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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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Mother MiG Gives Birth to New 29s
Russia’s RSK MiG continues to offer new members of the MiG-29 family of multifunctional fighters, including the MiG-29K/KUB, the-29M/M2 and the -29SMT.
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Elbit Streamlines MiG-29 Cockpit
One set of options for MiG-29 operators involves the cockpit modernization packages offered by Israel’s Elbit Systems.
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Smiths, Eaton picked for F-35 PBL testing
Last month Lockheed Martin chose Smiths Aerospace and Eaton Aerospace to participate in testing the F-35 JSF program’s approach to performance-based logist
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UCAV Program Review
Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS): As well as its “black world” programs such as the Lockheed Martin “son of DarkStar” that was reportedly u
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Multi-purpose Platform Has Dual Role
The Diamond DA42 MPP (multi-purpose platform) fitted with an UOMZ sensor pod attracted considerable interest when it was displayed at the Paris Air Show.
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Fun Stemme now is spy-in-the-sky
The Stemme S10 motor glider in the Dubai 2005 static park was delivered to its owner in Saudi Arabia only recently but he readily agreed to bring it to the
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Northrop touts Hawkeye for UAE
Competition to supply the United Arab Emirates with an airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system is becoming intense as next year’s selection date
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Dassault says Falcon 7X sales exceed 70
The Dassault Falcon 7X business jet has passed the 70-sale bar, John Rosanvallon, president of Dassault Falcon Jet, told Aviation International News
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Jet Aviation DXB to service BBJs
Boeing has chosen the new Jet Aviation Dubai facility as an authorized service center for the Boeing Business Jet, the companies announced here yesterday.
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VVIPS offered supersized luxury jet
The sturdy Liberty XL2 two-seat light aircraft has the appearance of sports or trainer design not unlike many others.
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Kingfisher Airlines orders 20 ATR 72s
Six months after beginning operations, Kingfisher Airlines has confirmed it has ordered 20 ATR 72-500 twin turboprops valued at $350 million and taken opti
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Next MiG-29 will be known as the MIG-35
The next generation of the Russian MiG-29 fighter will now be marketed and sold under the new designator of MiG-35, as it is a distinctly new-technology, f
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Stork-Fokker F100s to go to Iran
Officials from Stork-Fokker Services are meeting with IranAir’s new chairman and managing director Saeid Hesami here at the show to talk over plans to send
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Piaggio is showcasing its Avanti II
Piaggio Aero Industries is showcasing the new Avanti II version of its distinctive twin pusherprop here at Dubai 2005 this week.
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Micro UAV helps grunts see over hills
The Firefly throwaway micro unmanned aerial vehicle (MUAV) system displayed for the first time by Integrated Dynamics (Stand W301) places the Pakistani com
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Hawker lineage flies on with the new 850XP
Raytheon Aircraft this month announced the Hawker 850XP and–true to form–the airplane is an evolution of the Hawker 800XPi, which is itself a recently
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Falcon 7X exceeds envelope
The Dassault Falcon 7X business jet last Tuesday flew for the 100th time.
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Sukhoi poised to reveal new RRJ purchase
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft is negotiating a new sales contract for the Russian Regional Jet and may be able to announce the deal here at Dubai 2005 tomorrow, a
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MiG-29 has grown into multirole uses
Regarded as a prime example of Russian expertise in fighter design, the MiG-29 has become a classic much admired for its ability to perform extreme maneuve
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Rolls-Royce builds military engine support business
Rolls-Royce is seeking to add the Middle and Far East to its rapidly growing military engines support portfolio, and says significant deals are likely to b
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CC-130 pact goes to Herc Solutions
Canada has selected the Herc Solutions team to provide ongoing support services for its aging 31-strong Lockheed CC-130 Hercules fleet.
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Airbus flies heavier A340-600
Airbus has flown the first example of its heavier A340-600, launched by Emirates Airline two years ago.
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Afghan Airline Adds Six Boeing Jetliners
Kabul-based Ariana Afghan Airlines has agreed to lease two Boeing 757-200s from Boeing Capital and to buy four 737-700s.
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Boeing putting 787 on a diet
Boeing presented a series of planned improvements to the design of the 787 Dreamliner during two days of program updates issued in Seattle last week to air
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An-140 sheds its dowdy image
Most people know the Antonov An-140 as a Ukrainian airplane, developed and produced by the Kharkov State Aircraft Manufacturing Co.
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Turkish Aerospace Modernizes Used F-16s
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has announced that it will modernize the 17 used F-16s that were previously provided to the Kingdom of Jordan by the U.S
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Typhoon reaches 5,000-hour milestone; delayed Tranche 2 production begins
Following its introduction into service with the four Eurofighter partner air forces–Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom–in spring 2004, the servi
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Alenia UAV debuts here
Having flown for the first time on May 29, Alenia Aeronautica’s Sky-X unmanned technology demonstrator is making its debut at the Dubai show, appearing in
