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NewsDoD slashes F-35 orders to pay for cost overruns
The US Department of Defense will buy five fewer Lockheed Martin F-35s in the next yearly production contract and use the savings to cover the government's...
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NewsSupply chain issues and economic woes hit Hawker Beechcraft third quarter sales
The tough economic climate coupled with supply chain disruption pummelled Hawker Beechcraft's third-quarter delivery tally.
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Boeing CFO James Bell to retire in April
Boeing executive vice-president and chief financial officer James Bell will retire from the company on 1 April 2012.
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FL Technics becomes Boeing GoldCare partner
Lithuanian maintenance provider FL Technics has become a partner in Boeing's GoldCare support programme. The Vilnius-based company will offer line...
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NewsUS defence cuts deeper than they look
US government warned of unintended consequences in plans to trim defence spending
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NewsHeathrow outlines operational freedoms trial
London's Heathrow airport has started a four-month trial of new mixed-mode operations today (1 November), allowing it to temporarily use both runways for...
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NewsHeathrow starts mixed-mode trial
London's Heathrow airport started a four-month trial of new mixed-mode operations on 1 November, allowing it to temporarily use both runways for departures or arrivals.
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OpinionComment: Business jet market fails to pay the Piper
The demise of Piper Aircraft's great hope for the future, the Altaire personal jet, may signal a new sensibility in the aerospace industry: just because you can afford to build something does not mean you should.
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NewsScoot to launch services by mid-2012
Singapore Airlines' (SIA) new long-haul low-cost carrier Scoot will launch services by the first half of 2012. The carrier will start operations with...
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NewsPICTURES: Cathay Pacific takes delivery of its first Boeing 747-8F
Cathay Pacific took delivery of its first Boeing 747-8 Freighter aircraft on 31 October.
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Qantas flights return to normal
Qantas Airways has returned to normal flight operations following the end of a labour crisis that spurred Australia's flag carrier to ground its fleet for...
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NTSB: American pilots had trouble deploying thrust reversers in Wyoming overrun
The pilots of an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 that overran the runway on landing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in December 2010 could not deploy the aircraft's...
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Flybe considers text and ash-warning benefits from weather satcom
UK carrier plans to offer in-flight communication as bonus from weather data installation
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NewsBoeing completes 747-8I certification flight testing
Boeing has completed certification flight testing on its 747-8 Intercontinental test fleet, setting the jumbo on a path to US Federal Aviation Administration approval later this quarter.
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Southwest progresses with Row 44 in-flight Wi-Fi installs
Southwest Airlines has fitted 105 Boeing 737-700s with Row 44's in-flight connectivity system and estimates the figure "will be well over 100" by year-end. The...
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Soyuz, Delta launch successfully
A Progress-M13 capsule successfully launched on 30 October from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. It marks the first flight to the International Space Station...
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NewsUSA lashes out at EU's green plans
House of Representatives passes bill banning nations carriers from participating in emissions trading scheme
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NewsVIDEO: Political will needed to break ETS impasse - AEA
European airline chiefs believe political will is needed if the current environmental debate is to be moved away from the contentious issue of the European Union's emissions trading system, to help avert the issue escalating into a wider trade conflict.
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NewsBaltimore PD buys four Eurocopter EC120s
The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) has ordered four Eurocopter EC120's to replace its current fleet, which features four of the type.
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Qatar Airways to launch Isfahan service, boost Iran frequencies
Qatar Airways will launch daily service to Isfahan in Iran on 11 January 2012 and will increase the frequency of flights to Tehran, Shiraz and Mashhad. The...