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New Zealand to start advanced trainer competition by October
New Zealand is preparing to release a long-planned request for proposals covering new fixed-wing air force training aircraft and simulators. Assistant...
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Japan to delay fighter RFP once again
Japan is likely to delay a request for proposals for its F-X competition to 2009, with the ministry of defence instead seeking funds to accelerate an upgrade...
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Dual Phenom 300s in Embraer flight test stable
Embraer completed first flight of its second of Phenom 300 light business jet flight test aircraft on 5 August in Brazil,...
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Boeing ready to begin assembly of 787 number four
Assembly of the delayed fourth flight-test Boeing 787 is poised to start following delivery to the Everett line near Seattle of the final two outstanding...
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Stage collision ends SpaceX's third Falcon flight hopes
Space Exploration Technologies' third Falcon 1 rocket flight failed on 2 August when the first-stage...
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Earmark to jumpstart Aviation Partners spiroid wingtip flight tests
Aviation Partners plans to begin testing its patented spiroid wingtip technology this autumn on the company's...
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Ryanair open to Airbus as need for single-type fleet lessens
Ryanair open to Airbus as need for single-type fleet lessens
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Four execs charged in BA price-fixing case
One current and three former British Airways executives have been charged with cartel offences in connection with the UK...
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F-117’s final formation fling
What was possibly the final formation flight of Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawks took place on 6 August from Palmdale's US Air Force Plant 42 in California....
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Downturn throws MPL pilots on scrapheap
Multi-crew pilot licence pioneer Sterling Airlines has dismissed the world's first nine MPL first officers to have reached line flying as part of cutbacks...
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RNZAF modernisation reaches first milestone with 757 re-delivery
The Royal New Zealand Air Force received on 4 August the first of two newly modified Boeing 757-200 multi-mission aircraft, marking a new chapter in its...
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Australia releases multi-crew pilot licence rule-making proposal as Alteon beta test nears completion
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has released a notice of proposed rule making for the incorporation of the multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) into...
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The battle goes on for NASA's Ares rockets
NASA intended to reuse Space Shuttle systems for its Moon rockets but has the experience shaken its confidence...
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ST Aero dedicates five lines to new 757 conversion product
Singapore Technologies Aerospace has set up five Boeing 757 passenger-to-freighter cargo conversion lines to meet the 87-aircraft order placed by FedEx Express...
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ExpressJet deal with Continental could prove an economic challenge
US regional operator ExpressJet admits that achieving profitability in its recently-negotiated deal with long-term partner Continental Airlines could be a challenge without significant cost improvements.
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AMR pilots attempt to open discussions about Eagle's fate
AMR pilots attempt to open discussions about Eagle's fate
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Asiana Airbus order includes 10 A350-1000s
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has become the third customer to order the largest member of the A350 XWB family, the A350-1000, as part of its recent agreement for 30 widebodies.
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Avolar secures regional court ruling to continue flights
Avolar secures regional court ruling to continue flights