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Cockpit fumes ground Aussie Tiger choppers
May 18, 2012 (UPI)
The Australian army suspended flying operations for the Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter after detecting fumes in the cockpit of one of the aircraft. The a...
US votes to sell Taiwan 66 new fighter jets
May 18, 2012 (AFP)
The House of Representatives voted Friday to require the United States to sell 66 new fighter-jets to Taiwan, with lawmakers saying the deal would close a growi...
A Dozen Lockheed Martin F-35s Now Call Eglin AFB Home
May 18, 2012 (SPX)
The twelfth Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II destined for the training fleet has arrived at the Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. U.S. Marine Corps pilot Lt. Col. Fre...
Russian Air Force roundtable: status quo, revamps, perspectives
May 15, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
An roundtable of experts on Russia's Air Force and ABM systems is slated for May 16, 2012, at the Voice of Russia radio station. It will tackle the implementati...
Russia to buy 90 brand-new Su-35S fighters
May 15, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
By 2020, the Russian Air Force is to procure some 90 cutting-edge super-maneuverable Su-35S fighter jets, Air force spokesman Vladimir Drik told Ria-Novosti tod...
Superjet crash blamed on clouds - official
May 15, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
The Sukhoi Superjet-100 airliner probably crashed when it was trying to go around dense cumulus clouds, an official with Indonesia's transportation security age...
Citing safety, Pentagon chief limits flights of F-22 jets
May 15, 2012 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered the Air Force to restrict flights of its most advanced fighter jet, the F-22, due to safety concerns voiced by som...
Japan Airlines reports $2.33 bn annual net profit
May 14, 2012 (AFP)
Japan Airlines (JAL), which went bankrupt two years ago in one of the country's biggest-ever corporate failures, on Monday logged an annual net profit of $2.33 ...
F-35 costs have US partners worried
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
Countries backing the Pentagon's new F-35 fighter jet are anxious about the program's spiraling costs and incessant delays, with some postponing or cutting inve...
F-35 to replace most US combat aircraft by 2020
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
The Pentagon plans to have the F-35 fighter jet replace most of the combat aircraft fleet of the US Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps by the end of the decade. T...
SIA seeks tie-ups in India, China as profits flounder
May 10, 2012 (AFP)
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Thursday it is exploring partnerships in India and China as it looks to guard against increased competition and global economic un...
Australia warning over smouldering iPhone incident
May 04, 2012 (AFP)
Australia's air safety watchdog warned Friday of the potential dangers of lithium battery-powered devices after an iPhone that had undergone unauthorised repair...
Migratory locusts in a wind tunnel
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
Insects are capable of masterful feats of flying; whenever they witness locusts flying long distances or moths hovering over flowers, aerodynamicists can only m...
China Eastern to buy 20 Boeing 777-300s
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
China Eastern Airlines will buy 20 Boeing 777-300 extended-range aircraft, Boeing said Friday, announcing a deal worth nearly $6 billion at list prices. "This a...
JAL could go public again in July 2012: report
Apr 25, 2012 (AFP)
Japan Airlines, the flag-carrier that went bust in 2010 in one of Japan's biggest-ever bankruptcies, has filed preliminary documents to relist on the Tokyo Stoc...
All Nippon Airways boosts profit, sales forecast
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) on Monday hiked its full-year profit forecast by some 40.0 percent, thanks to strong travel demand, cost cutting and gains on p...
Slovenian adventurer ends eco-friendly trip around the world
Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)
Slovenian adventurer Matevz Lenarcic successfully concluded a 100-day eco-friendly trip around the world on Thursday in an ultra-light plane boasting super-low ...
Boeing Celebrates 4,000th Next-Generation 737
Apr 17, 2012 (SPX)
Boeing executives and more than 500 employees, suppliers, union representatives and government officials joined China Southern Airlines to celebrate the 4,000th...
Air tax feud may affect climate change talks: US envoy
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
Disagreement over a European scheme to tax airlines for carbon emissions may affect talks seeking new global warming targets, US climate envoy Todd Stern said o...
Bats save energy by drawing in wings on upstroke
Apr 17, 2012 (SPX)
Whether people are building a flying machine or nature is evolving one, there is pressure to optimize efficiency. A new analysis by biologists, physicists, and ...
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