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NewsPictures: US Air Force restores Comp Air 7SLX kitplane for Iraqi counterparts
One of the more unusual aircraft to have operated from Edwards AFB in California during recent times took to the skies on 25 April after a two-month rebuild process conducted by US Air Force maintainers.
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DC-9 seized in Mexican drug bust was SkyWay in-flight broadband entertainment demonstrator
A McDonnell Douglas DC-9-10 seized earlier this month by Mexican customs officials is the flying demonstrator aircraft of troubled in-flight entertainment company SkyWay Communications it has been revealed.
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NewsBAE Systems wins first US missile contract as prime, taking Hellfire Jr from Lockheed
Anglo-US defence supplier BAE Systems won its first US prime contract to supply missiles yesterday, beating Lockheed Martin to supply the US Army's next generation of laser-guided missiles for its combat helicopters.
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Boeing joins GMAS team in US joint cargo aircraft bid using C-27J Spartan
Boeing has today been confirmed as the newest member of the Global Military Aircraft Systems (GMAS) team which is offering the C-27J Spartan transport to meet the combined US Army and Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) requirement
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NewsEmissions trading only part of environmental solution: industry
Industry groups generally believe that emissions trading will go some way towards reducing the negative impact of aviation on the environment, but agree that it only offers part of the solution.
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NewsConsultants warn more consolidation needed in European maintenance market
European maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) providers must form joint ventures and expand their product portfolios if they are to take advantage market growth of 50% in the next six years, consultancy Frost & Sullivan (F&S) has warned.
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WTO dispute prompts US to ask subsidy details from KC-X tanker programme participants
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute between the USA and Europe over government subsidies for Airbus and Boeing raises its head in the eagerly awaited US Air Force request for information (RFI) on the KC-X tanker replacement programme
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Swiss deal for 20 Eurocopters includes EC135 assembly line with Ruag Aerospace
Swiss aerospace and defence supplier Ruag Aerospace is to assemble Eurocopter EC135 family helicopters as part of a deal signed earlier this week for light transport helicopters.
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NewsGeneral Atomics Predator B UAV crashes on Mexican border on customs and immigration patrol
The General Atomics MQ-9 Predator UAV operated by the US Border Patrol along the Mexico border crashed in the early morning of 25 April. The $6.8 million UAV was being used to detect illegal immigrants and drug smugglers.
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Pictures: Final BA ethnic tail leaves Heathrow service as BMed Airbus A320 returned to lessor
The final British Airways ethnic design tailfin left the fleet on Monday, with the retirement of a 12-year old Airbus A320-200 operated by BA franchise partner BMed (formerly British Mediterranean).
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Spain's Gamesa agrees sale of aerospace unit to CCM bank
Spanish aeronautics and energy group Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica is to raise €45 million ($56 million) from the disposal of its aerospace unit Gamesa Aeronáutica to a consortium led by Spanish savings bank Caja de Ahorros de Castilla La Mancha (CCM).
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NewsEmirates expects Airbus A380 delivery mid-April 2007, reports record 2005 profits of $675m
Airbus has told Emirates that it can expect its first A380 to be delivered in mid-April next year. The announcement comes as the airline reports record profits of $675m for 2005.
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NewsEurocontrol to recommend continuous descent approach across Europe following trials
Eurocontrol is to focus on advanced continuous descent approach (CDA) techniques to be used in the busiest airport periods following promising early results following trials at three airports