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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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U.S. Navy deploys Fire Scout
The Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout, a vertical takeoff unmanned air system (VTUAS), began its first operational deployment with the U.S.
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Saab AEW&C flight trials start
The Saab 340 AEW&C aircraft with Erieye radar, which is destined for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF), took to the skies for the first time on Friday, f
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Citation X with winglets lands at Wallan Aviation
Here at the Dubai Airshow yesterday, Cessna delivered the first Citation X business jet retrofitted with Winglet Technology’s elliptical winglets to Wallan
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Talon on target for UAE’s Apaches
Raytheon has successfully completed a series of firing tests in both hot and cold temperature extremes of the Talon laser-guided rocket for the UAE army’s
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Civil sales heat up as deals bloom in the desert
The cash registers started to ring here at the 2009 Dubai Airshow yesterday with a modest but nonetheless welcome batch of airliner and engine orders.
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A400M closer to first flight, but loses client
There was good news and bad news for Europe’s troubled airlifter last week.
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Wing fix completed on first 787
Boeing has finished installing reinforcements within the side-of-body fuselage on the first 787 Dreamliner, the company announced last Thursday, and expect
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Airbus A330 freighter makes maiden flight
Airbus’s new A330-200F freighter flew for the first time early this month, officially marking the start of a 180-hour flight-test and certification campaig
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F-22 Raptor wows crowd in Middle Eastern debut
Making its first-ever appearance in the Middle East, the U.S.
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Mideast is primed for stylish Piaggio Avanti
Dubai Airshow shoppers looking to buy an aircraft made by a locally owned company need look no further than the Piaggio Avanti II.
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Lineage 1000 starts life in Arabian Gulf service
Embraer’s first Lineage 1000 executive jet is making a debut here at the Dubai Airshow, six months after it was delivered to launch customer Aamer Abdul Ja
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Aerion envisions SSBJs plying ME skies
Aerion is here in Dubai to tap what it believes could be strong market for the supersonic business jet (SSBJ) it intends to have certified in 2015.
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Fokker’s latest program to stretch lives, provide lift
This week here in Dubai, Fokker Services (Stand E556) is set to launch plans to stretch the service lives of short- to medium-range regional aircraft.
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LM intelligence lab is airborne
Lockheed Martin is showing off its Airborne Multi-intelligence Laboratory (AML) here at the Dubai Airshow as part of its campaign to offer the aircraft’s u
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Embraer E-Jets fit in at many Arab airlines
Embraer sees Arab operators of its 64- to 114-seat E170/175 and E190/195 regional jets (E-Jets) as providing a good example of what it views as the “right-
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A380s proliferating on worldwide routes
While it might seem to have been only yesterday that Airbus launched the mighty A380–and scarcely five minutes since the double-deck widebody entered servi
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Diminutive Falco UAV is first to carry both video and radar
Selex Galileo, which produces the Falco tactical UAV, has recently integrated multiple reconnaissance sensors on the vehicle.
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BAE 146 seeks new role in military support
With the delay to the Airbus A400M in mind, as well as tight defense budgets, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft’s Asset Management unit is marketing surplus Br
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787’s maintenance team makes the most of delays
While no one at Boeing would dare admit to any level of satisfaction with the two-and-a-half years of delays to the 787-8, the program’s chief mechanic, Ju
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Boeing battles to keep 747-8 program on track
Boeing Commercial Airplanes faced fresh questions over its ability to stick to program timelines again last month.
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Despite delay, CRJ1000 delivering on promises
Bombardier’s CRJ1000 ap-peared on track for certification soon after this week’s Dubai Air Show until the company announced a few months ago that a softwar
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A350 XWB program continues apace
Spain has approved loans worth up to $520 million for subcontractors working on the Airbus A350 XWB twin-aisle twinjet or on its Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engi
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Saab and Ultra partner to promote VTUAS line
Last month Saab announced a partnership with Ultra Electronics’ UK-based Communication and Integrated Systems division covering the joint exploration and e
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P-8A test programs proceed at full speed
Boeing is due to fly the first P-8A maritime patrol aircraft equipped with a mission system early next year as the program to replace the U.S.
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Ruag modifies Do 228s for German surveillance roles
Four Dornier 228s operated by the German Navy’s Marineflieger-geschwader 3 “Graf Zeppelin” on pollution-control and surveillance missions are being upgrade
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ATR’s new 600 series to enter service in 2010
Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) is a little over a year away from completing certification of the new -600 version of its ATR 72 twin turboprop, with th
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Aermacchi eager to sign UAE deal
Alenia Aermacchi is reorganizing the layout of its Venegono plant in Italy in preparation for the start of serial production of its M-346 lead-in fighter t
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A330 MRTT brings a boom to Airbus biz
According to Airbus Military officials, the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) has won all the recent competitions for a large aerial tanker because o
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Hawker Beechcraft 3Q GA Sales Down by $98.6 Million
During an earnings conference call yesterday, Hawker Beechcraft reported a drop in business and general aviation (B&GA) sales of $98.6 million for the thir
