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AgustaWestland seeks export buyers for AW159 'Lynx Wildcat'
With the British armed forces' first Lynx Wildcat utility helicopter to make its debut flight on 13 November, AgustaWestland is looking to secure its first...
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Embraer sees "faint signals" of new commercial activity
Embraer is cautiously optimistic that it has seen the worst of the global economic crisis and that its commercial aviation business will start improving...
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Spirit AeroSystems 1Q earnings slide on post-strike slowdown
Spirit AeroSystems today posted a 26% decline in net earnings during the first quarter, blaming slower output on the aftermath of the machinists strike at...
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Scaled plans 50,000ft WhiteKnight Two flight by September
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnight Two prime contractor Scaled...
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Business aviation not as safe as it's cracked up to be?
Accident figures show that most aspects of business aviation are much more risky than was previously believed, but what can be done to improve it?
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NewsBMI expresses formal interest in opening Iraqi route
UK operator BMI is interested in opening a link to the Iraqi capital Baghdad
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NewsEmirates changes procedures after Melbourne A340-500 near-loss
Emirates has begun using a second cockpit laptop computer to cross-check crews' take-off calculations following the near-catastrophe to an Airbus A340-500...
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Cessna loss is competitors’ gain
Cessna's 29 April decision to shelve its new super-midsize Citation Columbus could be music to the ears of its competitors.
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NewsBoeing reveals details of ambitious 787 flight test plan
Boeing has revealed the first details of a fast-paced, around-the-clock 787 operation. The programme is set to launch by 1 July and will test and certificate...
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NewsNASA reconsiders outpost as 2020 Moon goal
After four years of bold talk about focusing its return-to-the-Moon programme on a permanent international outpost at the Moon's southern...
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Lockheed to build high-altitude airship
Lockheed Martin has won a $400 million contract to build a high-altitude airship demonstrator featuring radar technology powerful enough to detect a car...
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British Army's re-engined Lynx AH9A to fly in July
The first of 12 British Army Lynx AH9 utility helicopters to undergo an engine replacement programme will fly for the first time in July, with modification...
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Farnborough airport aims to keep pace with demand
TAG Farnborough has published a masterplan for the airport for the next...
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Oxford airport modernisation matches hub ambition
Oxford airport is forging ahead with extensive redevelopment work as it seeks to become a major hub for business aviation in the UK and Europe.
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Emirates A340 tail strike attributed to pilot error
A preliminary factual report into the tail-strike at Melbourne Airport in Australia last month, involving an Emirates Airbus A340-500, has found the aircraft's...
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Mission system checks loom after P-8A passes first flight
The first flight of the US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on...
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ANA reports first loss in six years
All Nippon Airways has posted a net loss of 4.2 billion yen ($43 million) for the fiscal year ending 31 March due to a sharp drop in demand for air travel.
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Australia's Strategic Airlines signs lease deals for Airbus aircraft
Australian start-up Strategic Airlines has signed a lease with AerCap for two Airbus A320s and signed a lease with Swiss International Air Lines for an Airbus...
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NewsAirlines cancelling flights in response to swine flu
Airlines have started to cancel flights to Mexico and some are acting in response to governments trying to contain the spread of the deadly swine flu. Argentina's...
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Vietnam Airlines plans 150 aircraft fleet by 2020
Vietnam Airlines believes the overhaul of its entire fleet with new generation aircraft by the middle of the next decade will help support its aggressive...