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Chinese in talks to buy aircraft leaser ILFC
Dec 07, 2012 (AFP)
US government-controlled insurance group AIG said Friday it was in talks to sell a majority stake in International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) to a consort...
Australia retires H-variant C-130 Hercules
Dec 06, 2012 (UPI)
Australia retired from active service the last two Lockheed C-130H Hercules 34 years after its introduction into the air force. The two H models were in a fly-p...
F-35 Lightning II Program Surpasses 5,000 Flight Hours
Dec 06, 2012 (SPX)
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program surpassed 5,000 flight hours last month. This milestone was reached by the combined F-35 System Development and De...
China Southern to buy 10 A330-300 aircraft
Dec 05, 2012 (AFP)
China Southern Airlines, the country's largest airline by fleet size, said Wednesday it will buy 10 Airbus A330-300 aircraft in a deal worth $1.88 billion at li...
Four injured in China fighter jet crash: reports
Dec 04, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese fighter jet crashed in a southern Chinese city Tuesday, sparking a fire that injured at least four people, reports said. The Jian-7 fighter plane belo...
Sandy adds to global air traffic gloom: IATA
Nov 29, 2012 (AFP)
The effects of Superstorm Sandy which devastated parts of the Northeastern US and the Caribbean last month are deepening an already dire situation for the globa...
Mosquitos fail at flight in heavy fog
Nov 26, 2012 (SPX)
Mosquitos have the remarkable ability to fly in clear skies as well as in rain, shrugging off impacts from raindrops more than 50 times their body mass. But jus...
Owls' ability to fly in acoustic stealth provides clues to mitigating conventional aircraft noise
Nov 26, 2012 (SPX)
Owls have the uncanny ability to fly silently, relying on specialized plumage to reduce noise so they can hunt in acoustic stealth. Researchers from the Univers...
French police fire tear gas anew on airport protest
Nov 24, 2012 (AFP)
French police clashed for a second day running Saturday with protesters squatting on protected swampland the government wants to clear for an airport, a battle ...
'Sun' glasses can help reduce jet lag
Nov 23, 2012 (UPI)
Australian researchers say a wearable pair of "sun" glasses that imitates sunlight patterns could reduce jet lag and help insomnia sufferers and shift workers. ...
Lockheed Martin Delivers Three F-35Bs To The US Marine Corps
Nov 23, 2012 (SPX)
Three Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft were officially delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps during ceremonies at Marine Corps...
China Eastern Airlines to buy 60 A320 aircraft
Nov 23, 2012 (AFP)
China Eastern Airlines, one of the country's three major carriers, said on Friday it will buy 60 Airbus A320 aircraft in a deal worth $5.39 billion to meet boom...
Boeing Adapts Innovative Training Technologies to FA-18E and F-15E
Nov 22, 2012 (SPX)
Two military aircraft produced by Boeing - the F-15E Eagle and the F/A-18E Super Hornet - now are equipped to train in an environment that puts them at odds aga...
US Navy Selects Lockheed Martin to Modernize C-130T Aircraft
Nov 22, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Naval Air Systems command awarded Lockheed Martin a $30 million contract to integrate new avionics and software on multiple C-130T aircraft as part of ...
F-35A Achieves Maximum High Angle Of Attack Limit In Four Flights
Nov 22, 2012 (SPX)
An F-35A Lightning II conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft rapidly expanded its high angle of attack (AOA) test envelope to its 50 degree limit in o...
Boeing and AVIC to Collaborate on Interior Supply Capability in China
Nov 22, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China's largest state-owned aviation company, have announced they will work together to expand AVIC ca...
Chile phasing out C-212 tactical aircraft
Nov 20, 2012 (UPI)
Chile's military is phasing out its remaining CA SA C-212-100 tactical transport aircraft amid local concerns over its safety. A Chilean air force's Construccio...
India to buy nearly 130 Su-30 fighter jets from Russia
Nov 20, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
The total number of the Su-30 fighter jets in the Indian air forces will reach 270, one of the chiefs of the Rosoboronexport Agency, Sergei Kornev, said. Kornev...
Boeing Statement Supporting House Vote on Russia PNTR
Nov 18, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing has issued the following statement following House approval of legislation establishing Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia. "Boeing cong...
China's home-grown plane rises to the challenge
Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)
China's home-grown passenger plane was only a model at the country's premier airshow, but a growing number of orders show Beijing's drive to challenge the domin...
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