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Boeing beats Wall Street earning targets in Q4
Boeing blasted past Wall Street projections in the fourth quarter on strong earnings performance from its military aircraft division and improved margins...
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PowerJet secures European approval for enhanced SaM146
Franco-Russian joint venture PowerJet has received European type certification for a new and enhanced version of its SaM146 engine.
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PICTURE: Morocco gets last four T-6 trainers
Hawker Beechcraft has delivered its last four T-6C Texan II turboprop trainers from a 24-aircraft order for the Royal Moroccan Air Force ...
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Etihad to acquire 40% stake in Air Seychelles
Etihad Airways is to acquire a 40% stake in Air Seychelles as part of a strategic partnership alliance between the two carriers. The Abu Dhabi carrier's...
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Qatar Executive seeks to become global player
Qatar Executive is seeking to become a "truly global player" in the business aviation services industry and is set to expand its fleet of large-cabin and long-range aircraft to exploit demand for business aircraft in the flourishing markets of the Middle East, Russia, West Africa and Asia.
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Russia extends deadline to modernise certain aircraft types
Russian authorities have extended the deadline until July for withdrawing Antonov An-24, Tupolev Tu-134 and Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft that have not been updated with modern avionics.
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PICTURE & VIDEO: F-35 performs first night flight
Lockheed Martin has performed the first night flight involving an F-35 Lightning II, with conventional take-off and landing test aircraft AF-6 having made the milestone sortie on 18 January.
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Israel tests hover control system with Black Hawk
The Israeli air force has begun testing a new altitude hold and hovering stabilisation system developed for its Sikorsky CH-53 assault helicopters using a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.
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Israel makes fresh push to perform F-35 maintenance
Israel's air force has again expressed its opposition to the idea of performing heavy maintenance work on its future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 combat aircraft outside Israel.
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Norwegian inks firm orders and MoU for 222 narrowbodies
Low cost carrier Norwegian has unveiled plans to purchase 222 new aircraft: it has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737 Max and 22 737-800s and signed...
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Air China confirms Wang as new chairman
Air China's board has confirmed the appointment of Wang Changshun as its new chairman. Wang previously served with Xinjiang Airlines and China Southern...
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737 Max development cost to be twice A320neo: report
With a greater level of structural modification required to accommodate new CFM International Leap-1B engines, Boeing's cost to develop the re-engined 737...
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PICTURES: US Navy tests Integrator
Boeing/Insitu has delivered the first RQ-21 Integrator to the US Navy for testing and evaluation. The aircraft, flying at Twentynine Palms, MCB, in California,...
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FAA gearing up for GPS policing
The US Federal Aviation Administration plans to purchase a portable interference monitoring detection system to help officials in its spectrum engineering...
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Swiss make first OPA purchase
Virginia-based Aurora Flight Sciences has announced the sale of a Centaur optionally-piloted vehicle (OPA) to the Swiss air force, marking both the aircraft's...
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Miscues behind US Airways Dash 8 damage
Miscommunication between pilots, a ramp agent and a de-icing truck driver led to an accident that caused "significant" damage to the horizontal stabiliser...
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American plans Miami-Barcelona flights
American Airlines plans to launch non-stop flights between Miami and Barcelona from 3 April. It will initially operate on the route five times a week,...
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Cargolux appoints Forson as CFO
Cargolux Airlines International has appointed Richard Forson as chief financial officer, effective 1 February. Forson, who succeeds former CFO David...
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Hawker 900XP midsize jet gets green light from Russia
Hawker Beechcraft has received Russian validation for its Hawker 900XP business jet, bringing the number of countries where the midsize aircraft is cleared to operate commercially to more than 50.