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NewsMD Helicopters' Cayuse Warrior enters combat in Afghanistan
The Afghan Air Force’s MD-530F Cayuse Warrior scout-attack helicopter has been used in combat for the first time, helping security forces clear insurgents from three rural districts south of Jalalabad.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: The size and shape of the world airliner fleet revealed in our census
Airlines, it seems, cannot get enough of Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies. With the latest re-engined versions of the A320 family and the 737 due to enter service in the next two years, and both manufacturers sitting on hundreds of orders, deliveries of their existing single-aisle types have continued to mount ...
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Iraqi Airways to serve Azerbaijan
Middle Eastern carrier Iraqi Airways is intending to open a new connection with Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
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ANALYSIS: The Flightglobal Fleet Forecast's narrowbody outlook
Ascend consultancy head Rob Morris examines the competition facing the incumbent single-aisle manufacturers
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How might Iran fund its fleet renewal?
No doubt huge potential exists for manufacturers to sell a large number of aircraft into Iran following the recent nuclear agreement between six nations – but exactly what the fleet will look like and how it will be financed is still being hammered out by the sector.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: GAMA reports mixed results for business and general aviation aircraft market
The market sent mixed signals to the general and business aviation sector in the second quarter, as worldwide shipments of fixed-wing aircraft declined but overall sales inched higher compared with the same period last year, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced on 31 July.
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NewsEgyptian Air Force receiving long-awaited Lockheed F-16s
Egypt will receive eight Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 52 Vipers from the United States in the coming days following an uptick in diplomatic relations between the two nations.
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Airbus starts design of hybrid-electric 100-seater
In less than two decades, Airbus’s concept for the VoltAir E-Fan could spawn a new family of 100-seat regional airliners with a hybrid-electric propulsion system anchored by diesel engines sending 6MW of power to a row of electric thrusters.
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OpinionOPINION: Breaking records is no longer simply about doing things better
Setting records can be much harder than it looks. In this age of big budgets, high technology, computer simulation and exotic materials, it can take some doing to convince people that doing something new was in fact difficult – not to mention dangerous.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Airline profits hit highs in 2014
For an industry so used to shocks and red ink over the last 15 years, it is perhaps unsurprising that airlines may take some convincing that they've never had it so good.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How airlines are tapping into the Internet of Things
In a world where people casually tout the term disruptive technology, there are few predictions as sure as the coming of the Internet of Things and its potential to change the way we live, travel, and operate businesses.
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Alaska weighs in in favour of open skies
Alaska Airlines favours the US open-skies policy, adding another voice to the Gulf carrier access debate.
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Oman Air opts for 787 component support through Boeing
Middle Eastern carrier Oman Air has contracted Boeing to provide a range of maintenance services, including component support, for its on-order 787 fleet.
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NewsFirst four Iraqi F-16IQs arrive at Balad air base
The Iraqi air force has received its first four Lockheed Martin F-16s and a much-needed morale boost following a deadly crash that left one pilot dead in Arizona and the accidental bombing of a residential suburb in Baghdad earlier this month.
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IAI ponders designs for new light business jet
Israel Aerospace Industries is evaluating a number of designs for its light business jet and plans to present the shortlisted concepts to potential funding partners by the end of the year.
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NewsUS govt pushes review of Gulf subsidy claims to August
The US government will wait until late August at the earliest to deliberate on allegations by three US mainline carriers that their Gulf rivals received $42 billion in state subsidies.
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NewsEmirates formally rebuts US carriers' subsidy claims
Emirates Airline says it was assured by the US government that it would assess the ongoing dispute over alleged subsidies to Gulf carriers, without being influenced by the three US mainline carriers calling for action against the Gulf airlines.
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NewsPICTURES: RAAF F-18s slam IS militants
Australia says it has deployed over 400 precision weapons in combat operations against Islamic State (IS) militants in support of the Iraqi military.
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SR Technics wins 787 support deal from Etihad
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has contracted SR Technics to provide component maintenance for its on-order Boeing 787 fleet.
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NewsUPDATE: F-16 belonging to Iraqi Air Force crashes in Arizona
The US Air Force has confirmed that one of the Iraqi Air Force’s brand new Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons has crashed in the Arizona desert in an apparent training accident.