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Schwartz to push for predecessor's next-generation bomber concept
Industry has been waiting for the US Air Force to commit funding for the next-generation bomber, and new chief of staff General Norton Schwartz opened the...
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NewsVIDEO: Surveillance camera captures Spanair MD-82 crash
Video images have emerged of the final moments of the Spanair Boeing MD-82 which crashed while attempting to take off from Madrid Barajas Airport. The...
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Hellfire missile replacement contracts awarded to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon/Boeing teams
The US Army selected two competitors today vying for the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) contract to continue into the system development and demonstration phase.
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NewsBombardier terminates Learjet 85 deal with insolvent partner Grob
Bombardier has terminated an agreement with an insolvent partner for developing and building the all-composite Learjet 85 midsize business jet.
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NewsPICTURE: Bad fuel-line coupling suspected after fire wrecks Air Atlanta 747-300
Icelandic investigators have discovered an incorrectly-fitted fuel-line coupling on an Air Atlanta Icelandic Boeing 747-300 severely damaged by an engine...
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Batch of JetBlue E-190s headed for Brazil's Azul
US low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways today revealed plans to offload six Embraer 190s by the end of the first quarter 2009.
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Damaged recorders will hamper Aeroflot-Nord 737 investigation
Russian investigators have warned that heavy damage to both flight-recorders of the crashed Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 means that extracting useful data...
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Arinc's onboard Internet offering harnesses SwiftBroadband
An in-flight Internet offering that has been developed to take advantage of Inmarsat's higher-bandwidth aeronautical service, SwiftBroadband, is expected...
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VIDEO: Branson rekindles ‘No Way’ campaign but BA/AA scoff at data ‘hypocrisy’
Virgin Atlantic president Sir Richard Branson has renewed the airline’s campaign to block a co-operation agreement between Oneworld members British Airways and American Airlines.
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Raytheon tests potential Block 2 version of AIM-9X
Raytheon confirms that a potential upgrade for the AIM-9X missile paves the way for a follow-on project to dramatically extend the range of the air-to-air...
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Sukhoi makes new corrections to Superjet 100 schedule
The latest slip to Sukhoi Superjet 100 deliveries to launch customer Aeroflot has prompted the carrier to push for the government to allow the interim acquisition...
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New USAF leadership reconsiders procurement decisions
Concerns about the aerospace industrial base are likely to guide major aircraft recapitalisation decisions under the US Air Force's new leadership. Since...
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EASA orders casing fit on A330/A340s to contain APU failure
European safety regulators are ordering carriers to fit secondary casings to Airbus A330 and A340 auxiliary power units to prevent possible damage from uncontained...
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US lawmakers probe FAA conduct in Eclipse 500 certification
Top US Federal Aviation Administration officials went on the defensive in Washington on 17 September as current and former...
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Shortage of banks to put pressure on aviation financing
The current perilous state of the world's financial sector is set to have a radical impact on aviation finance, with the number of active banks having almost...
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Blink expands with three more Cessna Citation Mustangs
Blink , Europe's first low-cost pan-European air taxi operator, is poised to take delivery of three...
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Regional jets and CSeries on LCI's shopping list
Bombardier's newly launched CSeries regional jet may feature in Lease Corporation International's portfolio as...
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Constellation's challenges mount despite NASA approving Ares' review
As NASA publicised its Ares I crew launch vehicle's preliminary design review (PDR) ...
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American pushes forward with BA and Iberia tie-up despite pilot protests
Management at American Airlines is refusing to be roadblocked by its pilots in forging a joint business agreement with British Airways and Iberia after its...
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AAR head predicts ILFC spin off
AAR's chief today predicted that International Lease Finance (ILFC) will be spun off of parent American International Group (AIG), saying he does not believe...