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NewsMarshall Aerospace seeks to expand business aviation portfolio
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) has snapped up Beechcraft's largest European maintenance, repair and overhaul business as it sets its...
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Airbus secures Chinese A330 order in quiet August
China Eastern Airlines was behind the only long-haul order for Airbus during a quiet August, but the deal for the single A330 marks the first firm Chinese order recorded by the airframer this year.
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ANALYSIS: United sees value in flights to 'fresh' Chengdu
United Airlines is going west, to western China that is, more than a decade after the Chinese government began incentivising investment in the region.The...
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NewsUSAF and Boeing complete KC-46 critical design review
The US Air Force and Boeing completed a critical design review (CDR) for the KC-46 tanker on 21 August. The milestone was completed one month ahead of the...
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NewsCSeries high-speed taxi tests delayed by weather
Bombardier has postponed high-speed taxi tests of the CSeries to at least 5 September, as weather thwarted plans to begin the trials for the second day in...
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FAA finalising safety review on 787 electrical system
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirms the agency is close to finalising a comprehensive safety review of the Boeing 787's problematic electrical...
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NewsBombardier begins CSeries high-speed taxi tests
Bombardier began high-speed taxi tests of its new CSeries today, calling previous sightings of high-speed trials "high-speed low-speed tests".The...
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Kazakhstan maintains effort to lift blacklist ban
Kazakhstan’s government has introduced dozens of amended regulations aimed at improving the Central Asian state’s air safety oversight.
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Delta orders 40 A330s and A321s
Delta Air Lines has ordered 10 Airbus A330-300s and 30 A321s with deliveries from 2015.The first A330 will be delivered to the Atlanta-based carrier...
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NewsZenit launcher makes successful return after January failure
Russia's troubled Zenit launch vehicle made a successful return to flight on 31 August, following a January incident that destroyed both the rocket and its...
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Indian government auditor slams AW101 acquisition
India's comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has issued a report that is sharply critical of the acquisition of 12 VVIP AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters...
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NewsPICTURE: Ikhana delivers modified DHC-6-200HG to Canada's G-Sky
US engineering company Ikhana Aircraft Services has delivered a modified de Havilland Canada DHC-6-200HG Twin Otter to Canadian charter start-up G-Sky Aviation....
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NewsRussian Helicopters, AgustaWestland kick off 2.5t-class joint venture
Russian Helicopters and AgustaWestland have formally kicked off their joint bid to produce an all-new 2.5t-class single-engined rotorcraft, with the signing...
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NewsMarshall Aerospace snaps up Beechcraft's European MRO business
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (Marshall ADG) has acquired Beechcraft's European maintenance, repair and overhaul business based at Broughton in...
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1time Zimbabwe set to launch operations in October
A planned Zimbabwe-based regional start-up hopes to launch operations next month under the 1time name and is working on a deal to relaunch the brand in South Africa by buying the holding company of the former low-cost carrier.
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BA to operate 787 to Austin
Oneworld alliance carrier British Airways is to deploy Boeing 787 twinjets on a new transatlantic service to the city of Austin, in Texas, next year.
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Aeroflot hints at amending A350 order details
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot is to consider adjusting details of its Airbus A350 order, although the airline has not disclosed the nature of any amendments.
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NewsIsrael, USA perform Sparrow target missile test
Russian early warning radars detected the launch of two Israeli Sparrow target missiles on 3 September ...
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NewsComac to install C919 landing gear on iron bird by September
Comac has started the installation of parts on its C919 iron bird ground rig, and is targeting to have the aircraft's landing gear installed by late September. The...