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PICTURE: Turkish air force to get first new F-16 in March
Turkish Aerospace Industries will deliver the Turkish air force's first new Lockheed Martin F-16 during March under the Peace Onyx 4 programme.
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Elbit lands combat training deal with Asian country
Elbit Systems has secured an $18 million order to supply its Ehud air combat manoeuvring instrumentation system to an unspecified Asian air force. "The...
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India could add six more C-130Js this year, says Lockheed official
New Delhi could sign a follow-on order for Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules transport this year ...
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Royal Thai Air Force orders Aerostar UAVs
The Royal Thai Air Force has bought an Aerostar unmanned air vehicle system from Aeronautics Defense Systems of Israel.
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Gippsland prepares to float turbocharged Airvan
Australian general aviation manufacturer GippsAero and US aircraft float manufacturer Wipaire aim to bring to market a float programme for the turbocharged GA8TC Airvan in 2012.
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Tu-154 fire started in rear fuselage, not engines: inquiry
Russian investigators have disclosed that the fatal fire on the Kolavia Tupolev Tu-154 in Surgut did not originate in either the engines or the auxiliary...
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PICTURES: Turkey's homegrown UAV makes first flight
Turkey's first unmanned air vehicle, the Anka, completed a 14min first flight on 30 December ...
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Republic E-175 struck by US Airways A319 requires repair
A US Airways Airbus A319 struck an Embraer E-175 last week while positioning for de-icing, an event that required the regional jet to be taken out of service...
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American escapes censure after 757 inquiry breach
US investigators will not pursue any penalties or other actions against American Airlines, despite banning the carrier from an inquiry into a runway overrun at Jackson Hole.
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Forecasts 2011: Environment - Turning on to biofuels
Securing enough investment to scale up the production of biofuels for use in commercial aviation hinges on the authorisation of such fuels by certificating body ASTM International
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AeroVironment details possible future for Global Observer
The AeroVironment Global Observer hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft system could be extended beyond the current $120 million demonstration effort, and become a programme of record within the US government between 2012 and 2014.
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CIT places its largest Boeing order
CIT Aerospace has placed an order for 38 Next-Generation 737 aircraft, including 15 737-900ERs and 23 737-800s, marking the largest order by the lessor with the manufacturer.
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Forecasts 2011: Space - Changes ahead
Commercial companies get ready for launches as US space policy comes into focus and Russia plans new launch site
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Long March: China’s fifth-generation fighter is years away
Images of a new aircraft purported to be China's J-20 fifth-generation fighter have created a stir among aviation enthusiasts ...
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787 price push reveals changing message
The push to regain pricing power on the baseline 787-8, which aims to cut its fuel burn by 20% compared with today's 767, is evident in the aircraft's changing list price, which debuted in August 2005 on Boeing's website for $125-135 million
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Forecasts 2011: Mergers & acquisitions - Eastern promise
Tough times marked 2010 but a strong Asian rebound is giving a momentum boost to key trends that will define the decade ahead
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Army launches OH-58F cockpit and sensor upgrade programme
The US Army has been cleared to launch a nearly four-year, $1.98 billion project to develop the first major technology upgrade for the Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior in two decades.
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SkyWest orders four CRJ700s for Delta Connection operation
US regional airline group SkyWest has placed a firm order for four Bombardier CRJ700 NextGen regional jets, in a deal that carries a list value of about...
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Working Week: Jay Carter
Jay Carter began building model aircraft at a young age, entered the wind turbine business and broke into the rotorcraft industry with Bell Helicopter before going solo as president of Carter Aviation Technologies
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Forecasts 2011: Financing - Key year for finance
Capital markets are rebounding and airlines see 2011 as the year to repair balance sheets hammered by the global financial crisis.