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NewsRaytheon wins US Navy jammer development deal
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon almost $280 million for the technology development phase of its Next Generation Jammer programme ...
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NewsPICTURE: Ariane 6 project blasts ahead on solid fuel foundations
The European Space Agency on 9 July unveiled its baseline configuration for the Ariane 6 heavylift launcher that is being readied to replace the in-service...
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United appears to cancel a dozen A320s
United Airlines appears to have cancelled orders for a dozen Airbus A320-family jets, the airframer's latest backlog data shows. While customers placed...
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NewsPICTURES: Singapore Airlines unveils new cabin and IFEC products
Singapore Airlines has unveiled its new generation of seats, and in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems that will be introduced on eight...
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Maintenance changes raise RAAF C-130J availability
Changes to Australia's maintenance programme for the C-130J tactical transport has increased availability by 8% ...
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NewsBAE Systems to upgrade Australia’s Hawk fleet
Australia has awarded BAE Systems a deal to upgrade its fleet of Hawk 127 lead-in jet trainers ...
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NewsCrashed Asiana 777 slowed to 103kt, says NTSB
The airspeed of the doomed Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER fell to just 103kt at its slowest on its ill-fated descent into San Francisco International airport according to information gleaned from the wrecked twinjet's flight data recorder.
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NewsPaveway IV integration on target for RAF Typhoons
The UK has moved a step closer to fielding Raytheon Systems' Paveway IV precision-guided bomb with its Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft ...
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NewsUK gets sixth Voyager, as type nears debut on Falklands route
AirTanker has introduced its sixth Airbus A330 Voyager tanker/transport for the UK ...
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Turbo Otter crash kills 10 in Alaska
The US National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation to determine the cause of a fatal crash on 7 July involving a de Havilland DHC-3T...
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Doomed Polar Mil Mi-8 impacted high terrain, says investigation
Russian investigators probing the 2 July crash of a Mil Mi-8 helicopter in which 24 people were killed have recovered the aircraft's flight data and cockpit...
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NewsKazan composites plant to produce Superjet parts
Russia's United Aircraft is to begin producing composite parts of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 at a new Kazan plant from the winter of 2013. The facility,...
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UN mandates terrain-awareness avionics on helicopters
United Nations representatives are mandating the carriage of terrain-awareness and ground-proximity warning systems on helicopters operating under its banner. The...
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NewsIsraeli pilots rescued after F-16I crash
An Israeli air force F-16I crashed in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of the Gaza Strip during a training flight on 7 July ...
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NewsThai Airways cancels A380 plan for London route
Thai Airways has cancelled plans to deploy Airbus A380 aircraft on one of its two daily Bangkok-London Heathrow services. The carrier, which was due...
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Asiana pilot landing crashed aircraft was new to 777
The pilot in charge of landing Asiana Airlines' Boeing 777-200ER at the San Francisco airport on 7 July was relatively new to the aircraft type and had only...
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NewsPICTURES: Crashed Asiana 777 flew “significantly” below target speed on approach
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirms on 7 July that the pilots of Asiana Airlines flight 214 flew slower than the target approach...
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Asiana says tail strike started fire aboard doomed 777-200ER
Asiana Airlines says the tail strike suffered by the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft that crashed at San Francisco International Airport on 6 July started a fire aboard the aircraft. "We...
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NewsAsiana confirms Flight 214 manifest, pledges to cooperate with investigation
Asiana Airlines has confirmed the manifest for Flight 214 that crashed on the San Francisco Airport runway on 6 July included 291 passengers and 16 cabin...
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NewsAsiana 777-200ER crashes at San Francisco airport
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER crashed at San Francisco airport on 6 July, but early reports indicate all passengers and crew survived. The crash occurred...