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Lockheed Martin prepares to return F-35 to flight
Lockheed Martin has begun ground runs of the first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and is aiming to return...
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Superjet 100 break-even set at 180 sales
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is forecasting that the break-even point for the Superjet 100 (SSJ) regional jet programme will be reached in 2012 on the back of 180...
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Rivals push in on Cessna's Columbia Aircraft deal
Cessna could face up to five rivals for the acquisition of Columbia Aircraft, despite Columbia's preference for Cessna as a buyer. The two companies...
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Opinion
Comment: China's great leap for commercial space?
If China does pass legislation next year enabling the public private partnerships (PPP) Flight International has been informed are planned for its spaceflight...
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Opinion
Comment: NASA's error of judgement over safety study
NASA was wrong to attempt to keep safety data from the public. The organisation should be endeavouring to do the exact opposite and keep people as well informed as possible
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Reaper claims first blood in Afghanistan
The US Air Force's General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle has conducted a successful first strike against insurgents in Afghanistan...
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This Week briefings
ILFC COMMITS TO NEW A350 MODELS RENEGOTIATIONS International Lease Finance has renegotiated its Airbus A350 order, replacing its original deal for...
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Harmony ready for action
The European-built International Space Station module Node 2, which is called Harmony, sits in the payload bay of NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery on flight...
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Northwest A320 landing incident tied to cocked nose wheel
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating another incident in which an Airbus A320 landed with its nose-wheel twisted at a 90e_SDgr angle. The...
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ATR studies new larger turboprop family
The development of a new-generation turboprop engine is central to ATR's plans for a larger family of aircraft that could enter service from the middle of...
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Emirates still not happy with 747-8I performance
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark says that the performance of the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental "is not there yet" for the airline to sign up for the...
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Arab carriers seek common regulatory framework
Arab carriers are stressing the need for a regulatory environment with greater commonality, which operates on a regional rather than national level. The...
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Emirates' big twinjet order may not be ready in time for Dubai air show
Emirates has warned that there is no guarantee that negotiations with Airbus and Boeing over a major widebody order will be finalised in time for a widely...
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Air Caraibes mulls over order for four A350 XWBs
Air Caraibes wants Airbus to offer a 10-abreast configuration on its A350 XWB, as it seeks to place a four-aircraft order by mid-2008. Air Caraibes...
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Fighter market gets hot as China lines up Iran deal
The international fighter market from Morocco to South Korea moved forward on several fronts last week. Most significant in the geo-political realm...
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Boeing and Airbus under pressure from Air France to develop narrowbodies as it looks to place order for 80 aircraft
Air France-KLM is pressing Airbus and Boeing to firm up plans to develop successors to the A320 and 737, as it seeks to place an initial order for up to...