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ANA targets first 787 commercial flight in March after fresh delay
Boeing 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) now aims to operate its first commercial flight with the 787-8 in March, following Boeing's announcement...
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Swiss delay decision on Tiger replacements
Switzerland's bid to at least partially replace its 54 Northrop F-5s has returned to square one after the government postponed any fighter acquisitions until the second half of the decade, and charged the defence and finance ministries with generating a new jet procurement proposal next year.
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Ameco Beijing extends MRO services to Air China-Cathay cargo JV
Maintenance, repair and overhaul firm Ameco Beijing has expanded a maintenance contract with Air China to cover services for the carrier's Shanghai-based...
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More Rossiya An-148s to undergo enhancement
St Petersburg-based Rossiya is to modify other Antonov An-148 regional jets in its fleet as the airline continues to introduce the type to its operation.
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News787 first delivery delayed to mid-Q1 2011
Boeing has confirmed a fresh delay to its 787 programme, citing compounded issues with workmanship problems with the aircraft's Alenia Aeronautica-built...
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Tianjin Airlines' E190 reportedly overshoots runway
A Tianjin Airlines Embraer 190 reportedly overshot the runway while landing in southern China on 25 August, a day after a deadly air crash involving the...
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JetBlue A320 in hard landing at Sacramento
A JetBlue Airways Airbus A320 blew out four tyres and experienced a brake fire while landing at Sacramento Airport today, resulting in injuries to five passengers.
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AUVSI: Boeing/Insitu acknowledges Integrator crash during pre-STUAS contract demonstration
Boeing/Insitu confirms the Integrator won the small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS)/Tier II contract three weeks ago, despite crashing during a...
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AUVSI: GDRS unveils palm-sized 3D scanning ladar
Good things can come in small packages, such as a three-dimensional scanning ladar, says General Dynamics Robotic Systems (booth 2011). GDRS has introduced...
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AUVSI: Speech control can speed up UGV operation
Adding voice control to unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) systems can speed up the time it takes an operator to complete some tasks, says Ohio-based company...
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AUVSI: Lockheed shows off Samurai
Lockheed Martin's Scott Fouse, director of advanced technology labratories, shows off the "somewhat seductive" Samurai nano air vehicle this week. Based...
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AUVSI: Live fire, bombing in a hurry at Oklahoma UAV airport
When talking unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), Oklahoma is known as the "Sooner" state for a different reason: Sooner access to a test and training range. The...
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AUVSI: Health agency evaluating mine rescue robot
A new robot design is being evaluated by the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) that could one day join the standard safety...
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AUVSI: Navy wants UCLASS sooner than 2018
A strategy unveiled by the US Navy three months ago to install a stealthy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aboard aircraft carriers by 2018 may seem ambitious,...
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AUVSI: Northrop says 2010 is the Year of the Global Hawk
Northrop Grumman has declared 2010 "the Year of the Global Hawk Enterprise." The company's vice president for high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) systems,...
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AUVSI: Northrop discloses new details on Fire-X, MUVR
After paving the way for integrating unmanned helicopters onto US Navy ships, Northrop Grumman has disclosed details of two new projects to show the company...
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AUVSI: Tadiran to demonstrate digital link
Israel-based Tadirand Spectralink early next year will demonstrate a digital version of its analogue tactical video and data link (TVDL) system in the US. The...
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AUVSI: Awards dinner honours member achievements
The AUVSI Foundation Dinner and Awards Program last night highlighted some of the achievements of AUVSI's most illustrious members while also giving a nod...
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AUVSI: Lockheed looks back at groundbreaking ALV
It looked more like a Winnebago than a robot and had a brain and eyes less powerful than a modern cell phone, but the hulking Autonomous Land Vehicle (ALV)...
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AUVSI: US Navy moves to forefront of military UAV future
The US Navy set its aviation course towards an unmanned future last week when top sailor Adm Gary Roughead warned aerospace executives looking to sell him...