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Airbus deliveries top 400 by end of October
Airbus remains ahead of last year's delivery total with 417 aircraft by the end of October, compared with 399 at the same point in 2009.
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South Korea to develop F-15SE's conformal weapons bays
Korea Aerospace Industries will develop the conformal weapons bays for Boeing's stealthy F-15SE Silent Eagle ...
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Working week - Lyndon Yorke
Years of experience with myriad sensors fitted to a wealth of aircraft around the globe led Lyndon Yorke to set up Trackair Services, where he now brokers resources and solves problems for international operations
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Three US carriers team with Google Chrome on free Wi-Fi promo
AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines and Virgin America have each teamed with Google Chrome to provide free Gogo in-flight Internet to their passengers throughout...
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FAA finalises Thales AOA directive for Airbus, Bombardier aircraft
The US FAA on 9 November will issue final airworthiness directives that require operators of 380 US-registered Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets...
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Qantas engine failure "unconnected" to earlier Trent 1000 incident: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce has ruled out any connection between the recent uncontained Trent 900 engine failure on a Qantas Airways Airbus A380 and an uncontained failure...
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NewsUAE seeks $5bn deal to double Apache fleet
The United Arab Emirates plans to double the size of its Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter fleet to 60 aircraft, under a potential acquisition and modernisation package worth $5 billion.
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NewsNASA postpones Discovery launch until 30 November
NASA will not attempt to launch the space shuttle Discovery until 30 November at the earliest, the US space agency says, after a week of aborted attempts...
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Kuwait's Wataniya taps digEcor for portable IFE
Kuwait's Wataniya Airways has selected digEcor to provide digEplayer portable in-flight entertainment devices for its premium economy- and business-class...
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NewsLockheed starts post-F-22 transition in Marietta
Lockheed Martin has entered the final 12 months of a key transition phase at its massive final assembly plant for the F-22 in Marietta, Georgia.
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Norwegian leases two 787s from ILFC for long-haul division
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has signed a letter of intent to lease two Boeing 787-8s from International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC).
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Sagem scouts for Kazakh, Ukraininian UAV deals
Sagem has signed new UAV co-operation agreements which it hopes could lead to deals in Kazakhstan and Ukraine ...
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NewsIFE install growth helps Astronics achieve robust fiscal 3Q
Increased installations of in-flight entertainment (IFE) and in-seat power systems by commercial airlines is being cited by Astronics as a driver behind...
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PICTURE: Israel approves display concept for F-16 mission training centre
The Israeli air force has approved the display system concept for Elbit Systems' mission training centre for pilots of its Lockheed Martin F-16C/D and F-16I fighters.
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NewsPICTURE: First paratroops jump from Europe's A400M
Airbus Military's A400M "Grizzly" transport has dropped its first six paratroops in a key test for the European design ...
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Mini UAVs promoted for infrastructure security tasks
Integrators of multi-layered security systems are showing increasing interest in using mini unmanned air vehicles as a tool that will positively identify and "incriminate" threats before deadly force is used to stop them.
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This Week briefing
EADS's Astrium division has been awarded a five-month study by the European Union's Single Sky future air traffic management programme to look into new satellite solutions for tracking aircraft over remote locations
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BA to begin Gatwick-Marrakech service
British Airways will next spring begin service from London Gatwick to Marrakech in Morocco. BA will operate the service thrice-weekly from 27 March,...
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Qantas justifies A380 grounding after catastrophic Trent failure
Qantas has justified last week's grounding of its six Airbus A380s over an uncontained in-flight engine failure, as investigators assess the extent of damage...
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NewsCHINA SPECIAL: Air force rejuvenation gathers steam
China's reverse engineering skills are improving and its air force is being rejuvenated. But can its subsystems match its airframes?