental, which departed the company's Everett, Washington facility today enroute to Vancouver, Canada. It...
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Virgin America to receive IFEC system linefit on new A320s from 2013
Virgin America will have its new Lufthansa Systems BroadConnect in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system linefit on new Airbus A320 family...
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Xcor Lynx fuselage delivered
Xcor has announced delivery of the first flight-capable fuselage of its Lynx horizontal-takeoff suborbital spacecraft. The fuselage's delivery to the factory,...
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Stratolaunch nears conclusion of systems design review
Stratolaunch is to complete the systems design review (SDR) of its new launch system "in the next couple of months".
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Ryanair offers scathing verdict on 737 Max
Outspoken Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has offered a scathing verdict on Boeing's 737 Max, describing the re-engined narrowbody as a "dog's dinner...
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USAF reverses Tucano purchase
The US Air Force has been forced to reverse a contract award for the turbo-powered Embraer Super Tucano fighter after conducting an internal review of the...
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USAF re-assessing 5th generation fighter numbers
The US Air Force is re-assessing its numbers of so-called fifth-generation fighters, although it is still not backing off its commitment to buy 1,763 Lockheed Martin F-35As over the next 35 years.
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Aer Lingus 'keen' to order Neo or Max for transatlantic flights
Aer Lingus is "very keen to see" whether the Airbus A321neo or Boeing 737-9 Max will offer the range needed to enable it to deploy the aircraft on some of...
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Oxford Airport welcomes new charter company Fly Vectra
Indian industrial conglomerate Vectra Group has made its foray into the business aviation market with the launch of a private jet charter company in the UK called Fly Vectra.
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NetJets planning China-based venture, says Buffett
Leading fractional ownership and charter operator NetJets plans to set up base in China, Warren Buffett, chief executive of NetJets parent Berkshire Hathaway, stated in his annual letter issued to shareholders on 25 February.
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China Southern to acquire 10 777-300ERs
China Southern Airlines has agreed to acquire 10 Boeing 777-300ERs, the first time this specific type has been selected by the carrier.
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Japan wary of F-35 cost escalation
Japan has expressed concern to the US government about possible price rises involved in its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter acquisition.
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BAE Systems wins F-35 contract to provide access to trilogiView software
BAE Systems has been awarded a £5.7 million ($9 million) contract to provide access to its trilogiView software in support of the Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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China requests Sukhoi Su-35 fighter buy
China has asked Russia to supply it with Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and Almaz-Antei S-400 Triumph long-range air defence systems.
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Indian air force Mirage 2000 lost in training accident
An Indian air force Mirage 2000 crashed during a training exercise on 24 February, with both crew members ejecting safely ...
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Blue Origin to conduct pad-abort test for New Shepard
Blue Origin plans to conduct a pad-abort test in the summer of 2012, a crucial milestone in qualifying the company's New Shepard vehicle for human spaceflight....
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Xcor adds 3 new payload integrators to Lynx spacecraft programme
Xcor Aerospace has named three more payload integrators as the suborbital vehicle maker prepares to enter flight tests later this year. Spain's EMXYS,...
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Northrop Grumman moves closer to BAMS first flight
Northrop Grumman has installed the landing gear and wings on the airframe of the first RQ-4 Global Hawk variant designed for the US Navy ...
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Engine-failure simulation led to Airnorth EMB-120 crash - report
Australian carrier Airnorth's fatal loss of an Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Darwin two years ago resulted in its moving the majority of its pilot training...