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NewsChina requests Sukhoi Su-35 fighter buy
China has asked Russia to supply it with Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and Almaz-Antei S-400 Triumph long-range air defence systems.
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Indian air force Mirage 2000 lost in training accident
An Indian air force Mirage 2000 crashed during a training exercise on 24 February, with both crew members ejecting safely ...
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NewsBlue Origin to conduct pad-abort test for New Shepard
Blue Origin plans to conduct a pad-abort test in the summer of 2012, a crucial milestone in qualifying the company's New Shepard vehicle for human spaceflight....
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NewsXcor adds 3 new payload integrators to Lynx spacecraft programme
Xcor Aerospace has named three more payload integrators as the suborbital vehicle maker prepares to enter flight tests later this year. Spain's EMXYS,...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman moves closer to BAMS first flight
Northrop Grumman has installed the landing gear and wings on the airframe of the first RQ-4 Global Hawk variant designed for the US Navy ...
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Engine-failure simulation led to Airnorth EMB-120 crash - report
Australian carrier Airnorth's fatal loss of an Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Darwin two years ago resulted in its moving the majority of its pilot training...
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NewsFAA proposes 1,500h for first officers
The US Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday will propose that airline first officers be required to hold an airline transport pilot (ATP) certificate...
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NewsLoss of control risk behind proposed 737 wiring change
Three reports of pilots failing to manually activate air data sensor heating systems on Next Generation Boeing 737 aircraft have prompted the US Federal...
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European Defence Agency airworthiness project nears completion
A UK industry team is to deliver a proposed new set of military airworthiness regulations to the European Defence Agnecy ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Rolls-Royce relies on Trent; GE battles Pratt & Whitney Canada in turboprop race
For Rolls-Royce, it is a case of the bigger, the better, as the prosperity of the engine maker's Trent powerplants alleviates a narrowing position in the single-aisle market. Our special also brings analysis of GE's emergence as a rival to Pratt & Whitney Canada in the race to power larger ...
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NewsItalian A319 crash probe advises review of approach charts
Italian investigators are advising thorough checks on approach and navigation charts, after finding that those used by the crew of a crashed Wind Jet aircraft...
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ANALYSIS: Google looking to make big impact on airline distribution
Google spent less than $2bn to buy 79 businesses in 2011, the largest being its $700m cash purchase of flight data specialist ITA Software.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Turboprop engine duel strikes up for 90-seater
A classic engine duel is beginning to take shape in a category often thought extinct at the dawn of the second century of commercial aviation: the untapped market sector.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Rolls-Royce steps up work on three-shaft engine technologies
Rolls-Royce may be losing its foothold in the high-volume narrowbody engine market, but when it comes to high-value big-twin powerplants the UK-based manufacturer is going from strength to strength.
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NewsEstonian to ditch CRJs as it signs for more Embraers
Estonian Air has confirmed that it will replace its Bombardier CRJs with Embraer regional jets, just a year after taking delivery of the Canadian-built type.
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Cubic gets $11 million training deal for RAAF F/A-18 E/Fs
Cubic Defense Applications has won an $11 million contract to provide its P5 tactical combat training system (P5TCTS) to the Royal Australian Air Force.
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NewsIN FOCUS: General Electric builds cold-weather engine testing facility in Winnipeg, Canada
On 1 February, a major relocation and expansion of General Electric's engine icing infrastructure crystallised with the inauguration of a 11,200m2 test facility at Winnipeg in Canada's Manitoba province.
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Pakistan recieves two refurbished P-3Cs
Pakistan has received two former US navy Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion aircraft, the second batch under a six-aircraft foreign military sales (FMS) deal.
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NewsComac ARJ21-700 undergoes icing tests
The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) ARJ21-700 regional jet programme has entered into the icing test stage
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NewsAtlas V lifts US Navy satellite into orbit
The first of a new constellation of US Navy communications satellites entered orbit today after a successful launch by a Lockheed Martin Atlas V heavylift...