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TAI bullish on T129 prospects
Turkish Aerospace Industries hopes to complete delivery by year-end of its initial batch of nine T129A attack helicopters for the nation’s land forces.
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NewsFrance to evaluate M-345 as possible Alpha Jet replacement
France appears to have begun the process of seeking a replacement for its air force’s fleet of aged Dassault-Breguet/Dornier Alpha Jet trainers, with Alenia Aermacchi's M-345 in the frame.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin's Little Red dilemma
Press speculation suggests that the future of Virgin Atlantic’s Little Red could be in jeopardy due to poor performance - but if Virgin is looking to scrap its domestic operation it could prove difficult to find an alternative.
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UK MoD begins training helicopter acquisition
The UK Ministry of Defence has kicked off the acquisition process to replace its fleet of 34 Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3 Squirrel HT1 trainers.
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NewsThales nears flight tests for Royal Navy Crowsnest bid
Thales UK is gearing up to begin flight tests of its heavily revamped and updated Cerberus airborne early warning system that it is pitching for the UK Royal Navy’s Crowsnest competition.
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NewsPolish UAV producers target domestic sales
Poland’s MSPO show in Kielce saw several local companies exhibit new unmanned air systems for the first time, as they pursue emerging requirements with the nation’s armed forces.
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NewsRadar tracking touted for commercial UAVs
Plextek has repurposed a border control Doppler radar to track unmanned air vehicles for use when GPS and radio signals are lost mid-flight.
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NewsBA to use A380 on San Francisco route
British Airways is to deploy Airbus A380s to the US city of San Francisco from the beginning of next summer.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Cockpits nearly all paperless but manufacturers still face dilemma
The manufacturers intend cockpits to be paperless soon. Airbus, for example, says it intends its aircraft to be completely paperless - therefore totally EFB-dependent - within two years. But they all face a permanent dilemma about what interface they should choose. Boeing with its 787 and Airbus with the ...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman sizes up UK UCAV requirements
Northrop Grumman is pitching the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology derived from its US Navy (USN)-sponsored X-47B demonstrator to the UK, to feed into its Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.
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Icelandair adds Portland to North American network
Icelandair will launch new service to Portland International airport in May 2015, bringing its North American network to 14 cities.
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Garuda re-opens London route after 12 years
Garuda Indonesia is aiming to upgrade its re-opened route to London to a daily nonstop service in 2015.
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NewsTurkey receives penultimate AEW&C 737
The Turkish air force has received its penultimate 737-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system aircraft from Boeing, following its conversion by in-country partner Turkish Aerospace Industries.
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Qatar adds direct flights to Phuket service
Qatar Airways is to start direct connections to Phuket this winter, building on its existing one-stop service to the Thai destination via Kuala Lumpur.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Electronic flightbags come of age but still require pilot discipline
Only a few years ago all pilots carried their trademark flightbags – large, black box-like briefcases. These were usually covered in stickers showing destinations, aircraft types and the logos of airlines and flight training organisations. One glance at a well-stickered bag provided an instant guide to the owner’s age and ...
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NewsMH17 suffered multiple high-energy impacts: inquiry
Investigators have concluded that Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 broke up in the air after sustaining substantial damage to its cockpit and forward fuselage from high-energy projectiles.
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NewsLondon helicopter crash report criticises construction regulations
A helicopter pilot died because the AgustaWestland AW109E he was flying hit a crane on a building under construction beside the river Thames in London while it was partially obscured by cloud, according to the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch.
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NewsA330neo, 787 availability key to Ryanair transatlantic hopes
Ryanair still wants to launch a low-fare, transatlantic carrier with either Airbus or Boeing widebodies, but only if it can take delivery of 40 to 50 newly-acquired aircraft within a two-year period at opportunistic prices, says chief executive Michael O’Leary.
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NewsPICTURE: Bristow takes first S-92 for UK SAR
Bristow Helicopters has taken delivery of the first new Sikorsky S-92 destined to be operated on the UK’s Long SAR contract.
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NewsRyanair orders up to 200 197-seat 737 Max jets
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is ordering up to 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which will be configured with a higher-density seat layout unveiled by the airframer earlier this year.