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News
Simulation innovator buys independence from CAE
Sabena Flight Academy - Development has bought 33% of its shares back from Canadian simulator giant CAE, which had acquired them in June 2008 as part of...
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ASH CLOUD: Finland to allow some flights today
Some commercial flights will be allowed in southern Finland today, after an air sampling sortie conducted by the nation's air force ...
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NewsASH CLOUD: UK MoD suspends 'airbridge' operation with Afghanistan
The ash cloud from the Icelandic eruption has halted the UK RAF from making flights between the UK and Afghanistan ...
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Opinion
Comment: Failure to talk
The fatal crash of a Polish presidential flight in Russia shows extremely poor operational planning by both nations. Historic lack of communication between them may be a factor
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NewsSource: CV-22 crash not caused by mechanical failure
The BellBoeing CV-22 crash in Afghanistan on 8 April was not caused by a mechanical failure,...
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NewsPICTURES: Finnish F-18 engine check reveals effects of volcanic dust
Images released by the Finnish air force have highlighted the current risk to aircraft posed by Iceland's ongoing volcanic eruption ...
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NewsUS lawmakers push for back-up plans after F-35 cost increases
US lawmakers have urged military officials to increase spending on fourth-generation fighters amid concerns over the F-35 programme ...
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Display team mishaps continue with Patrouille de France crash
The non-fatal crash of a French air force AlphaJet on 13 April is the latest in a spate of aerobatic mishaps this year ...
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Romania to use C-27Js in Afghanistan next year
Romania's air force chief says the service will begin using its new C-27J Spartan transports in Afghanistan by April 2011 ...
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Questions loom over disastrous Polish presidential flight
The crash of a Tupolev Tu-154M carrying Poland's senior politicians and military figures to Russia has raised an array of questions regarding the flight's operation, though answers await the end of a national week of mourning.
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NewsUS Army predicts shift to nearly all unmanned aircraft by 2035
US Army aviation will shift over the next 25 years to operating mostly unmanned aircraft that will take on new missions, including cargo re-supply ...
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France buys more CN-235s to cover for delayed A400M
The French air force will field a further eight CN-235 tactical transports from late next year to compensate for its late A400Ms ...
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NASA Global Hawk to eject dropsondes for hurricane research
A NASA-owned Global Hawk UAV will drop hundreds of dropsondes later this year in support of research into hurricanes ...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Watchkeeper UAV makes first UK flight
The British Army's Watchkeeper 450 unmanned air vehicle has made its first, 20min flight in UK airspace ...
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German air force starts tests with upgraded Tornado
Germany's WTD-61 test squadron has received the first of 85 Tornados to complete an ASSTA 2 upgrade programme ...
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Northrop flights prove software for autonomous refuelling
Northrop Grumman has moved a step closer to achieving autonomous in-flight refuelling for unmanned aircraft systems ...
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PICTURES: Nimrod XV250 flies into 'semi retirement' at Yorkshire museum
The RAF has flown its first retired Nimrod MR2 to its final destination at Elvington, Yorkshire ...
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USAF to expand Boeing X-51A Waverider programme
The US Air Force plans to add up to six more test flights of Boeing's expendable X-51A Waverider hypersonic scramjet vehicle, in preparation for an operational...
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Global Hawk buyers seek cost savings
Northrop Grumman has started working out details of a plan to boost the commonality between the US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk family and the US Navy's Broad...
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PICTURE: Lockheed reveals new colours for F-35 AF-1
Lockheed's first weight-optimised F-35A Joint Strike Fighter will return to flight sporting a new, hand-finished fin flash ...