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Hangar 8 plots expansion as investment rolls in
UK charter and management company Hangar 8 plans to double its fleet over the next 12 months having embarked on a spending spree to snap up struggling business aviation companies worldwide.
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NewsCTC reports 'record' revival in demand for pilot training
UK-based flight training organisation CTC Aviation reports a surge in demand for pilots graduating from its ab initio training courses, and predicts this demand will be sustained for the next few years.
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NewsF-35 review results imminent, says Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin expects to learn the outcome of a recent review into its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme around mid-December ...
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Ethiopian holds out for improved GEnx on 787s
Ethiopian Airlines might take advantage of delays to the Boeing 787 programme to equip its aircraft with improved versions of the General Electric GEnx engine that will be better suited to Addis Ababa's high airport altitude.
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Sixteen Qantas Trent-900s require modification or replacement
Qantas says 16 Rolls-Royce Trent 900 powerplants for its Airbus A380 fleet require modifications or replacement.
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ATSB continues investigations into Qantas Trent 900 failure
Following its initial report, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) plans further investigation into the 4 November uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce...
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Multiple systems failures on QF32 after engine blow-out
Multiple systems issues plagued the crew of the Qantas Airways Airbus A380, which was forced to make an emergency landing in Singapore on 4 November after...
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Indian Hawks to receive Cobham weapons release equipment
Cobham has won an £18 million ($28 million) contract to supply weapons carriage and release equipment for the Indian air force's next batch of BAE Systems Hawk 132 advanced jet trainers.
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India’s Tejas launches first R-73 AAM
India's Tejas light combat aircraft has successfully fired the Vympel R-73 air-to-air missile for the first time, capping an important year for the long-delayed aircraft.
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Trent 900 failure caused extensive damage to Qantas A380
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says the 4 November uncontained failure of a Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 caused...
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NewsProblems in manufacturing process led to Trent 900 failure: ATSB
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says that a problem in the "manufacturing process" led to the 4 November uncontained engine failure on a Rolls-Royce...
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NewsUSMC splits unmanned cargo resupply contract
Rivals Lockheed Martin and Boeing will both provide unmanned cargo resupply services to the US Marine Corps under a split $75 million fixed-price contract...
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NewsBombardier hopes for new CRJ orders in the coming months
Bombardier is aggressively "going after" three-to-four customers interested in its CRJ-700/900/1000 aircraft, and hopes to clinch some of those deals in...
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NewsSpaceX, NASA plan Falcon 9/Dragon launch for 7 December
Plans are in place for SpaceX to launch its Falcon 9 demonstrator in NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) programme on 7 December from...
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Officials plans gradual reopening of Aeroparque airport
The Aeroparque downtown airport in Buenos Aires is set to reopen gradually to commercial airline operations after remaining closed for runway and terminal...
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NewsRaytheon, Northrop Grumman take opposite paths on F-16 AESA sales
The rivals for a market to upgrade the radars on international Lockheed Martin F-16s are pursuing different strategies ...
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Watchdog: FAA needs NextGen business case for airlines
A new report by the US government accountability office (GAO) is critical of the US FAA for not yet having a strategy in place to convince airlines of the...
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Cirrus operator OpenAir enjoys double-digit growth
OpenAir, a US regional Cirrus SR22 operator, says it is experiencing 30% revenue growth year-over-year despite the downturn.
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P&W: CSeries fan excels in testing
Pratt & Whitney says the new-development bi-metallic 18-blade fan for the PW1524G geared turbofan engine for the Bombardier CSeries airliner is demonstrating double-digit performance margins in initial engine-level testing.
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NewsSouth Korea buys four new C-130Js
South Korea has signed a production order for four C-130J-30 tactical transports, with Lockheed Martin to deliver the fleet from 2014. "Because it...