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Solar panels and wind turbines throw up concerns for aviation
Possible interference with radar signals by wind farms is one of several aviation safety issues that have put the brakes on some US renewable energy projects
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EU's Clean Sky project shows signs of progress
Two years in, the European Union's Clean Sky project is showing signs of progress after a bumpy start
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Business briefs
Aeronautics is set to inaugurate its manufacturing facility in Baku, Azerbaijan, which will manufacture parts of the Israeli company's Aerostar and Orbiter unmanned air vehicles and perform final assembly
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Israel bars AESA radar export to India
The Israeli defence ministry has blocked the potential sale of IAI's EL/M-2052 active electronically scanned array radar to India ...
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Evektor pushes back EV-55 first flight until miliitary comes on board
Czech aircraft manufacturer Evektor is holding back first flight of its EV-55 Outback twin-engined turboprop until it gets the green light from the Czech army and the country's ministry of defence, which are supervising initial testing of the 14-seat, high-wing aircraft.
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AirAsia A320 skids off runway at Kuching; closes airport
An AirAsia A320 skidded off the runway while landing at Malaysia's Kuching International Airport last night, resulting in the closure of the airport as workers...
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NewsVIDEO: China’s J-20 completes maiden flight
China's Chengdu J-20 has been flown for the first time, with video footage of the event having appeared on the internet ...
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NewsQantas to resume A380 flights to Los Angeles on 16 Jan
Qantas Airways will resume operating the Airbus A380 to Los Angeles on 16 January, after it stopped operating the superjumbo jet on trans-Pacific routes...
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NewsIndia's Tejas fighter achieves initial operational clearance milestone
More than two decades after it was conceived, India's Tejas light combat aircraft has received its initial operational clearance ...
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Opinion
Comment: The airline safety gap is growing
Airline safety performance has just recorded its eighth year in a row in which accident numbers and rates have resolutely failed to fall. But why should...
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Opinion
Comment: Don't be fooled
On the surface, the dramatic emergence of a previously-secret Chinese fighter might cause consternation in the West. But Beijing is a long way from developing a true modern warplane
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Targeting intelligence
Raytheon's Applied Signal acquisition bid heats up US defence electronics sector
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NewsSaudi Arabian confirms intention to join SkyTeam
Saudi Arabian Airlines has become the latest Middle Eastern carrier to sign up for alliance membership, after formally agreeing to join SkyTeam next year. The...
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Both recorders retrieved from Iran Air 727 crash site
Recovery personnel at the site of yesterday's Iran Air Boeing 727-200 crash have retrieved both flight recorders from the wreckage.
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Swiss PrivateAviation heads for closure as Lufthansa mulls options
Swiss European Air Lines' business jet division Swiss PrivateAviation is going through a consultation process which will likely lead to its closure, and...
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Lockheed wins contract for Apache sensor upgrade
The US Army has given Lockheed Martin a $15 million contract to launch production of its VNsight enhancement for the AH-64 Apache ...
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Airbus expects strong lessor demand for A320neo
Airbus is confident that its new A320neo family will prove popular with leasing companies, despite the lukewarm reception that the re-engining plans received...
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Rafael pitches Litening pod for India's fighter contest
Israel's Rafael has intensified a marketing push to get its Litening G-4 targeting pod on board whichever aircraft eventually wins the Indian air force's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
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NewsElbit's second Hermes 900 poised to enter flight test
Elbit Systems' second prototype Hermes 900 UAV will soon enter flight testing, while its first example has already accumulated more than 350 flight hours ...