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Skymark Confirms Order for Four A380s

Japan’s Skymark Airlines converted a memorandum of understanding for four Airbus A380s to a firm order yesterday, officially marking the first sale of the

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February 18, 2011

UAL’s 757s Returning to Service, Disruptions ‘Mininal’

United Airlines says it expects “minimal disruption” today resulting from its grounding of its 96 Boeing 757s after a check of maintenance records showed t

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February 16, 2011

Sixteen Die in Two L-410 Crashes

Two separate crashes involving Let L-410 regional turboprops claimed a total of 16 victims on Monday.  The first involved a scheduled flight

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February 16, 2011

747-8I Schedule ‘Aggressive But Achievable,’ says Boeing

Boeing plans to fly the 747-8 Intercontinental for

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February 15, 2011

FAA OKs Falcon 7X Enhanced Vision System

Dassault Falcon received FAA operational certification for the Falcon 7X’s enhanced vision system (EVS) late last week.

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February 15, 2011

New Japanese LCA To Launch A320 Services

A&F Aviation, the new Japanese airline established earlier this month by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and First Eastern Investment Group (First Eastern), will

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February 14, 2011

Cost control continues to challenge Airbus, even as new orders flow

Airbus entered 2011 with a clear perspective on its main challenges and opportunities.

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February 12, 2011

Gulfstream G650 Shows Off Its Fast Legs

Gulfstream G650 S/N 6004 recently demonstrated the modelπs high-speed cruising capabilities, flying more than 1,900 nm in 3 hours and 26 minutes.

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February 11, 2011

Boeing to deliver 787 to Air India in Q4

Boeing will deliver Air India’s first 787 Dreamliner by the fourth quarter, Boeing India president Dinesh Keskar said yesterday at Aero India.

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February 10, 2011

AIN Blog: The Airborne Intelligence Conundrum

When it comes to defense coverage, AIN naturally focuses on airborne systems and platforms, including some very high-tech stuff, of course.

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February 8, 2011

Pan-European Neuron UCAV Comes Together

Major subassemblies for the <a href="airshow-convention-news/farnborough-air-show/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/amid-calls-for-collaboration-uc

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February 4, 2011

Light Air Support Contenders are Tested by U.S. Air Force

Flight evaluations of the two contenders for the U.S.

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February 4, 2011

Airbus Sees Progress, and a Setback, for A330MRTT

Airbus Military has flight-tested the fuselage refueling unit (FRU) of the <link news/single-news-page/article/a330-mrtt-brings-a-boom-to-airbus-biz-22817/

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February 4, 2011

UK Chinook Upgrade Flies, More Details Emerge

Boeing announced the first flight of an upgraded <a href="news/single-news-page/article/raf-boosting-chinook-helicopter-fleet-with-new-builds-and-rebuilds-

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February 4, 2011

Marshall Pursues Its Core C-130 Hercules Business

Marshall Aerospace took steps to boost the future of its core business: C-130 Hercules maintenance and support.

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February 4, 2011

Fifth Boeing 747-8 Freighter Enters Flight-test Program

The fifth Boeing 747-8 Freighter took to the air for the first time today from Paine Field in Everett, Wash.

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February 4, 2011