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NewsUnmanned specialist Chandler/May purchased by Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has expanded its unmanned technology portfolio with the acquisition of Huntsville, Alabama-based Chandler/May, a maker of both vehicles and...
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SwiftAir to enhance Southwest's IFEC offering
Soon-to-be acquired Row 44 has teamed with Dallas-based technology company SwiftAir to provide interactive in-flight travel guides for Southwest Airlines'...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: CATIC signs deal for 12 L-15 trainers
AVIC Hongdu has entered into a deal to supply the China National Aero Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) with 12 L-15 advanced jet trainers,...
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Ryanair to expand German footprint in 2013
Ryanair has announced plans to operate flights from Nuremberg next year, as well as increasing services at Cologne and Leipzig. Nuremberg airport...
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ANALYSIS: Will FastJet speed low-cost model in Africa?
The launch of flights later this month from high-profile pan-African start-up FastJet is the latest attempt to kick-start the spread of the low-cost carrier...
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Airbus launches enhanced version of ACJ318
Airbus is offering a number of enhancements to its ACJ318 VIP airliner, including domed ceilings and window-shades throughout the cabin, LED lighting, resculpted...
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NewsHawker's demise hits Airbus
EADS takes a one-off charge from end of business jet brand but remains on course for another profitable year
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NewsIN FOCUS: AgustaWestland exploits buoyant civil helicopter market
Whether transporting engineers to offshore rigs, providing police with eyes in the sky, or whisking VIPs between appointments over traffic-choked cities, the world's appetite for civil helicopters in all their guises is growing - and the reason AgustaWestland has remained one of the strongest performing units within Finmeccanica for the ...
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FastJet puts Kilimanjaro and Mwanza routes on sale
FastJet has started selling tickets for its first domestic routes from the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam, with the inaugural flight scheduled to take place on 29 November.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Boeing 747-8 technical description & cutaway
Boeing raised the stakes in its bid to wrest the 'big-jet' crown from Airbus in June when Lufthansa introduced the 747-8, which is much more than just a stretch
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AIRSHOW CHINA: China resumes talks with Russia on Su-35 purchase
China has resumed negotiations with Russia over the purchase of "4++ generation" Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighters. Although Moscow and Beijing had been discussing...
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Qatar interested in proposed 787-10X: Al Baker
Qatar Airways has exprerssed its interest in Boeing's proposed 787-10X if the airframer receives board approval to proceed with the double stretch of the...
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Interjet said to sign for 40 A320neos
Airbus is declining to comment over reports that Mexican carrier Interjet has tentatively agreed to acquire 40 A320neo twinjets. The airline's chairman,...
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NewsAIRSHOW CHINA: Bombardier makes big push at Zhuhai
Bombardier has outlined a case for its CSeries aircraft in China, as it continues its quest for its first Chinese customer for the type. Speaking...
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Eurocopter eyes strong growth in China’s general aviation market
Eurocopter projects that the total Chinese civilian and parapublic helicopter market will be worth €2.5 billion ($3.2 billion) between 2013 and 2017, as...
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NewsQatar receives first 787 at Seattle ceremony
Qatar Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 at a special ceremony in Seattle on 12 November.
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AIRSHOW CHINA: Comac reveals commitments for 50 more C919s
Comac has kicked off the first day of Airshow China by announcing commitments for 50 of its C919 narrowbody aircraft. The commitments come from Chinese...
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NewsHoneywell prepares to supply core avionics for SyberJet's SJ30, set for 2014 service-entry
SyberJet Aircraft plans to resume production of the SJ30 business jet in 2014 and has secured a contract with Honeywell to supply the "core avionics" for the light twinjet's new glass-panel cockpit, SyberVision.
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IN FOCUS: Finmeccanica continues on bumpy road to recovery
After a disastrous 2011, Italian aerospace giant Finmeccanica has this year been in slow recovery as it prepares for a revamp of strategy
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ANALYSIS: Creaking Italian market shows signs of crisis
Back in February Italian civil aviation regulator ENAC launched a probe - a verifica straordinaria, as it puts it - into the financial well-being of the...