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NewsOSHKOSH: Diamond reveals production DJet lines
Diamond has frozen the aerodynamic configuration of the D-Jet single-engined personal jet, which now includes new upswept wing tips the company says have...
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NewsSpace Launch System formally enters design phase
The Space Launch System (SLS), the super-heavy lift launch vehicle designed to launch crewed missions beyond low Earth orbit (LEO), has passed a combination...
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NewsLockheed awarded contract to supply Iraq with 18 F-16s
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $199 million contract to build 18 Block 52 F-16C/Ds for the Iraqi air force. The order consists of 12 single-seat F-16C...
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NewsAnti-access/area denial challenges give manned aircraft edge over UAVs
Manned combat aircraft will remain at the tip of the spear for at least a generation and a half because in the near-term, unmanned aircraft are unable to...
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EASA partially suspends Turkish Technic's Part 145 maintenance approval
After ten months, Istanbul-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) organisation Turkish Technic continues to face a partial suspension of its EASA Part...
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ANALYSIS: Should airlines hedge their bets on fuel?
Volatile oil prices bring into focus airline strategies for protecting themselves from spiralling fuel costs and whether they can avoid taking too much of a gamble.
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MARKET OUTLOOK: Still searching for the new equilibrium
It is not yet known how aviation's landscape will look after the tectonic activity of the continental markets abates.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Cessna set for new direction on singles
Cessna has unveiled a new variant of its turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540-powered 182 Skylane. Called the NXT, the piston single will be powered by a 230hp...
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OSHKOSH: Cessna ponders new entrant to executive turboprop sector
Competition in the six- to eight-seat business aviation turboprop market could soon hot up as Cessna ponders whether to launch a single that would compete...
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NewsAeromexico tentatively orders 90 737-8s, 10 787-9s
Aeromexico has signed a tentative agreement to buy 90 Boeing 737-8 Max and 10 787-9s in a deal worth $10.9 billion at list prices, the airline confirms.
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NewsFrance committed to Watchkeeper UAV trials, Le Drian says
France remains committed to evaluating the UK's Watchkeeper tactical unmanned air system, defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has confirmed ...
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Surging aircraft deliveries fuel Boeing revenue jump in Q2
Boeing today reported that net income in the second quarter rose 3% year-over-year to $967 million. Revenues increased 21% compared to the same period...
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NewsDaher-Socata dismisses SPn but continues twinjet plans
Daher-Socata says it has recently completed a one-year evaluation of the seven-seat Grob SPn twinjet and decided not to pursue certification of the model. "This...
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OSHKOSH: Glasair to grow FBO network in China
Glasair's new owner, Fang Tieji, says he has major expansion plans for the new brand beyond experimental and certified...
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OSHKOSH: Bendix/King plots avionics revival
Bendix/King, the Albuquerque-based Honeywell division which builds avionics for light aircraft and helicopters, has set out a five-point plan to retrieve...
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IN FOCUS: Fuel burdens African airlines' advances
For African airlines still struggling to unlock the potential of the continent's fragmented aviation market, fuel has been a heavy burden. Sub-saharan Africa's...
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IN FOCUS: Middle East revenue rise hit by fuel costs
A strong rise in revenues among the Middle East carriers, led by Emirates, was more than offset by the impact of high fuel prices, which saw overall net...
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IN FOCUS: Mergers shift Latin American airline landscape
When in June the merger between LAN Group and Brazilian operator TAM was finally completed, it created the largest airline group in fast-growing Latin America. LATAM...
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EasyJet dismisses positive impact of Olympics
With just days to go before the start of the London 2012 Olympics, EasyJet has played down any positive impact from the games on its passenger numbers. In...
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Pacific Aerospace sells five P-750 XSTOLs, appoints agent in China
China's Xi'an Yanliang National Aviation Hi-tech Industrial Base (CAIB) has acquired five Pacific Aerospace P-750 XSTOL aircraft, and will become the type's...