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USAF requests information on F-16 AESA upgrade
The US Air Force has taken its first step towards upgrading hundreds of Lockheed Martin F-16s with active electronically scanned array radars ...
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Antonov details plans for An-178 airlifter
Antonov has confirmed plans to launch flight tests with its An-178 airlifter in 2013 ...
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Airlines warned of potential threat from implanted bombs
US security officials have issued a warning to airlines of enhanced security procedures amid widespread reports suggesting that aircraft could be targeted...
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DAE cancels Airbus backlog but Paris buoys order book
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise's leasing arm appears to have cancelled its remaining Airbus orders, the airframer having wiped all 45 aircraft - and the customer...
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Japanese budget carrier Peach receives AOC
Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation has received its Air Operators' Certificate (AOC) from the country's Civil Aviation Bureau. Peach, a joint...
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Tiger Airways Australia
Grounded Tiger Airways Australia is "optimistic" that it will resume services, following an application by Australian regulators to extend a suspension on...
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Wings arrive for first Charleson-built 787
Boeing's North Charleston, South Carolina 787 final assembly line has received its first set of wings for the first Boeing commercial aircraft assembled...
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BAE Systems wins RAAF Hawk contract extension
Australia has awarded BAE Systems a two-year contract extension to support its Hawk 127 advanced jet trainers ...
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US House Appropriations cuts NASA budget
The House Appropriations Committee, which dictates how the government spends money, has released a draft of the commerce, justice and science appropriations...
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Austria nears acceptance of first upgraded Typhoon
Austria is set to reintroduce its first of 15 Eurofighter Typhoons to have passed through an upgrade programme ...
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Mexican air force to get four C-27J transports
Mexico has signed a roughly $200 million deal with Alenia Aeronautica for four C-27J Spartan transports ...
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UK CAA to investigate Heathrow charge structure
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a formal investigation into the charging regime at London Heathrow Airport, following a complaint in January...
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Embattled Tiger Airways Australia's chief to step down
Tiger Airways Australia's chief executive, Crawford Rix, is to leave the carrier at the end of this month, in the wake of the safety crisis which grounded...
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PICTURES: Rebuilt Gloster Meteor returns to Coventry home
A Gloster Meteor T7 has been flown to the Airbase exhibit at Coventry airport, following a more than 10-year rebuild ...
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Dreamliner ‘worth the wait’ for ANA as validation begins
The Boeing 787 took a significant step towards finally entering service after beginning a series of week-long validation tests in Japan with launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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LHT Budapest faces changing MRO landscape in second decade
Lufthansa Technik Budapest has seen its business model change significantly during the past 10 years, with a much greater emphasis placed on third-party customers.
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Dubai International gets nod for further growth
Dubai's aviation growth has taken another step forward with the go-ahead for plans to boost Dubai International Airport's capacity to 90 million passengers...
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CASA to keep Tiger Airways Australia grounded until August
Australia's civil aviation regulator aims to keep Tiger Airways Australia grounded at least until the beginning of August. The Civil Aviation Safety...
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Shenzhen Airlines to join Star by end-2012
Shenzhen Airlines is set to join the Star Alliance by end-2012, after the grouping's chief executive board approved the carrier's application.
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Business Aviation - In Brief
Million Air has signed a multi-year lease agreement for the construction and development of its third Candian fixed-based operation - this time at Calgary International airport