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MASWings to order ATRs and Viking Air Twin Otters
MASWings, a new airline that Malaysia Airlines has formed to operate turboprops in east Malaysia, plans to place an...
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Air China signs deal for huge pilot training centre
Air China has signed an agreement that could see it becoming one of the...
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Australia to compete Caribou replacement
Australia's National Security Committee is expected to give initial project approvals by year-end to launch an open competition for a new light tactical...
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RAF seeks improved airdrop system for C-130J, A400M
The UK Ministry of Defence is investigating the possibility of averting additional transport aircraft hull losses through the acquisition of a new heavy...
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Headlines briefing
IRAQ SEEKS IMPROVED HUEY FLEET HELICOPTERS The Iraqi government has requested the possible purchase of 16 surplus Bell UH-1 utility helicopters from...
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USAF outlines shift in Predator mishaps
The blame for most crashes involving the General Atomics Predator unmanned aircraft system...
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Boeing 787 flight testing, originally planned to begin shortly, remains on hold as the clock continues to tick on the company's ambitious commitment to certificate...
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Bush urged not to make recess FAA boss appointment
Eighteen pro-aviation groups have written a letter to US President George Bush asking that he not appoint a replacement for Federal Aviation Administration...
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Hoverpod could be adapted to unmanned operations
Entecho says it is in discussions with a number of defence sector firms on joint or licensed manufacture of an unmanned air vehicle based on its hybrid ducted...
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AIDC, Aero Vodochody to dissolve Ibis joint venture
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) and the Czech Republic's Aero...
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Guide to unmanned systems certification aimed at 'non-traditional' firms
DEVELOPMENT Guide to unmanned systems certification aimed at 'non-traditional' firms ASTM International's Technical Committee F-38 on Unmanned...
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Industrial firm Voith interested in German Airbus plants
German industrial holding company Voith has shown interest in becoming an investor in the country's Airbus...
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United looks at establishing maintenance joint venture
United Airlines confirms it is looking at establishing a joint venture with a third party for spinning off its US maintenance, repair and overhaul operations,...
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USAF looks to develop near-space unmanned systems
The US Air Force wants to continue exploring opportunities for very high altitude unmanned air systems, but major technical challenges need to be overcome...
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Dates set for inaugural French Guiana Soyuz launch and ESA/Russia manned spacecraft project start
Dates for the highest-profile collaborations between the European Space Agency and Russia's Federal Space Agency (FSA) were announced at the Moscow air show. FSA...
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Australian industry targets Boeing link-up
Australia could give priority to domestic firms already working on Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme while competing industrial opportunities...
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Five-Tupolev deal underscores Russia-Iran link
Iran AirTour looks set to be the first operator to fly the A2 version of the Perm PS-90 turbofan, with a firm order through Ilyushin Finance for five Tupolev...
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Alenia and Sukhoi detail Superjet support venture
Italy's Alenia Aeronautica and Russia's Sukhoi formally unveiled their joint venture, named Superjet International, which will have sole responsibility for...
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Moscow air show in brief
AVIALINII-400 SIGNS FOR SIX NEW TU-204-100 DELIVERY Avialinii-400 will next year take delivery of three new Tupolev Tu-204-100 passenger airliners...
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EADS expects Russian deal by year-end
EADS hopes to define the scope and level of co-operation with the Russian aerospace industry before the end of this year. The European company's president...