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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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777-200LR ready to stretch its legs to the limit
As the second Boeing 777-200LR makes its public debut right here in Paris this week to show off its snazzy interior, prototype number-one continues to work
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France, Canada Orders Launch Triple-Seven Freighter
Boeing last month launched the much-anticipated 777 Freighter with five firm orders from Air France.
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India driving changes to Russian fighter platforms
Russian fifth-generation fighter programs could undergo major revisions to meet India’s requirements, following Sukhoi’s offer of an export version of the
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All systems go for the world’s biggest airliner
Less than 50 days after the A380’s first flight, Airbus has reported an essentially satisfactory start to the very large jetliner’s test program.
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How does one unload 873 people in 90 seconds? Airbus recruits a select crowd of 1,100 to find out
Airbus officials hope to eventally have the new A380 very large airliner certified by European and U.S.
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Decision imminent on final design of 787 shell
Say what you will about Boeing’s political and boardroom troubles over the past few years, the company’s technical proficiency doesn’t appear to have dimin
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A380, 787 models of global cooperation
The April 27 first flight of the Airbus A380 was undoubtedly a triumph for Europe’s aerospace industry.
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A400M on a roll as South Africa joins partnership
Just before the 2003 Paris Air Show, the long-running saga of the Airbus Military A400M finally resulted in a definitive launch for the project, when seven
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BAE’s out-of-production quadjets still in demand
A recent slew of new announcements from BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has reminded the industry that the BAE146/ Avro RJ jetliner family has not gone away.
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Jetstream Sales Goal in Sight
BAE’s Jetstream regional airliner family enjoyed a successful year in 2004, delivering 25 turboprops to lease customers, and expecting to achieve its 2005
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Osprey evaluation reaching its climax
Unless you have stood next to a Bell/Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor–and you won’t be able to at Le Bourget this week because it’s not here–it is difficult to
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A350 adds seat-mile value as battle with Boeing 787 looms
Recent changes to the proposed Airbus A350 have rendered the planned A330 variant much more competitive against the Boeing 787 in the battle for the “middl
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RJ builders flirting with the big boys
The chasm separating the realm of full-size airliners and regional airplanes has claimed another victim, swallowing the Boeing 717 as surely as it did the
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747SF gets ready for prime time
Marco Cavazzoni says to mark his words: “We’ll deliver the first 747-400 Special Freighter on December 13.
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787 Will Be First All-composite Airliner
Boeing made the apparently radical decision two years ago to use composites for most of the primary structure of its new 787 jetliner, resulting in a need
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A final farewell to the Boeing 757
The 1,050th and last 757 airliner took off from Boeing’s Renton, Washington assembly plant for delivery to Shanghai Airlines on April 28, some 23 years aft
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Production planners sweat ballooning backlogs
Here at this week’s Paris show, Airbus is introducing the A350, a larger variant of the A330 being presented at a global show for the first time.
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Average Values of New Airliner Sales Give Conflicting Signals
Airbus statistics appear to support Boeing’s contentions that the average size of airliners is going to shrink.
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Foreigners hold edge in MiG-29 upgrade race
The Mikoyan MiG-29 carries a reputation as one of the most capable fighter aircraft ever designed, but to keep the revered Russian warplane on the cutting
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Mother MiG Gives Birth to New 29s
Russia’s RSK MiG continues to offer new members of the MiG-29 family of multifunctional fighters, including the MiG-29K/KUB, the-29M/M2 and the -29SMT.
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Elbit Streamlines MiG-29 Cockpit
One set of options for MiG-29 operators involves the cockpit modernization packages offered by Israel’s Elbit Systems.
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Smiths, Eaton picked for F-35 PBL testing
Last month Lockheed Martin chose Smiths Aerospace and Eaton Aerospace to participate in testing the F-35 JSF program’s approach to performance-based logist
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UCAV Program Review
Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS): As well as its “black world” programs such as the Lockheed Martin “son of DarkStar” that was reportedly u
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Multi-purpose Platform Has Dual Role
The Diamond DA42 MPP (multi-purpose platform) fitted with an UOMZ sensor pod attracted considerable interest when it was displayed at the Paris Air Show.
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Fun Stemme now is spy-in-the-sky
The Stemme S10 motor glider in the Dubai 2005 static park was delivered to its owner in Saudi Arabia only recently but he readily agreed to bring it to the
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Northrop touts Hawkeye for UAE
Competition to supply the United Arab Emirates with an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is becoming intense as next year’s selection date
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Dassault says Falcon 7X sales exceed 70
The Dassault Falcon 7X business jet has passed the 70-sale bar, John Rosanvallon, president of Dassault Falcon Jet, told Aviation International News
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Jet Aviation DXB to service BBJs
Boeing has chosen the new Jet Aviation Dubai facility as an authorized service center for the Boeing Business Jet, the companies announced here yesterday.
