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L'Avion to double Paris-NY fleet
French transatlantic all-premium carrier L'Avion is to introduce its second aircraft into service on 20 January, enabling it to double frequency on its Paris...
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NASA gets full budget but COTS suffers 30% cut
NASA has been given $49 million more than it requested for the development of its Constellation programme's Ares...
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Comment - Single European Sky isn't delivering
All the EU states and many beyond the Union signed up to the Single European Sky strategy and approved the legislation for it. But they aren't delivering
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FAA bears down on auxiliary fuel tank suppliers
Operators of as many as 75 US-registered corporate airliners may be forced to deactivate their auxiliary fuel systems by mid-December under new fuel...
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NewsBAE Systems tight-lipped over Indian Hawk production shift
BAE Systems has refused to confirm reports that it could shift production of the Hawk advanced jet trainer to India, but says all options will be considered ...
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Serbia's Utva to supply Lasta 3 trainers to Iraq
Serbian manufacturer Utva is to supply the Iraqi air force with up to 35 Lasta 3 primary/basic trainers as part of a major arms deal with Baghdad ...
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Boeing claims successful 2007 for Airborne Laser programme
With several infrastructure milestones completed, Boeing has moved closer to its planned 2009 demonstration of the 747-400F-based Airborne Laser system ...
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Brussels seeks European mulitinational firefighting force
Europe is on course to launch a common rulebook establishing a crack multinational firefighting force by early summer, building on the unprecedented level...
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Lockheed Martin receives production contract for new F-16s
Pakistan's efforts to acquire 18 new F-16 fighters has passed a key milestone, with Lockheed Martin receiving an almost $500 million contract ...
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India bans Su-30MKI fighters from using radars during 'Red Flag Nellis' exercise
India's defence ministry will block six air force Sukhoi Su-30MKI multirole fighters from using their radars during an August exercise in the USA ...
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PICTURE: Iraqi air force receives first Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER
Iraq's air force has begun pilot training activities at Kirkuk using its first of six Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ERs ...
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China may merge AVIC I and II units
More than eight years after splitting state aerospace giant Aviation Industries of China (AVIC) into two mammoth holding companies, China is considering...
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Eurofighter shifts export focus after quitting Danish, Norwegian contests
The four-nation industry consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon has decided to withdraw from competitions in Denmark and Norway ...
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Lockheed Martin to upgrade Portuguese P-3C Orion fleet
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $141 million deal to modernise the Portuguese air force's five P-3C Orions ...
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Spain bolsters water bomber fleet
The Spanish government has placed a firm order for two Bombardier 415s, to take its fleet of the amphibious firefighting aircraft to 22. Delivery will begin...
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Australia to review Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet purchase
Australia is to review its air power plans, and could potentially reverse earlier decisions on the Boeing Super Hornet and Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...