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Hawker 450 business jet poised for relaunch
Hawker Beechcraft appears to be poised to relaunch its Hawker 450 as new details emerge about the upgraded business jet. Few details are known about...
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NewsBoeing 787 beats high pressure test
Boeing has completed the first of three major tests for the 787 static airframe before the programme can be cleared for first flight. Static tests...
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US fighter, airlifter production future muddled by spending bills
The US Congress has passed defence spending bills for fiscal year 2009 that encourage more Boeing F/A-18 production, but slash Lockheed Martin F-35 orders...
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Leaked Rand analysis questions USAF fighter strategy, sparks inadvertent F-35 crisis
A leaked briefing about a recent Taiwan Straits war game has developed rapidly into an international crisis for the F-35 Joint...
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Business aviation shows its safety weaknesses
The business aviation community has been slow to heed safety initiatives aimed at eliminating runway excursions, but there are signs the lessons are sinking in
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NewsAlitalia investor deal nears full union support
Talks are continuing this morning to secure the support of the only two of nine unions representing Alitalia staff still to back Italian investor group Compagnia...
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Ryanair pilots set for some unpaid winter leave
Ryanair will make unpaid leave this winter compulsory for its pilots if insufficient of them volunteer to take it, confirms the airline's chief executive...
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NewsStrike action leads JAL to cancel over 100 flights
Japan Airlines (JAL) on 1 October is cancelling about a quarter of its flights because of a union strike. The Oneworld carrier says in a statement...
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Aeroflot-Nord pulls 737 over instrument concerns
Aeroflot-Nord has suspended operations with a Boeing 737-300 (VP-BKT) because its instrument panel includes indicators similar to those on the 737-500 were...
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This Week Briefings
Alenia Aeronautica has received a contract worth over $15 million from Lockheed Martin...
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Regional conversions are good for business
The demand for corporate aircraft, bottled-up by surging orders and long delivery times, has led to a revival in the fortunes of regional jets, now being converted for VIP use
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Eclipse eclipsed
European approval of its very light jet in October will brighten its prospects, but despite all its best efforts and a sanguine outlook, the troubled US airframer may need more help to survive
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Business Briefings
GREEN TAXES 'SHOULD FAVOUR TURBOPROPS' EMISSIONS VLM Airlines chief executive Johan Vanneste is calling for the green credentials...
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War game argues that USAF fleet could be outmatched by Chinese
Rand's 90-slide briefing presented in August argues that the US Air Force's fifth-generation fighter fleet could be outmatched by hordes of lesser-skilled...
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Urban plans April 2009 Mule UAV hover test
An April 2009 first hover test for Israeli company Urban Aeronautics' prototype "Mule" ducted fan unmanned air vehicle is being planned following the selection...
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G650: As good as it gets?
When Gulfstream's G650 makes its first flight next year, it will mark a multiple milestone for the company, not least as its best performing aircraft
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NewsOfficial opening for China's A320 line in Tianjin
China's Airbus A320 final assembly line at Tianjin was due to be officially opened on 28 September, as production of the first locally built airframe gathers...
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Venezuela close to confirming deal for Chinese K-8 trainers
Venezuela hopes to confirm a deal for 24 Hongdu K-8 trainers from China during president Hugo Chavez's...