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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...
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Airbus achieves 777 net orders in 2008
Airbus secured net orders for 777 aircraft over the course of 2008, confirming that it easily overtook rival Boeing's total of 662. The figure gave...
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Air Austral to acquire two 800+ seat A380s
Reunion-based carrier Air Austral has signed a memorandum of understanding for two Airbus A380s to be configured for 840 passengers.
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UK Govt reportedly approves third Heathrow runway
UK transport secretary Geoff Hoon is expected to announce today that a third runway will be built at London Heathrow airport. Media reports in the...
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Venezuela set to order Russian aircraft
The Venezuelan government is expected this month to order two Ilyushin Il-96-300 airliners to be used for commercial airline and government VIP transport....
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Harbin Embraer in the fray after no deliveries in 4Q
Embraer's revelation this week that no ERJ-145 regional jets were delivered during the fourth quarter of 2008 forced the company to again answer questions...
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United latest to sign for Aircell's Internet solution
Several years after withdrawing from now-defunct Connexion by Boeing's satellite-based Internet project, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines...
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Heathrow ground workers arrested after BA ramp incident
Two British Airways (BA) London Heathrow-based ground workers have been arrested after one of the airline's Airbus A321s was damaged during an incident on...
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New A350 assembly plant will re-invent Airbus’s build process
Construction officially started today in Toulouse of the Airbus A350 XWB's final assembly facility, which will deliver significant efficiencies to the airframer's...
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EADS 'concerned' about potential delays to Eurofighter production
The slow pace of negotiations with customer nations has become a "problem" for the planned Tranche 3 production of the Eurofighter, says EADS ...
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Poland considers T-50 and Finnish Hawks for trainer deal
Poland hopes to acquire 16 lead-in fighter trainers for delivery from the third quarter of 2010, with the Korea Aerospace Industries/Lockheed Martin T-50...
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EasyJet Boeing 737 plunge being investigated by AAIB and NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board says it is assisting the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch in a probe of a "violent" pitch-down by an EasyJet...
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Trade body president urges executives to use their business aircraft
Brian Humphries, president of the European Business Aviation Association , is urging companies and...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Airbus reveals definitive A350 XWB design
Airbus has formally revealed the definitive design of the A350 XWB at a ground-breaking ceremony today for the new twin-jet's production plant in Toulouse...
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Building an International Space Station lifeline
Given an expected gap of five years between operational readiness for the Ares I crew launch vehicle in 2015 and...
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Israel's 'Code Positive' pilot identification system goes operational in April
The first phase of Israel's so-called "Code Positive" smart card system designed to identify that aircraft heading for Israel are not hostile will become...
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Taiwan's AIDC may make parts for Japan's MRJ
Japan's Mitsubishi Aircraft is speaking to Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) about making parts for its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) and will be making a decision in the coming months.
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Canada's CMC secures government funding for integrated cockpit research
Canada's CMC Electronics has launched a C$149 million ($122 million) government-backed research project, which should result in the development of new generation...
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FAA and US Airways move closer to ADS-B trials in Philadelphia
Tests of automatic dependent surveillance broadcast (ADS-B) on US Airways Airbus A330s could begin later this year as the carrier takes delivery of new aircraft...