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E-jet deal opens Venezuela for Embraer
Aug 01, 2012 (UPI)
A $900 million deal for the Brazilian sale of 20 E-190 commercial jets has opened newly confirmed Mercosur member Venezuela as a potential major market for regi...
Raytheon achieves delivery and operational milestones on FA-18 avionics systems
Aug 01, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon has achieved important milestones on three F/A-18E/F related programs, highlighting the company's ongoing, successful support of the Super Hornet aircr...
US man points laser at Navy pilots, faces 20 years in prison
Jul 31, 2012 (AFP)
A US national pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstructing the vision of military pilots during training, AFP learned from a legal source. Robert Bruce, 56, faces up t...
US challenges EU with rival airline tax talks
Jul 30, 2012 (AFP)
The United States will this week host a meeting of some 16 nations opposed to a controversial EU carbon tax on airlines, aiming to draw up an alternative plan, ...
U.S. OKs Israeli systems deal for F-35s
Jul 30, 2012 (UPI)
A reported agreement by the Pentagon and Lockheed Martin to install Israeli-made electronic warfare systems in 19 F-35I Joint Strike Fighters ordered by the Jew...
In mock air war, US pilots face wily 'aggressor'
Jul 30, 2012 (AFP)
In the skies over Las Vegas, a high-stakes game is unfolding but the players are fighter pilots instead of gamblers and nothing is left to chance. Just a short ...
Clemson researchers transform machine to make runways safer
Jul 27, 2012 (SPX)
Clemson researchers redesigned and modified a mobile drill press to retrofit a section of a runway that halts overrun aircraft, ultimately minimizing aircraft d...
Hackers could haunt global air traffic control: researcher
Jul 26, 2012 (AFP)
Air traffic control software used around the world could be exploited by hackers to unleash squadrons of ghost planes to befuddle those entrusted to keep the sk...
EU should scrap airline emissions tax: IATA
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
The European Union should scrap a controversial carbon tax on air travel and seek a global solution to the emissions problem, the global aviation industry's chi...
Singapore Airlines first quarter net profit up 73%
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
Singapore Airlines' first quarter net profit soared 73 percent from last year, it said Wednesday, partly driven by higher passenger traffic. But the growth stat...
US 'confident' F-22 jet oxygen problems solved
Jul 24, 2012 (AFP)
The US Air Force is "confident" it has identified the problems that led some pilots to complain of dizzy spells and blackouts while flying its most advanced fig...
International F-35 Fleet Begins Build Up At Eglin AFB
Jul 24, 2012 (SPX)
ZM135, a British F-35B and the first international Lockheed Martin Lightning II, takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base at 9:03 a.m. CDT...
European hybrid helicopter finishes US tour
Jul 23, 2012 (AFP)
European helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter's super-fast new X3 model on Monday completed a promotional tour of the United States, the largest military and civi...
Boeing Receives Lot 2 Production Contract Award for B-1 Integrated Battle Station
Jul 23, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing has received a $65.8 million Lot 2 follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force for nine B-1 Lancer bomber Integrated Battle Station (IBS) modification kit...
United Kingdom Accepts First International Lockheed Martin F-35
Jul 23, 2012 (SPX)
The United Kingdom accepted the first international Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft in a ceremony with senior representatives of the U.K. Ministry of...
Russia and Italy to jointly develop patrol aircraft
Jul 18, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Russian and Italian engineers will jointly develop a patrol aircraft with extraordinary technical characteristics. Under the project, intellectual systems of co...
Boeing Demonstrates Multi-location Paint Capability for RAAF
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has delivered the first two of 65 repainted aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) from two separate...
Boeing Receives First 10 New Fuselages Designed for AH-64D Apache Block III
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing has received the first 10 new fuselages designed specifically for the AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter from long-time supplier Korea Aerospace I...
Raytheon's ATFLIR surpasses one million flight hours on US Navy Super Hornet
Jul 18, 2012 (SPX)
Raytheon's Advanced Targeting Forward Looking Infrared pod, which delivers superior electro-optical/infrared imagery and target detection range for air-to-air a...
Japan Airlines dismisses budget airlines threat
Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)
Japan Airlines said Tuesday the country's booming budget carrier market would not pose a "tremendous" threat to the flag carrier, which went bust in one of the ...
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