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NewsEmbraer achieves Legacy 500 first flight, delays delivery to 2014
Embraer has pushed back to 2014 the delivery date for the Legacy 500, even as the airframer announces clearing the first flight milestone for the first midsize business jet to incorporate fly-by-wire controls.
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India could test Kaveri engine on Tejas by end-2013
India's Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) aims to integrate the Kaveri powerplant with the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) Tejas fighter within the...
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EADS discusses future shareholding structure
Airbus parent EADS is discussing a potential chance in its shareholding structure, but has yet to disclose any details on new ownership. A statement...
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NewsIN FOCUS: MEBA prepares for biggest-ever exhibition as it moves to new venue
For Ali Al Naqbi, the fortunes of the Middle East Business Aviation convention and the association he heads are intertwined.
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Enders sees China as main challenger to Airbus-Boeing duopoly
China is the only country from which a serious competitor to Boeing and Airbus will emerge, EADS chief executive Tom Enders says. "The entry barriers...
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SIA confirms talks to sell Virgin Atlantic stake
Singapore Airlines is in talks with "interested parties" about a possible divestment of its 49% stake in Virgin Atlantic. The Star Alliance member...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Europe enters stealth club with Neuron first flight
Dassault on 1 December completed the first flight of Europe's Neuron unmanned combat air system demonstrator ...
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NewsStealth isn’t becoming obsolete anytime soon: USAF
Stealth technology is not going to be rendered obsolete anytime soon, a top US Air Force official says. "Our adversaries are building capabilities...
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NewsLockheed reaches agreement with Pentagon on F-35 LRIP-5
The Department of Defense has reached an agreement in principle with Lockheed Marin to build 32 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters under the lot 5 contract for low-rate...
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NewsUS Navy details X-47B catapult launch test
The US Navy has detailed the 29 November ground-based catapult launch of the Northrop Grumman X-47B, a key milestone in the path to carrier-based operations....
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NewsEgyptAir 777 fire probe inconclusive but short-circuit suspected
Egyptian investigators have failed to pinpoint the cause of the fire which destroyed an EgyptAir Boeing 777-200 at Cairo. But the inquiry suggests...
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NewsNorway pushes for further assurances over JSM integration on F-35
Norway's deputy defence minister Eirik Øwre Thorshaug is to meet with officials from Lockheed Martin and the F-35s Joint Program Office in the first week...
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Norwegian long-haul fleet to be configured with 291 seats
Norwegian Air Shuttle will configure its Boeing 787 aircraft with 291 seats, with 259 in the economy-class cabin and 32 in premium-class. The low-cost...
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Aeroflot still pressing to establish single eastern carrier
Aeroflot is still battling to integrate its newly-acquired subsidiary operations into a profitable operation, but insists it is prepared to create a single...
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NewsPICTURES: RAAF retires C-130H after 34 years of service
The Royal Australian Air Force has retired the last of its Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules tactical transports after 34 years of operating the type. "The...
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NewsAustralian Orions complete 10-year Middle East deployment
Australia's Lockheed Martin AP-3C Orion aircraft have returned after 10 years of continuous service in the Middle East. "The final aircraft to deploy,...
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HAL conducts maiden flight of upgraded Jaguar fighter
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has conducted the maiden flight of a Sepecat Jaguar fighter that features upgraded avionics.
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Lockheed to test revolutionary fighter training system
Lockheed Martin hopes to begin lab tests in early 2013 of a new live virtual constructive (LVC) training system that could one day revolutionise fighter...
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NewsVIDEO: X-47B UCAS-D conducts first land-based catapult shot
Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) has made its first land-based catapult launch ...
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NewsUSAF sticks to F-35 fleet requirements
The US Air Force's top civilian leader says that the service will not be backing away from its requirement to buy 1763 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike...