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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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Boeing seeks leverage on Indian fighter order
Boeing has embarked on a series of important initiatives–including a joint-venture proposal–that strengthens its ties with India.
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Malaysian Flankers poised to be operational by year-end
The ninth Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace (LIMA) show, held in December, gave the Malaysian air force the opportunity to showcase its newly rec
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Organization, Innovation Keys to Cutting F-35 Price
It’s a stealthy, mass-produced warplane for 12 air arms in 10 countries, including Singapore.
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Maritime UAV no fish out of water
Britain’s Warrior Aero Marine has formed a team to produce innovative maritime unmanned systems.
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Kingfisher takes its 17th ATR propjet
India’s fast-growing Kingfisher Airlines took delivery of its seventeenth ATR 72-500 last month.
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ATR keeps an eye on cost with option-laden 600
The Thales engineering team in Toulouse is developing a new flight deck for the -600 series ATR family, featuring five six- by eight-inch LCD displays and
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ATR Delivers Peace and Quiet
“You’re in the noisiest seat of the airplane,” said ATR North America sales vice president to an AIN reporter, who had chosen the position to assess that v
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Optimistic Embraer tempers its view of China with caution
Doubts about the future of Embraer’s joint manufacturing venture with China’s AVIC II group were largely laid to rest by the time Harbin-Embraer Aircraft’s
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Barco visuals provide PC-21s with a display to remember
A twin turboprop trainer can’t hope to fully replicate an F-16 fighter, but rookie pilots with the Republic of Singapore Air Force will quickly get a feel
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Japan to take two more Q300 ocean patrollers
Field Aviation has just won a contract to convert two more Bombardier Q300 twin turboprops for use as platforms for the Japan Coast Guard’s maritime patrol
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737-900ERs make their mark on Asia Pacific
Indonesia’s Lion Air and India’s SpiceJet have started operating some of the first 737-900ERs to roll off Boeing’s Renton, Washington assembly line.
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Indonesia extends arms wish list
Newfound buying power courtesy of Russian government loans has given Indonesia’s military reason to anticipate a significant upgrade in fighting capability
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Despite politics, U.S. scores big deals in Taiwan
After a visit to China last month, the commander of U.S.
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Air India extends its reach with world’s longest-range jet
The meteoric development of India’s airline industry continues unabated as Air India extends its nonstop network to all corners of the globe with Boeing’s
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Alenia says it’s on time in 787 catch-up
According to Alenia Aeronautica, it is meeting its commitments as a supplier for the Boeing 787 and has not contributed to the delays the program is suffer
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More influential Asian airlines get set to act on global stage
Airlines in the Asia Pacific region have become key global players and should have a greater say in industry issues, according to Andrew Herdman, director
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Japan’s KC-767 tankers ready for final approach
Japan expects to receive its first pair of KC-767 tankers by the end of this year’s first quarter as the controversial and much-maligned program’s developm
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China’s shifting import needs forcing Russians to adapt
The amount of foreign off-the-shelf defense products China purchases is falling, overall, but its cooperation with foreign countries–mainly Russia–shows a
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Pair of Chinese fighter planes form PLAAF’s high-low mix
China’s march to overhaul its front-line fighter fleet is making good progress, thanks to two major indigenous production programs involving the Chengdu J-
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Airbus sharpens its focus on new A380 family members
Airbus continues to consider stretched, longer-range and cargo versions of its A380 very large airliner, but is no longer studying shortbody or combination
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Pilot Report: Hawker 900XP gives pilots more range
What can you say about an airplane that performs better than most people expect, as the Hawker series always has?
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In The Works: Embraer Phenom 100
Embraer’s entry into the very light jet market–the Phenom 100– is progressing toward certification and entry into service by the middle of this year.
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In The Works: Freight Feeder Aircraft FF5000
Freight Feeder Aircraft has purchased assets from Utilicraft and plans to move forward with development and FAA certification of the former FF1080 twin-eng
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In The Works: Diamond Aircraft D-Jet
This year, the aviation world will be watching Diamond Aircraft closely as the first of the
so-called single-engine personal jets is scheduled to ach
so-called single-engine personal jets is scheduled to ach
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In The Works: Pilatus Aircraft PC-12 Next Generation
Originally scheduled for certification by the end of last year, the newest version of the Pilatus PC-12 is now slated for certification early this year, wi
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In The Works: Maverick Jets SmartJet
Maverick Jets has not had much public activity lately and didn’t exhibit at last year’s NBAA Convention as it has in the past.
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Program under review, LM halts Marine One development
Pentagon sources confirmed to AIN that Lockheed Martin has been ordered to stop work on the development of a second block of AW-101-varian
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Sukhoi aims to fly SSJ by month’s end
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company has found completion of the first Superjet 100 a major challenge, after missing a year-end target for first flight that now a
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ARJ21 Makes Public Debut
Chinese aerospace conglomerate AVIC I unveiled the ARJ21-700 regional jet during a December 21 rollout ceremony in Shanghai for a select group of official
