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Turkey to decide in June between AW149, 'T-70' Black Hawk
Turkey expects to make a decision in its general purpose helicopter contest in June, having increased its cross-service requirement from 78 to 115 aircraft....
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Airlines keep pressure on Airbus and Boeing for narrowbody successors
The gloom surrounding the airline industry has not relieved the pressure on Airbus and Boeing to progress their narrowbody succession plans. KLM chief executive...
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Space tourism: Tourism starts here
The state of New Mexico has a $225 million ambition to turn a remote location into the natural home of personal spaceflight
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Aero Vodochody and Sikorsky unite to explore European co-operation
Sikorsky and Aero Vodochody have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore aerospace industry co-operation in central and eastern Europe.
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NewsNo survivors as Aviastar 146-300 crashes in Indonesia
None of the six occupants of a British Aerospace 146-300 aircraft has survived after the jet crashed while operating a domestic service
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USA proposes structural change for tactical air fleet
US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has proposed the most sweeping changes to the nation's airpower capability since the end of the Cold War. His plan could...
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Airbus researches weight-shift control system
Airbus has designed a backup flight control system that provides transport aircraft control by transferring fuel between separate tanks in the left and right...
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Panasonic to trial eXConnect on BBJ before commercial launch
Panasonic Avionics this summer will trial eXConnect on a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) in advance of its planned launch of the Ku-band in-flight connectivity...
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Turkish 737 mistakenly lands at Georgian military airport
Georgia's civil aviation administration has confirmed that a Turkish Airlines aircraft erroneously landed at a military airport in the country's capital...
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Jet-powered Predator C makes first flight and gains funding support
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems flew its jet-powered Predator C unmanned aircraft system for the first time in early April, chief executive Thomas Cassidy...
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Air traffic management stakeholders sign up to a peformance-based navigation future
The world's aviation community has struck a global deal to speed the roll-out of next-generation satellite-based air navigation to help drive efficiency...
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UK CAA criticises EASA flightcrew licensing proposals
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has appealed to the European Aviation Safety Agency to delay the date for the start of new flightcrew licensing rules.
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First quarter data confirms 2009 orders collapse
Cancellations almost outweigh orders at Airbus and Boeing amid collapse in new deals, but output remains high
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NewsItalian budget crunch threatens AMX fleet
A funding shortage could see the Italian air force cut its strike and training aircraft fleets, and hurt future procurement activities, the service says ...
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Rebel group urges UN to consider climate aviation czar
A renegade group of major international airlines is calling for aviation to have its own climate czar. They want a new supremo to ensure that some of the...
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NewsBlacklist: One-Two-Go and Motor-Sich among those banned
Six Kazakh operators along with Thailand's One-Two-Go and Ukrainian carrier Motor-Sich Airlines are among those being formally banned from European Union...
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Aero Friedrichshafen defies global gloom
Aero Friedrichshafen - Europe's largest general aviation...
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Russia's Polet in talks to lease 25 Saab 340s
Russian carrier Polet is understood to be in talks with American Eagle to lease 25 Saab 340 turboprops. Its aim is to become a fully fledged provider of...
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NewsArgentina's Sol plans Uruguayan long-haul A340 operation
Argentine regional carrier Sol Lineas Aereas is considering setting up a Uruguayan subsidiary to operate long haul flights using Airbus A340s. The...
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Indonesia's Lion wins US Ex-Im financing for up to 30 737-900ERs
Indonesia's Lion Air has secured $1 billion in financing commitments from the US Export-Import Bank to support its planned purchase of 30 Boeing 737-900ERs. Ex-Im...