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Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Air Force Payload Transporter System Contract
Nov 02, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to design, develop, test and qualify a replacement payload transporter system for the nation's interc...
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules Variants Declared 'Mission Capable' After U.S. Air Force Testing
Nov 02, 2012 (SPX)
The Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II and the MC-130J Commando II aircraft have been certified as "Effective, Suitable and Mission Capable" by the Air Forc...
Japan Airlines profit soars but China spat weighs
Nov 02, 2012 (AFP)
Japan Airlines on Friday raised its full-year profit forecast to $1.74 billion as the carrier, which only exited bankruptcy last year, released its first result...
India raises more concern over Agusta deal
Nov 01, 2012 (UPI)
The Indian Ministry of Defense is pressing the Italian government for information concerning possible irregularities in the department's purchase of 12 AgustaWe...
New China stealth fighter in test flight: state media
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
China's second stealth fighter has made its first test flight, state media reported Thursday, in a boost to the country's air capabilities even though the plane...
Boeing Opens First System Integration Lab for KC-46 Tanker Program
Nov 01, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing has opened the first KC-46 Tanker System Integration Laboratory (SIL) to support testing and reduce risk in the development of the U.S. Air Force's next-...
US travel chaos continues with 20,000 flights cancelled
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
Travel chaos from Hurricane Sandy dragged into a fourth day with roads still covered in floodwater and debris, New York's subway still closed and flights cancel...
Ferrovial sells Heathrow stake to China's CIC
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
Spanish construction group Ferrovial said Wednesday it had agreed to sell a stake in London's Heathrow airport to Chinese firm CIC International. Ferrovial said...
Non-NATO Sweden, Finland agree to monitor Iceland's airspace
Oct 31, 2012 (AFP)
Sweden said Wednesday that it and Finland, two countries outside any military alliances, would help monitor the airspace of NATO member Iceland for a few months...
Boeing Projects $820 Billion Market for 7,290 New Airplanes in North America
Oct 30, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing forecasts that air carriers in North America will take delivery of 7,290 new airplanes over the next 20 years at a market value of $820 billion. Taking r...
Bell Boeing Receives US Marine Corps Contract for V-22 Training Devices
Oct 30, 2012 (SPX)
The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded a $74 million contract to the Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between Boeing and Bell Helicopter - Textron, for...
Hurricane Sandy grounds 12,000 US flights
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
More than 12,000 flights have been grounded as Hurricane Sandy thwarted travel up and down the US East Coast Monday with powerful winds and blinding rain that c...
'Frankenstorm' disrupts US-bound flights from Britain
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Thousands of Britons planning to travel to the United States over the school holidays this week faced disruption Monday after Hurricance Sandy forced the cancel...
Youngest Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Achieves 50 Years of Service
Oct 29, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing has marked 50 years since the company delivered its last B-52 Stratofortress to the U.S. Air Force. H-model bomber 61-040 was assigned to Minot Air Force...
Bulgaria plans to acquire new fighter jets in 2014
Oct 26, 2012 (AFP)
Bulgaria will seek to acquire eight new or used fighter jets for its air force in 2014, Defence Minister Anyu Angelov said Friday. "I will seek ... next week a ...
Hawker signs New Zeland King Air deal
Oct 25, 2012 (UPI)
The New Zealand air force has signed a deal with Hawker Pacific for the lease of four second-hand King Air B200 aircraft for five years. "The B200 aircraft is a...
Iraq to pay $500 mn airline settlement by mid-2013: Kuwait
Oct 24, 2012 (AFP)
Kuwait said on Wednesday that Iraq will complete payment of a $500 million settlement of an airline dispute between the two nations by the middle of next year. ...
Chinese HNA buys into French airline, steps into Europe
Oct 23, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese firm has acquired an interest in a French airline for the first time with the announcement on Tuesday that HNA has acquired nearly half of Aigle Azur....
Edwards F-35A Completes First AIM-120 AMRAAM Internal Weapons Release
Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)
An F-35A test aircraft, flown by U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Phillips, completed the first aerial weapons release of an AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Ai...
Better Together: Joint Flight a Success
Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)
The first C-5M Super Galaxy production joint acceptance flight with Lockheed Martin and the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) occurred Oct. 17, here at ...
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