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Southwest competes with Republic to buy Frontier
Southwest Airlines will submit at least a $113.6 million bid to buy competitor Frontier Airlines, which will auctioned off in bankruptcy court next month....
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Republic sees Mokulele gaining traction in interisland Hawaii
After recently investing an additional $7.5 million in Hawaiian interisland carrier Mokulele Airlines, Republic Airways Holdings believes Mokulele is gaining...
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EASA alerts A320 operators of CFM56 anomaly
EASA today issued a safety information bulletin alerting operators of CFM56-5A turbofan engines of an unexplained anomaly that on 30 June caused an aircraft...
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PICTURES: Jordan accepts six more secondhand F-16s
Jordan has accepted six ex-Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16BMs, with the aircraft having left Leeuwarden air base on 28 July for a delivery...
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Western suppliers approached for India's next basic trainer
India's HAL has issued a request for information to several Western companies, as it seeks assistance in the development of a new basic trainer ...
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Spirit Aero posts "disappointing" 2Q, charge on G250 wing
Spirit AeroSystems today posted a "disappointing" second quarter drop-off for both revenues and profit caused partly by a major charge on problems developing...
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First ATR -600 airborne ahead of 'official' first flight
ATR has quietly begun flight-testing its -600 series development aircraft in Toulouse ahead of the "official" maiden sortie, which is due in September. According...
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International traffic declines slow in June
Statistics compiled by IATA show that international scheduled traffic fell 7.2% in the month of June, a slight improvement over a 9.3% year-over-year decline...
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Lockheed rolls out F-35C as US Navy interest grows
Lockheed Martin on 28 July formally unveiled the last of the three flight-test variants in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme, the heavier carrier version...
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EADS shows AS645 can meet US Army's long-distance missions
EADS North America has advanced its credentials in offering the AS645 for the US Army's future armed scout helicopter deal ...
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Piper lays down ambitious expansion plans
Piper Aircraft announced at AirVenture plans to appoint new dealers in 12 emerging markets to support an ambitious new international expansion plan. Piper...
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Sagem outlines Patroller UAV's flight test results
France's Sagem and Germany's Stemme have completed an initial eight test flights with their new Patroller UAV ...
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Electric overtakes alternate fuels
All-electric light sport aircraft look set to lead the greening of general aviation in the USA as battery-powered products vie for sales by 2011, while alternate...
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Lockheed: budgeting strategy could add billions to JSF's development costs
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme could face a series of multi-billion dollar annual cost overruns, due to a shift in US Department of Defense budgeting procedures ...
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OSHKOSH 2009: Virgin Galactic flies high at Oshkosh
Equity deal with Abu Dhabi investor will see Sir Richard Branson's space tourism venture offer low-cost satellite launches
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F135 engine continues to worry US military's top F-35 executive
The US military's top executive for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has revealed new concerns about the aircraft's Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ...
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South Korean navy requests Sikorsky MH-60S purchase
South Korea's government has requested the purchase of eight Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk multi-mission helicopters worth up to $1 billion ...
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SIA reports Q1 loss of S$307 million
Singapore Airlines swung to a net loss of S$307 million ($212 million) during its fiscal first quarter, its first quarterly loss since the SARS crisis in...
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HAL delivers first four Cheetal helicopters
Hindustan Aeronautics has delivered its first four of 10 Cheetal helicopters to the Indian air force ...