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Emirates stays silent on A380 service entry plan

Two and a half years after its first flight, the Airbus A380 airliner entered service late in October with Singapore Airlines (SIA).
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Airbus predicts new wave of orders for sluggish A380

Introduction of A380 flights is being seen by Airbus as a precursor to “a new wave of orders” for the airliner.
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F-16s in the Middle East

Bahrain: The Royal Bahraini Air Force acquired its first batch of F-16s in May 1990, having ordered eight Block 40 F-16Cs and four <
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Pakistan’s new F-16 shipment to close era of Chinese reliance

The Pakistan air force is due to begin receiving new-build F-16s from Lockheed Martin beginning in 2009.
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High-flying Italians on Mideast mission

A new alliance with the evolving Russian aerospace sector and efforts to break into the Middle East defense market are key to Italian industrial group Finm

Mubadala enlists giants to foster UAE aerospace

Abu Dhabi government investment vehicle Mubadala Development Co.

ATAK turns A129 decidedly Turkish

Although Turkey announced its selection of the AgustaWestland A129 for its tactical reconnaissance and attack helicopter program in March, it took until Se

Mideast still hungry for big, lavish VIP cabins

The variety of types and average size of business and private aircraft is changing here in the Middle East, with new customers increasingly willing to fly

Europe on the cusp of Clean Sky effort

The European Union is about to launch a massive seven-year, ?1.6 billion ($2 billion) research program dubbed Clean Sky, which will include developing six

Necessity the mother of Russo-French invention

The expansion of Russia’s defense exports in recent years has caused its manufacturers to buy more components and systems instrumentation from leading West