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Atlas Shaves 747-8F Order by Three Airplanes

Atlas Air has cancelled delivery of three “early build” Boeing 747-8 Freighters, lowering the total number of the airplanes covered under its firm order to

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September 22, 2011

Piaggio Short Lists Partners for Jet Program

Piaggio Aero Industries apparently will enter the business-jet market only if it can line up an existing major aircraft manufacturer as a risk-sharing part

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September 22, 2011

Piper Meridan Approved for Unpaved Runway Ops

Piper Aircraft used the Malibu/Meridian Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) Fly-in Convention, held last week in Hot Springs, Va., to officially announ

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September 20, 2011

Predator UAVs Opening Up to Foreign Sensors and Control

A cooperation between General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Selex Galileo will enable the integration and control of non-U.S.

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September 19, 2011

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Turkey’s Own Cruise Missile Makes First Flight

Turkey has designed and test-flown an air-launched cruise missile.

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September 19, 2011

Raytheon Pitches SM-3 to European Countries for Ballistic Missile Defense

Raytheon has proposed that 10 European warships be equipped with the company’s standard SM-3 missile, so that the burden of providing a missile defense shi

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September 19, 2011

Scan Eagle Proved Worth Over Libya, Maker Insitu Says

The use of another UAV over Libya during NATO Operation Unified protector was revealed, when Insitu stated that the Scan Eagle system was employed.

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September 19, 2011

Freighter Conversion Demand Tilts IAI over to the Civil Side

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is achieving faster growth on the civil side of its business than on the military side, for which it is arguably better k

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September 19, 2011

Pilot Who Sought Help for Depression Sues Employer

A Houston-based pilot working for U.S.

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September 19, 2011

Air France-KLM Board Approves Orders for A350s, 787s

The Air France KLM Board of Directors approved the group’s planned firm order for 50 long-haul aircraft, consisting of 25 A350 XWBs and 25 Boeing 787s.

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September 16, 2011

Diamond D-Jet Returns to the Sky

Diamond Aircraft has secured an agreement for a fresh capital infusion that allowed the restart of its D-Jet program and restored the test aircraft to flig

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September 13, 2011

Japan Proceeding with F-X Competition, Official Says

Japan is apparently proceeding on schedule with the <a href="ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/disappointed-in-india-boeing

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September 12, 2011

Lockheed Martin IRST Confirmed for U.S. Navy Super Hornet Fleet

Boeing gained a $135 million contract to add the Lockheed Martin <a href="ain-defense-perspective/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/super-hornet-ma

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September 12, 2011

Raytheon To Market Israeli Defense System in US

Raytheon will market the Rafael Iron Dome mobile air defen

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September 12, 2011

AeroVironment Unveils Shrike, a Small Vertical-lift UAS

AeroVironment, manufacturer of a line of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used by the U.S.

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September 12, 2011

Multitasking Threat Warner Promises Enhanced Helicopter Protection

The U.S.

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September 12, 2011

Third Trans States Landing Accident in Ottawa Raises Questions

Authorities in Canada continued their investigation this week into a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States

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September 12, 2011

ILFC Files IPO Papers

Insurance giant AIG appeared closer to proceeding with plans to wind down its exposure to the aircraft leasing business when on September 2 its ILFC unit f

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September 12, 2011

ATR Strikes Again with 72-600 Order from UNI Air

ATR celebrated its second major order in as many days today, as EVA Air subs

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September 9, 2011

TRIP To Take 18 ATR 72-600s

Brazil’s TRIP Linhas Aéreas today announced plans to acquire 18 new 68-seat ATR 72-600s and reserve options on another 22.

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September 8, 2011