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US Airways evaluating financing options for 17 aircraft
US Airways is evaluating financing options for 17 Airbus A321s and A330s with deliveries scheduled in 2013. Derek Kerr, chief financial officer of...
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Boeing studies new “sweet spot” for 787 windows
A key Boeing supplier says the airframer is considering spreading the electrochromic dimmable windows technology introduced on the 787 to other airliner...
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NewsASESA locks US Ex-Im financing for S-76D order
Export credit agency, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im), has approved a $56.5 million loan guarantee to support an order from Mexico's...
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US Air Force funds small satellite platform
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded $34 million to Orbital Sciences to develop ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Equipment (Eagle),...
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NewsBond gives support to world's largest wind farm
Bond Air Services has begun operations supporting the Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm 25km (16m) off the coast of Suffolk, England. The operation is the...
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NewsAUSA: US Army to re-designate Block III Apache as AH-64E
The US Army is re-designating the Boeing AH-64D Block III Apache as the AH-64E. The decision comes as the upgraded attack helicopter is moved into...
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AUSA: Northrop Grumman integrates STARLite radar onto two additional UAVs
Northrop Grumman is integrating its STARLite radar onto Navmar's Tigershark unmanned air vehicle for use by the US Navy and the US Special Operations Command ...
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SIA to drop nonstop USA flights as Airbus buys back A340s
Singapore Airlines will terminate ultra-longhaul nonstop flights to Los Angeles and Newark in late-2013 after Airbus agreed to buy back the carrier's five...
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NewsSIA orders five A380s and 20 A350s, transfers 787s to Scoot
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is ordering five additional Airbus A380s and 20 more A350s to renew and expand its fleet.
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NewsUK details cruise missile use in Libya campaign
The UK Ministry of Defence has disclosed new details about its use of precision-guided weapons during 2011's Libya campaign ...
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NewsIndia approves order for air-launched BrahMos missiles
The Indian government's Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared an air force proposal to procure 200 air-launched examples of the Indian/Russian-developed BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.
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NewsCrewed Soyuz launches to ISS
A Soyuz launch vehicle has successfully orbited a capsule carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). The Soyuz launched from...
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NewsHeron UAV passes trans-Andes flight test
IAI's Heron UAV has crossed the Andes during an operational flight demonstration ...
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Rolls-Royce Osprey engines to go directly to hovercraft application
Fuel economy is a shared obsession of aircraft and ship operators. In that regard, ship operators generally have the advantage of running rigs big enough...
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NewsCassidian outlines research into new UAV technologies
Cassidian has outlined its UK R&T activities into intelligent power management and data relay for unmanned systems ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Financial problems at airlines cannot be solved until they are identified
While identifying problems is crucial for the financial health of airlines, selecting the correct solution is more important still
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus flies first sharklet-equipped A321
Airbus has performed the first flight of a sharklet-equipped A321 as it begins a test campaign of the wing-tip modification on the largest member of its...
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NewsAirbus advances towards first flight of A350 twinjet
Airbus has resolved the issues with the automated drilling process used to produce wings for the in-development A350 at its Broughton, UK factory.
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NewsSoutheast counties first to experience new police air service
Operation of the new National Police Air Service for England and Wales began earlier this month with 11 counties in southeast England the first to be covered by the revamped system.
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NewsBrazil tests Hermes UAVs in border surveillance exercise
Brazil has begun using its Elbit Systems Hermes 450 unmanned air vehicles to perform surveillance duties along its border with Bolivia.