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Hampson crisis 'won't leave 787 short of production tooling'
London trading of shares in Hampson was suspended earlier this week when the debt-burdened supplier of composite assembly tools to Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier,...
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Bond, Bristow and CHC shortlisted for UK SAR contracts
Three companies have been shortlisted by the UK government to compete for contracts to provide search and rescue...
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NewsRQ-21A Integrator completes first flight
Boeing Insitu on 28 July completed the first flight milestone of the US Navy and US Marine Corps' RQ-21A Integrator unmanned air vehicle, with six months...
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NewsNorway threatens to cancel NH90 helicopter order
Norway is threatening to cancel its order for NH Industries NH90 helicopters, as its frustrations mount with delivery delays.
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NewsBAE edges towards Eurofighter contract with Oman
A UK-led campaign to sell 12 Typhoon combat aircraft to Oman could succeed in securing a deal before year-end ...
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NewsBAE submits quotes for new Indian Hawk deal
India is moving closer to ordering a further 20 Hawk advanced jet trainers from BAE Systems, the UK company says ...
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NewsUK Tornado fleet to retire in 2019, says BAE
Royal Air Force operations with the Panavia Tornado GR4 are to conclude by March 2019, BAE Systems has confirmed ...
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Japan Airlines doubles net profit to Y26.9bn in fiscal Q1
Japan Airlines (JAL) Group has posted a net profit of Y26.9 billion ($343 million) in the first quarter of FY2012, more than double the Y12.7 billion posted...
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NewsCorrection: Lufthansa posts €20m first half loss
Lufthansa posted a second quarter group operating profit of €361 million ($444 million), nearly wiping out losses racked over the first quarter. The...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Tokyo casts wary eye on Chinese airpower developments
A white paper published by Japan's defenc ministry has shed light on Tokyo's views of military aviation developments in China ...
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NewsAUVSI: Robotics rodeo branches out with new challenges, demonstrations
A 10-day 'rodeo' saw a round-up of the latest robots and hi-tech equipment at Fort Benning, USA, allowing the hosts to instantly assess their capabilities...
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NewsHawaii Raptor makes emergency landing, hypoxia not a factor
A US Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned the to Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron made an emergency landing on 31 July ...
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CAE launches King Air 350 training programmes in Melbourne
CAE has introduced pilot and maintenance training programmes in Melbourne, Australia, pertaining to Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft equipped with...
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NewsAUVSI: Ones to Watch: unmanned vehicle programmes
This year's AVUSI will feature a number of unmanned vehicles from underwater versions to aircraft
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JetBlue finances four aircraft with private issue
JetBlue Airways issued $108 million in secured private equipment notes to finance the delivery of Airbus A320 and Embraer 190 aircraft during the second...
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NewsCrashed Superjet was cleared below minimum safe altitude
Preliminary findings from the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash inquiry show that the aircraft had been cleared to descend below the minimum safe altitude for the...
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NewsUS Navy details recent MQ-8B crashes
The US Navy has detailed causes of two crashes of the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout that led to an 'operational pause' in flights of the aircraft. Both...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman X-47B flies at Navy base, anticipating 2014 shipboard trials
The Northrop Grumman X-47B has made its first flight from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, the US Navy's main flight test centre. The 35min flight occurred...
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Cruz says AENA fee hike will not derail Barcelona growth
Vueling will achieve net growth at its Barcelona El Prat hub throughout 2012, chief executive Alex Cruz tells Flightglobal, with the availability of spare...
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NewsVueling on track for autumn narrowbody order
Low-cost carrier Vueling has reiterated that it will make a long-anticipated narrowbody order announcement by the end of the summer. Chief executive...