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Aerostar grows MRO business with new Bacau hangar
Romanian aerospace company Aerostar will double its airframe maintenance capacity with the planned opening of a new hangar at its location in Bacau this...
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BA Engineering partners with VAS Aero for used parts
British Airways Engineering has inked a long-term alliance with US tear-down parts specialist VAS Aero Services to pool each others' inventories and to provide...
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NewsIron Maiden's Dickinson opens MRO firm at former RAF repair base
Captain Bruce Dickinson, singer of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, has opened a heavy maintenance company for commercial aircraft on the grounds of the former...
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NewsCanada's WestJet opts for Q400 for new regional carrier
Canadian carrier WestJet has opted for the Bombardier Q400 as the type for its new regional carrier, to be set up in the second half of 2013. WestJet...
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NewsUK returns AWACS fleet to flight status
The UK Royal Air Force's Boeing E-3D Sentry AWACS aircraft have resumed normal flying activities ...
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NewsRolls-Royce awarded propulsion system order for F-35B
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $315 million contract to produce LiftSystem equipment for 17 F-35B combat aircraft ...
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NewsVIDEO: Asia's passenger widebody share will rise to 41% by 2031
Gaining market share in the growth markets of Asia-Pacific is shaping up to be a key battle for the next 20 years, according to Flightglobal's Commercial Fleet Forecast.
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NewsFinland picks Orbiter 2 for UAS requirement
Finland's defence ministry has selected Aeronautics Defense Systems' Orbiter 2 unmanned air system for its operational needs ...
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NewsUK retains second place in defence exports league
The UK recorded defence export sales worth £5.4 billion ($8.78 billion) in 2011, with additional products and services for the security sector having brought in a further £2.6 billion.
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NewsBulgarian crew escape MiG-29 crash
A Bulgarian air force MiG-29UB twin-seat fighter crashed on 26 April while taking part in bilateral training exercise with the US Air Force ...
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NewsEurocopter starts Dauphin simulator operations in Singapore
Eurocopter has commenced training operations with its Dauphin AS365 N3/N3+ full flight simulator (FFS) at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park, and has received bookings from five customers.
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NewsEtihad takes near-3% share of Aer Lingus
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has taken a near-3% shareholding in Irish operator Aer Lingus, as the two airlines discuss future co-operation prospects. Aer...
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INFOGRAPHIC: Europe's low-cost carrier revolution
A decade of development by the low-cost carriers has seen the short-haul map of Europe completely redrawn with well over a hundred budget carrier bases now in operation across the continent.
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NewsVIDEO: New Commercial Fleet Forecast now available
Flightglobal now enters a second year of long-term fleet forecasting with the 2012-H1 edition of the Commercial fleet Forecast.
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NewsSpaceX test fires engine
SpaceX has delayed an important engine test on the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), just one week before the rocket is due to launch the...
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Delta to acquire oil refinery
Delta Air Lines has confirmed plans to acquire an oil refinery south of Philadelphia, after rumours of the purchase first surfaced earlier this month. The...
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NewsEmbraer hopes to fly first modernised AMX before July
Embraer hopes to have its first modernized Brazilian air force AMX jet flying before July, the company says in its first quarter earnings report. Two...
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NewsOrbital Sciences development costs increase
Documents filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reveal that Orbital Sciences' development costs for the Antares rocket are estimated...
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NewsPICTURE: Poland assumes NATO Baltic air policing duty
Four Polish air force RSK MiG-29A fighters assumed responsibility for NATO's Baltic air policing mission at Lithuania's Šiauliai air base on 26 April.
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NewsLow-cost carriers see double-digit growth in 2011
Leading low-cost carriers enjoyed double-digit revenue growth in 2011 and collective passenger numbers rose nearly 12%.