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UK to trial multirole Typhoon training syllabus, but Afghan debut in doubt
The UK Royal Air Force is to introduce a new training syllabus for its Eurofighter Typhoon, but plans to send the type to Afghanistan are in question ...
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Fixing the Fixers - study reveals how poor maintenance is causing safety fears
The servicing of airliner escape slides is just one area of concern cited in a study of incidents arising directly out of poor maintenance
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MRO booms in is Asia as business fleet grows
eastern promise jeffrey decker oshkosh Data compiled by Jon Underdown & Andy Webster, ACAS Business Aviation As Asia's business jet fleets...
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Transport Allianz Transall C-160 destroyed by fire in Papua
This Transport Allianz Transall C-160 cargo aircraft, operated by Indonesian carrier Manunggal Air Service, was gutted by fire last Thursday soon after landing...
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Aerovironment achieves 9h Puma flight
Two months after achieving a 7h fuel cell-powered flight by its Puma unmanned air vehicle,...
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Dutch RoboSwift micro air vehicle achieves flight
With a planform inspired by the species of bird Apus apus, commonly known as the swift, the propeller-driven RoboSwift...
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ATK progresses Ares I first-stage development
Alliant Techsystem's development work on the first stage of NASA's Ares I crew launch vehicle is progressing, with segments for the ground vibration test...
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Italy and US agree: European manned spaceflight is needed
Italian and US space agencies have agreed that an autonomous European space access capability with human crews is a necessity for the proposed global lunar...
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India rules out foreign help for Tejas LCA
India has ruled out a foreign partnership to accelerate development of its long-delayed Tejas light combat...
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GE identifies 13,000 defective fan blades on CF34-powered CRJ200s
General Electric will sell, at a heavy discount, CF34-3B1 engine fan blades to Bombardier CRJ operators affected by a service bulletin calling for replacements...
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Turkey launches air and land offensive against PKK rebels
Turkey's armed forces headquarters has released details of a major offensive in northern Iraq between 21 and 29 February, which was Ankara's first combined...
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Budget pressures force Netherlands to change DC-10 upgrade plans
Budget pressures have forced the Royal Netherlands Air Force to change its plans to field a third used McDonnell Douglas DC-10 as a combined passenger/freighter,...
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Indian defence budget up 10%
Neighbours India and China have boosted their defence budgets by over 10%, adding to growing concern about the military build-ups in both countries and the...
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Business aviation briefs - 11 March
Encore FBO has completed the purchase of Landmark Aviation's fixed-based operation and charter business from Dubai...
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NewsDARPA works to return Boeing A160T to flight to complete demonstration
An interruption of communication within the flight control system caused the December crash of a Boeing...