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F136 engine completes STOVL testing
The General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 alternate engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has completed a round of short-take-off vertical-landing...
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Russian air force seeks 24-36 Su-35 fighters
The Russian air force has asked the nation's defence ministry to approve a "worthwhile order" for Sukhoi's new Su-35, service commander Gen Aleksandr Zelin...
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BREAKING NEWS: Organisers cancel Saturday's Royal International Air Tattoo
Heavy rainfall has led to the cancellation of Saturday's Royal International Air Tattoo event in the UK: the first disruption in its 38 year history ...
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Bombardier Challenger 605: familiarity breeds contentment
Familiarity is breeding contentment with the Challenger family with cockpit and cabin improvements to its newest member, the 605
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Competition quickly forms for new air-launched torpedo
A competition is quickly forming to design and build a new weapon that will enable the future US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon fleet to attack submarines without...
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BAE battles to rebuild its reputation
BAE Systems has faced several crises in recent years, including a probe by the UK's Serious Fraud Office. Now a new chief executive has pledged to restore its status
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European parliament votes in favour of CO2 cuts
The European Parliament voted this week 640 to 30 in favour of requiring all airlines flying into community airports to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 3%...
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Second Kalitta 747-200 in six weeks destroyed in crash landing
All eight people on board a Kalitta Air Boeing 747-200 freighter that came down near Bogotá airport in Colombia survived the accident, despite the fact that...
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New engine technologies figure in Boeing's 737 update studies
Boeing is examining wide range of possible improvements for its current family of 737s - including new engine technology - as...
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Caribbean mourns US capacity cuts
Caribbean tourism leaders are increasingly concerned that the region will lose its air connections as US majors shrink departures from San Juan in Puerto...
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UK Reapers involved in killing of 60 Taliban fighters
Up to 60 Taliban fighters have been killed in operations supported by the UK Royal Air Force's armed General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) unmanned air...
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Boeing flies first Block III Apache, composite main rotor prototypes
The US Army's Boeing AH-64D Block III upgrade programme has taken a quantum leap forward with the "official" inaugural...
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Airbus and Boeing neck and neck after strong first-half performance
Airbus and Boeing have had another strong first half, accumulating almost 1,000 net orders and...
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Industry urged to reach agreement emissions trading
Global aviation could be "drinking at the last chance saloon" should it fail to resolve the vexed issue of an internationally accepted basis for emissions...
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As cost crisis strikes Bell ARH-70, Boeing eyes new opportunity
Boeing sees a new opportunity to sell the AH-6 Little Bird to the US Army, as the Bell Helicopter ARH-70 armed reconnaissance helicopter faces a second major...
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New rules for second KC-X competition create controversy
The US Department of Defense will reopen the competition for the KC-X contract with two major changes to the evaluation criteria that are already being challenged...