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NewsSouth Korea backs down from F-15 Silent Eagle selection: report
South Korea appears set to re-tender its F-X III competition for 60 fighter, after deciding against selecting the Boeing F-15 Silent Eagle ...
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NewsAir New Zealand to trial 767 flights to Antarctica
Air New Zealand will fly a Boeing 767-300ER to McMurdo Sound in Antarctica to assess the suitability of operating charter services there.
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NewsUSAF and Boeing fly QF-16 drone without pilot
Boeing and the US Air Force have flown a QF-16 target drone without a pilot for the first time, from Tyndall AFB, Florida ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Aerospace Top 100 has never had it so good
Anybody one talks to in the aerospace industry today seems to agree that the civil aviation boom that started in the mid-2000s has years to run. The financial crisis of 2008-2009 caused a wobble, for sure, but even a recession worse than any since the 1930s and high oil prices ...
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NewsDelta and Virgin Atlantic joint venture gets DOT green light
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways received final approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to implement an immunised joint venture across the Atlantic today.
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NewsOne week later, still no second flight for Bombardier CSeries
Bombardier has not flown the CSeries again now more than one week after completing the type's first flight in a highly-publicised event at Mirabel International airport.
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NewsIndian navy receives first Hawk trainer
Hindustan Aeronautics has delivered its first locally-assembled Hawk jet trainer to new user the Indian navy ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Airline profits stumble on route to higher returns
IATA expects the upturn of the business cycle and slightly lower oil prices to help fuel improved profits for airlines in 2014, even if its sees slower progress this year than it first envisaged.
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NewsCHC files for stock market listing, orders nine S-92s
CHC Group, parent company of offshore transportation specialist CHC Helicopter, is planning a US stock market flotation, the proceeds from which are earmarked...
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Emirates begins parting out its A340-500s
Emirates has retired two of its 10 Airbus A340-500s, and is breaking one for spares, as sustained high fuel prices take their toll on operations of the four-engined aircraft.
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NewsChina aircraft carrier flight tests gather steam
China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier has completed its longest sea trial, including more than 100 sorties with Shenyang J-15 fighters ...
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Saab wins follow-on orders for Dhruv defensive systems
Hindustan Aeronautics has placed follow-on orders with Saab for self-defence systems to be deployed on Dhruv helicopters ...
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NewsIndonesia receives four Grob G120TP trainers
Grob has delivered its first four of 18 G120TP trainers to the Indonesian air force, with six more to be transferred this year ...
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Pan Am to open simulator centre in Bangkok
Pan Am International Flight Academy has signed an agreement with Assumption University of Thailand to develop a flight simulator centre in Bangkok.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Industry concerned about US Navy UCLASS requirements
Changed requirements for the US Navy's UCLASS requirement could lead to some bidding companies withdrawing, industry sources say ...
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F-35 inducted into USAF air logistics centre
The US Air Force has moved its first Joint Strike Fighter to a logistics centre ahead of a planned upgrade activity ...
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NewsProton return-to-flight scheduled for 30 September
The return-to-flight launch of the Proton rocket has been rescheduled for 30 September from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The launch had earlier been delayed from...
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NewsWaypoint data entry error led to 777's rapid descent
Incorrect data entry during a Boeing 777-300ER’s preparations for landing resulted in the crew’s having to deal with an unexpectedly rapid descent and a low-level approach into Melbourne.
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NewsEmirates working to finalise commercial terms for 777X order
Emirates is closing on a deal to be a launch customer for Boeing’s 777X but still has “a lot of work to do” around the commercial negotiations, says the airline’s president Tim Clark.
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NewsRAF VC10s to make last operational flight
The Royal Air Force's last two VC10 tankers will fly their final operational sorties on 20 September ...