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NewsUSAF backs off timing estimate for KC-X contract award
The US Air Force has backed off committing to any schedule for awarding the controversial KC-X tanker contract despite entering what was expected to be the...
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Space Adventures gets more Soyuz seats
Virginia-based personal space flight provider Space Adventures has finalized a deal with the Russian space agency to offer three seats on Soyuz spacecraft...
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NTSB: Thrust reverser lag in Jackson Hole 757 overrun
NTSB investigators say pilots of an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 that overran the runway on landing at the Jackson Hole airport on 29 December did not...
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NewsAEI to convert several 737-400s for Russian carriers
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) is planning to convert several Boeing 737-400s for new Russian customers this year, using recently secured certification from...
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NewsGulfstream: Flawless performance for G650 “get home” mode
Gulfstream says its test pilots and engineers invoked a "safe mode" control actuation system on a G650 prototype for more than 2h on 21 December, demonstrating the viability of the electrically powered backup technology.
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NewsPresidential Tu-154 crew pressured to attempt fatal approach
Pilots of the governmental Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed in Russia killing Polish president Lech Kaczynski were mentally pressured by the presence of senior...
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Indonesia's Mandala suspends operations
Indonesia's Mandala Airlines will suspend all operations from tomorrow to enable it to restructure.
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Inquiry details Swiss Saab's fuel crisis after eight years
Eight years after a Swiss Saab 2000 was written off while landing at a German air base, investigators have detailed the extraordinary circumstances that led the crew to divert five times to escape surrounding storms.
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NewsBAE names platform choices for £1bn training bid
BAE Systems has confirmed its platform offerings for the fixed-wing element of the UK's Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme ...
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Airbus exceeded 500 orders and deliveries in 2010: Gallois
Airbus exceeded 500 orders and 500 deliveries during 2010, although the airframer will not disclose full details of its tally until next week.
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Business aviation - In brief
Cessna has delivered three Citation Sovereign business jets to China's Flight Inspection Centre.
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New design changes raises pressure on future of F-35B variant
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have revealed the extent of design changes required to release the short take-off and vertical landing F-35B from a newly imposed "probationary" status within two years.
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NewsThousandth 767 etches twinjet's place in history
Boeing has started final assembly of a 767, which takes the production total for the twinjet widebody to 1,000 airframes.
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NewsGlobal Observer makes first hydrogen-powered flight
AeroVironment's newest unmanned aircraft has successfully made the transition to hydrogen power, the company says, starting with a 4h test flight at Edwards...
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EasyJet investigates over-fuelling incident
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet is investigating how one of its Airbus A319 aircraft was so heavily over-fuelled at Birmingham Airport that more than 30 passengers...
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Transmile to sell four MD-11 freighters to FedEx
Financially troubled Malaysian cargo carrier Transmile Air Services has agreed to sell four Boeing MD-11 freighter aircraft to FedEx for $68 million to help...
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December snow disruption cost BAA £24m
Last month's severe winter weather in the UK cost airports operator BAA £24 million ($37.6 million) and saw passenger numbers nosedive by 10.9%.
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NewsEtihad extends wet-lease contract with Maximus Air Cargo
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has extended its wet-lease contracts with Maximus Air Cargo for two Airbus A300-600 regional freighters until August 2012.
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India to order 42 more HAL-produced Su-30MKIs
Hindustan Aeronautics expects the Indian air force to order an additional 42 locally produced Sukhoi Su-30MKIs.