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Boeing sets new orders record, but can Airbus beat it?
Boeing has set a new sales benchmark with 1,413 net orders in 2007, but the record could be short-lived as Airbus ...
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PICTURE: Global Hawk shows NASA colours
This Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration unmanned aircraft featuring NASA livery is one of two transferred from the US...
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NASA develops new docking system for Constellation
The first two manned Orion crew exploration vehicle flights to the International Space Station, scheduled from September 2015, will deliver a new NASA-developed...
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Eclipse Aviation sets GA jet production record in 2007
Eclipse Aviation last year built and certificated 103 Eclipse 500 very light jets, a number the company says...
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More Chinese companies to join 150-seater programme
More details are emerging about the state-owned Chinese companies that will have risk-sharing roles in the country's planned large aircraft programme. China...
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Italy tests Eurofighter Typhoon's air-to-air pedigree
The Italian air force has completed an extensive trials campaign to assess the Eurofighter Typhoon's air-to-air combat capabilties ...
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EC sets out Single European Sky 'second package'
A "second package" of proposed legislation to reinforce and accelerate the implementation of the Single European Sky (SES) will be presented by the second...
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General aviation briefs
GREEK AMPHIBIANS Greece has signed a contract for up to 14 Beriev Be-200 firefighting amphibians, according to Russian news agency ARMS-TASS, marking...
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Saudi Arabia picks EADS to supply three Airbus A330-based tankers
EADS is to negotiate the sale of three Airbus A330-based inflight refuelling aircraft to equip the Royal Saudi Air Force, after beating Boeing's rival offer of the 767 tanker ...
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PICTURES: Iran Air Fokker 100 suffers fire damage during take-off accident at Tehran
An Iran Air Fokker 100 was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway while taking off from Tehran Mehrabad Airport on 2 January. Images of...
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Departing Tarom 737 damaged after reportedly striking vehicle
The high-speed collision between a departing Tarom Boeing 737-300 and a vehicle on the runway at Bucharest on 30 December was captured on a passenger's video...
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Switzerland to expand Boeing F/A-18 Hornet upgrade
Switzerland has requested a $535 million expansion to its modernisation programme for 33 Boeing F/A-18C/D fighters ...
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Elbit Systems unveils Jedeyes display for Apache attack helicopter
Israel's Elbit Systems has unveiled its Jedeyes wide field of view helmet-mounted display for attack helicopter pilots ...
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IATA targets 60 airports for ground handling audits in 2008
The International Air Transport Association plans to launch a standardised audit for ground-handing companies in mid-April, reviewing ground operations at...