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Satair, world's largest independent parts distributor, moves to exploit chinese market
Copenhagen-based Satair, the world's biggest independent distributor of aircraft parts, has gained a foothold in China's rapidly expanding maintenance market - and there is plenty more to come, says chief executive John Staer
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Embraer to start series production of Phenom 100
Embraer is to begin series production of the Phenom 100 next month as the Brazilian airframer advances towards certification and first deliveries of the...
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BMI ownership key to Virgin fleet plans
Virgin Atlantic Airways is holding off on ordering additional Airbus A380s, Boeing 787s, or signing for Boeing 747-8s until it has greater clarity about...
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Briefing 11 March
Lufthansa private fleet to have nine jets including two CRJ200s business jets Lufthansa is to operate nine of its own business aircraft this year,...
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Comment: Protest vote
The US Air Force's decision to choose Northrop Grumman and Airbus over Boeing in its KC-X tanker contest raises the prospect of a protectionist backlash in the USA
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Boeing, Alsalam discuss Gulf support centre for Apache attack helicopter
Boeing and Alsalam Aircraft are eyeing an initiative under which the Saudi Arabian company would offer...
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Luxell Technologies becomes risk-sharing partner to provide WheelTug electric wheel drive for 737NG and takes equity stake
Canadian manufacturer Luxell Technologies has become a risk-sharing partner for WheelTug's electric wheel drive for Boeing 737NG ground manoeuvring, after...
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Australia to begin talks with Kaman over cancelled Super Seasprite helicopter programme
Australia's new Labor government is due to start negotiations on legal and financial issues with Kaman Aerospace on 10 March, after announcing that it is...
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US Navy commissions Cosworth for heavy fuel UAV engine development
UK engineering company Cosworth has been selected by the US Navy for the first of three phases of the two-year ultra...
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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...