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Hong Kong airbridge collapse rips off plane door
Apr 08, 2013 (AFP)
Hong Kong authorities said Monday they had launched an investigation after an airbridge collapsed at the city's airport, ripping the door off a Cathay Pacific p...
Lockheed Martin delivers F-16 to Oman
Apr 08, 2013 (UPI)
The first of 12 F-16C/D Block 50 Fighting Falcons ordered by the Sultanate of Oman has been delivered by Lockheed Martin. The fighter was delivered earlier this...
Davis-Monthan AFB Receives HC-130J Combat King II
Apr 05, 2013 (SPX)
U.S. Air Force crews ferried a Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] HC-130J Combat King II to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Aircraft number 5719 is the ninth of...
Third F-35B For United Kingdom Makes First Flight
Apr 05, 2013 (SPX)
Monday, the third United Kingdom Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II sped down the runway at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base embarking on its firs...
Eurocopter vies for big-ticket Polish chopper deal
Apr 04, 2013 (AFP)
Eurocopter, the world's leading maker of civil helicopters, inked an agreement Thursday aimed at setting up production in Poland, putting the EADS subsidiary in...
Bangladesh embarks on massive Yak deal
Apr 04, 2013 (UPI)
Bangladesh is planning to buy 24 Russian-made Yak-130 Mitten jet combat trainers from Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport. The deal comes after Rosobor...
China plane 'supermarket' flies under restrictions
Apr 04, 2013 (AFP)
Gleaming new helicopters and small planes worth millions of dollars are on show at Beijing's first "aircraft supermarket", but some wealthy private buyers will ...
Saab tests new sensor for Gripen fighters
Apr 04, 2013 (UPI)
A new infrared sensor for integration onto Saab's Gripen E fighters has successfully completed its first flight, the company reports. The IRST, or Infra Red Sea...
Philippines buying new helicopters
Apr 03, 2013 (UPI)
Eight 412EP aircraft are being supplied to the Philippine military by Bell Helicopters in a deal financed by the Canadian Commercial Corporation. The utility he...
Northrop Grumman Wins US Navy Contract for Carrier Aircraft Inertial Navigation System
Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)
Northrop Grumman has been awarded a follow-on performance-based logistics contract to provide logistics, material and technical support for the AN/ASN-139 Carri...
Air Force contracts for financial system IT support
Apr 03, 2013 (UPI)
Key financial systems used by the U.S. Air Force Material Command are to receive sustainment support services from Array Information Technology Inc. The Marylan...
New Russian bomber taking shape
Apr 03, 2013 (Voice of Russia)
The development of the Russian Perspective Aviation Complex of Long-Range Aviation (PAK DA) which is to replace Tupolev-95MC and Tupolev-22M3 planes, except the...
Boeing Delivers 1,000th Airplane to China
Apr 03, 2013 (SPX)
Boeing and China Eastern Airlines have celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th Boeing airplane for China, one of the world's most dynamic markets for commercial ...
Rockwell Collins to manufacture F-35 components in Australia
Apr 03, 2013 (UPI)
Rockwell Collins is expanding the manufacture of optical assemblies for use on F-35 Lightning II aircraft to include production work in Australia. The company s...
NASA Books Reveal Wisdom Gained from Failure
Apr 02, 2013 (SPX)
Preventing future aviation accidents is the motive behind two books published by NASA, one brand new and one that is a year old and has been so popular a second...
Peru mulls replacing aged air force jets
Mar 26, 2013 (UPI)
Peru is in talks with Spain and warplane suppliers as part of a low-budget plan to replace aging air force aircraft with second-hand Eurofighters and comparable...
Navy tasks Virginia Tech research team with reducing deafening roar of fighter jets
Mar 26, 2013 (SPX)
Have you ever had a fighter jet fly over your home and the noise of the aircraft booms loud enough to rattle the windows? Imagine working on an aircraft carrier...
France says Malaysia can build jets if it buys Rafale
Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)
France dangled Tuesday the possibility of manufacturing its Rafale fighter plane in Malaysia if the nation selected the aircraft as its new combat jet. "We are ...
Two Chinese airlines record falls in 2012 profits
Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)
Higher fuel costs and weak demand for air travel caused a slump in the net profits of two of China's biggest airlines last year, according to annual reports rel...
Aerospace industry adapts to global marketplace
Mar 25, 2013 (SPX)
The aerospace industry is a key sector of the Canadian economy. With sales of over $22.4 billion in 2011, Canada ranks fourth globally in aerospace production. ...
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