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Asian fund offers 10,000 euros to buy Spanish airport
Jul 17, 2015 (AFP)
A group of Asian and British investors on Friday angled to snap up a disused airport in Spain for 10,000 euros ($11,000), aiming to make it an import hub for Ch...
Boeing to collaborate with TASL in aerospace and defense
Jul 16, 2015 (UPI)
Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. of India are to collaborate on aerospace and defense manufacturing and opportunities in integrated systems development. Th...
Airbus DS enhances Eurofighter Typhoon
Jul 16, 2015 (UPI)
Flight testing of aerodynamics upgrades to enhance the performance and capabilities of the Typhoon fighter have been conducted by Airbus Defense and Space. The ...
Record-breaking Solar Impulse 2 grounded for 'several months'
Jul 15, 2015 (AFP)
The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 will be grounded for months in Hawaii to carry out battery repairs, after completing nearly half of an unprecedented round...
South Korea asks for new F-16 upgrade deal
Jul 15, 2015 (UPI)
A request from the Republic of Korea to the United States for upgrades to F-16 fighters has received State Department approval. The proposed deal would be under...
Europe advances with safer air travel
Jul 15, 2015 (ESA)
A safer airspace over Europe by 2018 is materialising as ESA's Iris precursor project has begun development with the unlocking of a further euro 7.6 million of ...
Climate change activists protest on Heathrow runway
Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)
A group of climate change activists cut through a perimeter fence at London Heathrow airport on Monday to stage a protest on one of its two runways, causing can...
Solar Impulse grounded in Hawaii for repairs
Jul 11, 2015 (AFP)
The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has been grounded in Hawaii, its crew said Saturday, after a grueling five-day, fuel-less flight across the Pacific Oce...
B-52 bombers demo long reach of U.S. air power
Jul 10, 2015 (UPI)
The long reach of U.S. air power has been demonstrated by two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers that conducted a non-stop mission to Australia. The bombers, from Bark...
Which electric plane crossed the English Channel first?
Jul 10, 2015 (UPI)
The cross-Channel flight has turned into a cross-Channel fight, with two pilots claiming the crown of first to fly an electric plane across the English Channel....
Boeing-led team seeks Polish partners in helo contract bid
Jul 10, 2015 (UPI)
Boeing and four other U.S. companies are seeking to collaborate with Polish industry in a bid supply AH-64E attack helicopters to Poland's military. Boeing and ...
China Eastern orders 50 Boeing planes in $4.6 bn deal
Jul 09, 2015 (AFP)
US aerospace giant Boeing said Thursday it had won an order for 50 aircraft from China Eastern Airlines, worth $4.6 billion at list prices. "Boeing is delighted...
Russia opposes UN tribunal for MH17 culprits
Jul 09, 2015 (AFP)
Russia said Thursday it will oppose a draft UN resolution circulated by Malaysia on establishing an international tribunal to prosecute those behind the downing...
Computer glitch grounds United flights for an hour
Jul 08, 2015 (AFP)
A computer glitch grounded United Airlines flights for the second time in six weeks early Wednesday, backing up thousands of passengers in the busy morning trav...
Two dead as F-16, Cessna collide in South Carolina
Jul 07, 2015 (AFP)
A supersonic F-16 fighter collided Tuesday with a small Cessna trainer over South Carolina killing both people in the Cessna and spreading debris over a wide ar...
Airbus and Mahindra to make military choppers in India
Jul 04, 2015 (AFP)
European aerospace giant Airbus and India's Mahindra group have inked a deal to jointly build helicopters as the Indian government moves to upgrade the country'...
Indonesian plane crash increases pressure for military overhaul
Jul 03, 2015 (AFP)
The deadly crash of a 51-year-old Indonesian air force transport plane this week has turned the spotlight on the country's ageing military equipment and given n...
Solar Impulse 2 pilot becomes aviation legend
Jul 03, 2015 (AFP)
At 62 years of age, Swiss Solar Impulse 2 pilot Andre Borschberg has made aviation history with a record breaking solo flight across the Pacific that he has cal...
Australia orders airborne refueling tankers
Jul 02, 2015 (UPI)
Airbus Defense and Space is to provide Australia with two additional TA330 MRTT tanker variant aircraft under a deal worth more than $313.7 million. The multi-r...
US military on defensive over F-35 fighter jet
Jul 02, 2015 (AFP)
The US Air Force said Wednesday its eye-wateringly expensive F-35 stealth jet is superior to the cheaper F-16 despite reports from a test pilot that suggested o...
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