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Airbus makes bid to buy Satair
Airbus has made an offer to buy Danish aircraft parts supplier Satair for Danish krone (DKr) 2.6 billion ($504 million). The EADS subsidiary plans...
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Dispute brews about legal ownership of impounded 737
Germany has demanded the Thai government pay €30 million ($43 million) for the return of a Boeing 737-400, registration HS-CMV, impounded in Munich, as a legal dispute surrounding the aircraft's ownership brews.
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NewsUS to continue China spy flights despite Su-27 incident
The USA will continue to carry out reconnaissance flights close to Chinese airspace despite a recent airborne incident ...
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FAA 1973 rule prompts GEnx design change
The US Federal Aviation Administration is requiring General Electric to modify its GEnx-series engines by end-2012 to prevent fuel vapour leaks, in order...
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NewsAustralia gets edgy on F-35 deliveries
Australian defence minister Stephen Smith has expressed concerns about the Lockheed Martin F-35A programme ...
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USAF continues probe into F-22 grounding
US Air Force tests have been unable to replicate the hypoxia-like conditions experienced by some pilots of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor ...
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Lockheed profits hit by one-off redundancy charge
Profits at Lockheed Martin in the second quarter were hit by a $97 million charge relating to lay-offs in its space and aeronautics divisions, taking the...
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NewsOSHKOSH: Evektor completes initial flight testing of EV-55 Outback
Evektor says it has completed initial flight testing of its EV-55 Outback, the Czech light sport aircraft manufacturer's first venture into the twin-engine utility segment, logging four flight hours over five flights since 18 June.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Eclipse wins FAA approval for Eclipse 500 to return to 41,000ft
Eclipse Aerospace, born out of failed company Eclipse Aviation, has won Federal Aviation Administration approval for all Eclipse 500 very light jets to fly again at 41,000ft.
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NewsOSHKOSH: B-29 returns to AirVenture
The last flyable Boeing B-29 Superfortress is scheduled to arrived at 14:00 at the AirVenture fly-in Oshkosh, Wisconsin less than one year after returning from a five-year hiatus from the air show circuit.
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NewsOSHKOSH: Remos sees potential in China as it releases latest version at show
German light sport aircraft manufacturer Remos believes there is a huge potential for the LSA segment in China as restrictions...
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AFRAA condemns Europe's 'unfair' African blacklisting
Continent's airline association attacks the European Union's blanket prohibitions on states as unfair and anti-competitive
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Rolls-Royce and P&W settle engine blade patent row
Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney have settled their patent dispute over engine technology, and agreed to drop all legal measures involved, lifting a potential threat to Boeing 787 production.
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Boeing and Embraer to fund sugarcane biofuel study
Boeing and Embraer are to jointly fund a sustainability analysis into producing renewable jet fuel sourced from Brazilian sugarcane.
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Airbus to acquire Metron Aviation
Airbus has signed an agreement to acquire US air traffic management (ATM) services provider Metron Aviation.
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C-130H crashes in Morocco
A Lockheed Martin C-130H operated by Morocco's Royal Air Force has crashed in the mountainous area near the southern city of Guelmim, according to local...
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Munich Airport wins approval for third runway
Munich Airport has been cleared by the regional Bavarian government to build a third, parallel runway to the northeast of the current perimeter.
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Ryanair to open Stansted-Leipzig link
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to open a new route between London Stansted and Leipzig in eastern Germany from 2 November. The Boeing 737-800 service...
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NewsSmart wing design takes shape for next-generation narrowbody
A jointly-developed laminar flow wing which aims to cut fuel burn and carbon dioxide emissions on the next generation of narrowbodies is progressing well
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Austrian completes first phase of A320 refit
Austrian Airlines has completed an interior refurbishment of 21 of its Airbus A320s and will finish refurbishing 11 Boeing 737s by September 2011. Additional...