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ESA plans for 2016 'mid life evolution' of its Ariane 5
The next version of the European Space Agency's Ariane 5, the Mid Life Evolution (ME), could be operational in 2016 with a payload to geostationary transfer...
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Australian review recommends splitting DMO from Department of Defence
Australia's Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) should be separated from the Department of Defence and become an executive...
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NewsHuman remains found in Fossett wreckage
The US National Transportation Safety Board today discovered body parts amid the wreckage of pilot and adventurer Steve Fossett’s Bellanca Super Decathlon after the aircraft was found on a mountainside near Mammoth Lakes, California yesterday.
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Avianca inks A330 sale/leaseback deal with ACG
Leasing firm Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has acquired new Airbus A330s under a sale/leaseback agreement brokered with Colombia's Avianca.
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New French Soyuz launch site to be upgraded next year
Construction of €20 million ($28.3 million) worth of equipment necessary to launch the latest version of the Samara...
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USAF launches Boeing-designed F-15E mission training centre in UK
The US Air Force has extended its network of mission training centres (MTC) by opening a new facility for Boeing F-15E crews at Royal Air Force Lakenheath...
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Australian Senate inquiry slams aviation regulator
An Australian Senate committee has recommended that the government reinstates a board to provide enhanced oversight and strategic direction for the Civil...
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Alenia close to finalising C-27J partnership with Boeing
Alenia expects to complete a contract by year-end detailing Boeing's participation in the L-3 Communications-led Joint Cargo Aircraft programme, with this...
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First of 10 eX2-equipped A330s arrives at Avianca
Colombian flag carrier Avianca has revealed its selection of Panasonic Avionics' eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system for its 10 new Airbus A330s.
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GE voices concerns on CFM56 spare engine availibility
The spare engine ratio on the CFM International CFM56-5B and -7 engine is "below where it needs to be", GE Aviation's vice-president services Tom Gentile...
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SpaceX offers NASA $80 million lunar cargo lander service
Space Exploration Technologies has proposed to NASA a robotic cargo lunar lander service that would be priced at $80 million per mission. SpaceX proposed...
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Virgin Nigeria begins introducing Embraer 190s
Virgin Nigeria has taken delivery of its first Embraer 190, one of 10 regional jets ordered by the airline last year. The aircraft is configured with a two-class,...
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USA moves on F-35 sale to Israel
The US government notified Congress about a possible major export deal to Israel for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...
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Lufthansa raises winter capacity by 2.4%
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is raising winter schedule capacity by 2.4% compared with last year. It will operate 13,402 weekly services - of which...
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Business aviation news in brief
TAG Farnborough Airport says its preliminary consultation with...
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NewsPICTURES: KD-Avia 737 damaged in gear-up landing at Kaliningrad
All 144 occupants of a KD-Avia Boeing 737-300 have escaped uninjured after the aircraft made an emergency landing in Kaliningrad...
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Viking prepares for first Twin Otter flight after power-on
Canada's Viking Air is expecting to conduct the first flight of its DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 demonstrator next month after achieving power-on for the...
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Qantas to launch Jeppesen's A380 EFB electronic charts
Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen's electronic chart application has been fully integrated into Airbus's A380 Class 3 electronic flight bag (EFB), and will begin...