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Gloom deepens for US business jet manufacturers
The outlook for US-based business jet manufacturers is increasingly gloomy following a second wave of political attacks and layoffs in as many months. In...
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India to launch second maritime patrol contest
India is set to begin a competition for six medium-range maritime patrol aircraft, with the fleet to complement the eight Boeing P-8Is that New Delhi ordered...
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Bombardier gets breathing room on CSeries
Pressure on Bombardier to announce a firm order for the CSeries jetliner by the end of its fiscal year appears to be subsiding, as the industry focuses its...
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Lufthansa applauds partner US Airways’ crew professionalism
Lufthansa is championing the professionalism of the crew onboard the US Airways Airbus A320 that crash-landed in the Hudson River, saying their actions show...
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US Airways CEO Parker and NTSB en route to New York
US Airways chief executive Doug Parker and representatives the US National Transportation Board (NTSB) are en route to New York as an investigation gets...
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US Airways A320 crash lands in the Hudson River
A US Airways Airbus A320 has crash-landed in the Hudson River west of New York City after a departure from LaGuardia Airport on January 15th.
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Air Berlin chooses ACSS for environmental, safety upgrade
Air Berlin has signed an agreement with US-based ACSS to equip a portion of its new Boeing 737 fleet with the company's SafeRoute automatic dependent surveillance...
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Philippine airport reopens following MA60 accident
Caticlan airport in the Philippines was closed for about 5h on 11 January after a Zest Airways Xian MA60 commuter twin turboprop landed short of the runway,...
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NATO plans to deploy first RQ-4s for AGS in 2012
NATO is "shooting for" a 2012 entry-into-service date for its long-awaited airborne alliance ground surveillance (AGS) fleet, although the contract remains...
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Boeing marks aerial refuelling first for 737 family
Boeing has completed the first aerial refueling of the 737-700 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft for Australia.
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Airbus standalone plants ready for partners 'in three to five years': Bregier
Airbus is confident that the French and German plants it has spun off into two standalone companies should be in a position to link with outside partners...
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ESA fails to set maiden Soyuz launch date
The maiden launch of Samara Space Center Soyuz rockets from Europe's French Guiana spaceport now has no date for 2009...
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Air Austral to take 840-seat A380s in 2014
Reunion-based carrier Air Austral is expected to take delivery of its all-economy Airbus A380s in 2014. The carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding...
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Air taxi operator Blink optimisic as it adds to fleet
UK-based low-cost pan-European air taxi operator Blink has taken delivery of its fourth Cessna Citation...
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Pinnacle expands Q400 fleet by fifteen aircraft
US regional operator Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has extended its agreement with Continental Airlines and ordered 15 Bombardier Q400 NextGen turboprop...
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USAF considers upgrades for next stand-in jammer
The US Air Force has tasked Raytheon with studying the feasibility of two key upgrades for a jammer platform now in development. The $12.2 million deal,...
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The UK Government approves a third runway for Heathrow: Reactions
The UK Government approves a third runway for Heathrow: Reactions
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HIPPO mission launches to track greenhouse gas
Hiaper, a modified Gulfstream V and one of the USA's most advanced research aircraft, is embarking on a three-year...
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Mixed-mode rejected as UK approves Heathrow's third runway
UK secretary of state for transport Geoff Hoon has officially approved plans to add a third runway and sixth terminal at London Heathrow, but at the same...
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BAE Systems to land Nimrod MRA4 in-service support deal
BAE Systems is poised to receive a non-competitive contract to develop and implement an in-service support system for the Royal Air Force's future fleet...