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NewsF-35 strikes trillion-dollar mark for maintenance bills
The Pentagon intended the Lockheed Martin F-35 to be an affordable fighter, but support cost estimates have reached the 13-digit mark. Can the fat be trimmed?
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Norway to monitor offshore oil traffic by ADS-B
Norway's air navigation service provider Avinor is to employ automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast to monitor helicopter traffic serving the Ekofisk, Sleipner and Heimdal North Sea oil fields. The system should be fully operational by 2013.
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Hawker 200 test campaign in full swing
Hawker Beechcraft's fourth and final Hawker 200 twinjet certification aircraft completed its first flight on 31 May in Wichita.
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Opposition to EU ETS set to increase
Protests from non-European Union countries rallying against the planned inclusion of their airlines in Europe's emissions trading scheme from 2012 look set to increase as the date for implementation draws nearer.
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Bombardier plans to cut back Q400 production
Bombardier has opted to reduce Q400 production at the end of the year as the Canadian airframer waits for sales campaigns to materialise.
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NewsVirgin looks for group action on biofuels
Airlines in the Virgin Group are collaborating to see if they could develop and share aviation biofuels at their common port of Los Angeles International airport.
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NSW police accept EC135 P2+
Australia's New South Wales police force has accepted a Eurocopter EC135 P2+, with the aircraft expected to be fully operational within months.
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Argentina flights disrupted by ash cloud from Chilean volcano
Flights in Argentina are being disrupted by an ash cloud caused by the eruption of a volcano in Chile.
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Bulgaria proposes four-nation fighter deal
Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov has launched an initiative calling for the joint purchase of fighter aircraft, with regional allies Croatia, Romania...
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Australia to buy AMRAAMs for Super Hornet fleet
Australia plans to buy up to 110 Raytheon AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM medium-range air-to-air missiles for use on its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighters. Outlined...
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NewsFuel system failure caused RAAF PC-9 crash
The failure of a fuel system component caused the 18 May crash of a Royal Australian Air Force Pilatus PC-9/A. The fleet remains grounded pending investigations...
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Elbit seeks more Hermes 900 buyers in Latin America
Elbit Systems is making a wide marketing effort to sell its Hermes 900 unmanned air system to additional customers in Latin America, after confirming its...
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MAS' first A380 destination likely to be London
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) plans to deploy its first Airbus A380 to London, and wants to also fly the superjumbo to Australian destinations like Sydney and...
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IATA: Thai Airways president still upbeat about Thai Tiger
Thai Airways International president Piyasvasti Amranand believes the airline's planned low-cost carrier with Tiger Airways will still go ahead, despite...
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IATA: Thai to model new regional carrier after SilkAir
Thai Airways International aims to model its new regional carrier after Singapore Airlines' regional subsidiary SilkAir.
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IATA: 2011 industry profit forecast halved
IATA has more than halved its industry net profits forecast to $4 billion citing higher fuel costs, unrest in the Middle East and Africa and natural disasters...
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NewsIATA: Malaysia Airlines to join Oneworld
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has announced its intention to join Oneworld and expects to start flying as part of the alliance in late 2012. "With the world...
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NewsIATA: MAS expected to join Oneworld today
The Oneworld alliance is expected to announce this morning that Malaysia Airlines has formally applied to join the group. Malaysia's flag carrier would...
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NewsIATA: Arab region will rebound strongly
Although political unrest in several Middle East and Gulf states has severely knocked traffic levels in recent months, the medium- and long-term outlook for the region's air transport market remains healthy, according to Abdul Teffaha, secretary general of the Arab Air Carriers Organisation.
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IATA: Leaner JAL eyes gradual growth
Leaner, rather than bigger, is the new mantra at Japan Airlines, which continues to restructure its business as it aims to return to profitability within...