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NewsAVALON 2009: Australia interested in more C-130J transports
Australia and Lockheed Martin have begun preliminary talks over a possible follow-on deal for additional C-130J Hercules transports ...
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NewsBAE Systems to acquire unmanned specialist ACR
BAE Systems Inc is to acquire unmanned aircraft system specialist Advanced Ceramic Research ...
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AVALON 2009: Team Aero to support Australian C-130Js
Australia has selected the Team Aero consortium to provide through-life support for its Lockheed Martin C-130J transports ...
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Loch Lomond Seaplanes takes the high road
The UK's only amphibious air taxi service is floating...
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FLIGHT TEST: de Havilland Danada DHC-6-300: no jacket or tie required
With the splash of salt water in his face, our test pilot found flying the DHC-6-300 in the Caribbean an exhilirating experience
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Lufthansa to fit PrivatAir business jets with economy cabin
Lufthansa is to adopt a 92-seat mixed-class configuration, including an economy cabin, on the PrivatAir business aircraft which operate on particular routes...
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Virgin Atlantic closes on interim aircraft selection
Virgin Atlantic chief executive Steve Ridgway is hoping to finalise an interim capacity solution over the coming weeks to bridge the gap until the airline's...
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Regional airframers suffer orders slump in 2008
After the regional market's strong revival two years ago, the picture changed dramatically in 2008 as orders declined by almost half, to 255 aircraft. However,...
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AVALON 2009: Massey University picks Diamond for fleet replacement
New Zealand's Massey University has ordered 12 single-engined Diamond DA40s and two twin-engined DA42L360s in a $5 million deal to replace a fleet of Piper...
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EADS profits up despite A400M hit
A400M problems reduced EADS's earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) by €704 million ($900 million) in 2008, following a switch to early-stage accounting...
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NewsAustrian board formally backs takeover as losses mount
Austrian Airlines' management board has formally recommended that shareholders accept Lufthansa's takeover, as Austrian confirmed abysmal financial results...
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MAS to use ATR brand to promote new turboprop MRO
Malaysia Airlines Engineering and Maintenance (MAS EM) aims to make its ATR maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company the premier ATR MRO shop in Asia...
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AVALON 2009: Entecho secures Mupod deals
Australian technology company Entecho is believed to have signed memoranda of understanding with a number of major defence companies on further development...
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NewsRolls-Royce: Trent 800 fix only part of broader icing issue
Rolls-Royce is stressing that its anti-icing modification for the Trent 800 is just one part of a broader course of action required for the emerging issue...
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NewsOne confirmed dead in Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 downing
Newfoundland-based Cougar Helicopters has confirmed that one of 18 passengers on a company S-92 that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean enroute to oil platforms this morning is dead.
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NewsRolls-Royce to modify Trent as tests replicate BA 777 icing
Rolls-Royce is developing a modification for the fuel-oil heat exchanger on Trent 800 after investigators managed to replicate the icing-induced constriction...
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A400M negotiations on hold as termination deadline looms
The right of A400M customer nations to seek contract termination at the end of the month is "very unlikely" to be exercised, says EADS, but formal negotiations...
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NewsEC225, S-92 to contest UK's SAR-H requirement
The two consortia in the running for the UK's military/coastguard SAR-H search-and-rescue deal have confirmed their platform choices ...
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AVALON 2009: Northrop remains confident about future Australian BAMS participation
Northrop Grumman believes Australia may return to the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance programme once Canberra releases its Defence White Paper,...