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NewsHeathrow chief refuses to support rival expansion plan
London Heathrow airport chief executive Colin Matthews has refused to endorse an independent proposal to extend its northern runway to 6,000m as an alternative to building a new runway, saying it presents “too many technical challenges”.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: More funding sources on tap for airlines in 2014
Global airlines will have more sources of financing available to them, thanks to the expansion of some existing lessors and financiers, and the emergence of others, when they set out to finance their $112 billion worth of expected aircraft deliveries this year.
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ANALYSIS: Commercial aircraft funding must hit new high
Commercial aircraft financing surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time ever in 2013 and the level of financing required to cover this year’s deliveries is set to be even higher.
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Italian Predator Bs start Afghan duty
The Italian air force has begun using its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator B unmanned air system in Afghanistan, following successful check flights.
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NewsPICTURE: Eurofighter gets airborne with Taurus cruise missiles
Flight-test activities to support the full integration of at least one European cruise missile design with the Eurofighter Typhoon have been expanded, with the 15 January debut sortie of the combat aircraft carrying a pair of Taurus KEPD 350 weapons.
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Italian G550 fleet to get additional capabilities
Italy's future two G550-based airborne early warning and control system aircraft are to gain some additional capabilities.
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NewsMorocco to acquire surplus French Harfangs
The Royal Moroccan Air Force is evaluating the purchase of additional Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1/Harfang unmanned air systems via France.
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Russia gives green light to new high-speed helicopter contest
Russia’s trade and industry ministry has announced a Rb4 billion ($121 million) tender for development work on the PSV-1 advanced high-speed civil helicopter project in 2014, including development of a flying laboratory, according to information published on a government procurement website.
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NewsTransall crew's error preceded head-on incursion
Pilots of a Transall C-160 transport misunderstood a taxi clearance before lining up on a runway on which an Airbus A319 was departing in the opposite direction.
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NewsRAF takes delivery of first three Chinook HC6s
The UK Royal Air Force has taken delivery of the first three Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC6 helicopters from an order for 14 of the heavy-lift transport type.
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Safety review 2013: Matter of survival
Last year, the world’s airlines proved that they could not maintain safety at the all-time high level they achieved in 2012. To put that in context, however, the 2012 figures had broken safety records by such a big margin that Flight International predicted at the time the figures would probably ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: UK to retain remotely-piloted advantage, RAF says
Unmanned air systems have become such a key element of the UK’s military operations in Afghanistan that the nation’s armed services are intent on retaining such capabilities long after they complete their combat involvement there late in 2014.
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Norwegian unconcerned by fresh 787 battery problems
Norwegian’s chief executive Bjørn Kjos says he is unconcerned by the recent battery problems experienced by Japan Airlines on one of its Boeing 787s and states no contingency plans have been drawn up should his fleet of Dreamliners need to be grounded.
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BA CityFlyer picks Polish firm for Embraer MRO
British Airways' CityFlyer regional operation has selected Poland's LOT Aircraft Maintenance Services to conduct technical work on its Embraer jet fleet.
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NewsRAF ready for Reaper fleet boost, confirms expeditionary plan
The UK has yet to formally accept delivery of its extra batch of five General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper air vehicles, which will double the Royal Air Force’s fleet of the type for operations inside Afghanistan.
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NewsBritish Army confident on Watchkeeper service entry
British Army pilots will soon begin flying the service’s delayed Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicles over Wiltshire, once a pending release to service approval has been made, a service official says.
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NewsRoyal Navy ready to launch ScanEagle operations
The UK Royal Navy is poised to conduct its first operational flights with the Boeing/Insitu ScanEagle unmanned air system, as the service continues to evaluate its long-term requirements for such equipment.
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Kyrgyzstan carrier Air Manas begins domestic flights
Kyrgystan start-up Air Manas has opened domestic scheduled services and identified its future Russian destinations.
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Ryanair rolls out more Manchester routes
European budget carrier Ryanair is adding new routes from Manchester to Barcelona, Bologna in Italy and Fuerteventura & Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands.
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Airbus extends A320 paint contract with Sabena Technics
Sabena Technics is building two hangars in Toulouse after Airbus expanded its A320 exterior painting contract with the French maintenance provider.