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France Wields IR-Guided Hammer over Libya

France’s Sagem announced that the infrared-guided version of its Armement Air-Sol Modulaire (AASM, also known as Hammer) has been fielded

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October 24, 2011

Dassault Takes FACC Winglets

FACC AG delivered the first set of winglets for a Falcon 2000LX to Dassault Aviation yesterday.

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October 20, 2011

Boeing Raises 737 Production Rate

Boeing raised production rates for 737NG

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October 19, 2011

AIN Blog: The Car of My Dreams

The latest example of flying car is set to begin production.

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October 19, 2011

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China Eastern Swaps 787 Order for 737s

China Eastern cancels 787 order

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October 18, 2011

Irving To Use Phenom 100 as Flying Classroom

Barrington Irving, founder of Experience Aviation, will use a donated Embraer Phenom 100 light jet as a flying classroom to encourage students to pursue

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October 18, 2011

U.S. Army Plans Demonstration of Armed Scout Proposals

he U.S. Army wants companies vying for its armed aerial scout (AAS) requirement to demonstrate their proposals

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October 17, 2011

Boeing Plans Rollout of First Apache Block III

Boeing was awarded a $247 million contract last October to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Apache Block III.

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October 17, 2011

Northrop Grumman Delivers on Guardrail Modernization

Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year contract in 2007 valued at up to $462 million for

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October 17, 2011

ITT Supplies AIDEWS Pods for Pakistan F-16s

ITT will supply its AN/ALQ-211 advanced integrated defensive electronic warfare system (AIDEWS) pod to Pakistan,

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October 17, 2011

EADS North America Delivers Lakota Mission Packages

EADS North America said it has started deliveries to U.S. Army National Guard units of the

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October 17, 2011

European States Not Meeting ATM Commitments, Says Independent Body

Most European states have fallen behind in their legislated commitments to improve the operational, financial and environmental efficiency

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October 17, 2011

FAA Presses Advisory Committee for NextGen Details

The U.S. FAA has asked the committee advising it on implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to outline

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October 17, 2011

Piaggio Aero Avanti I and II Certified in China

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has certified Piaggio Aero’s P.180 Avanti and Avanti II, the Italy-based airframer announced at NBAA 2011

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October 15, 2011

NBAA Introduces Light Business Airplane Flight Ops Manual

The National Business Aviation Association unveiled its new Light Business Airplane (LBA) Flight Operations Manual Template in Las Vegas.

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October 15, 2011

Airline Transport Professionals To Buy Up to 30 Piper Seminoles

Flight-training company Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) has agreed to buy up to 30 Piper Seminoles.

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October 14, 2011

Winglet Technology Intros Hawker 200, Premier I/IA Winglets

Winglet Technology of Wichita, Kan., introduced an elliptical winglet design specifically for the Hawker 200 and Premier I/IA light jets.

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October 14, 2011

Hawker 4000 Certified for Brazil

Hawker Beechcraft has received Brazilian certification for its Hawker 4000 business jet, the Wichita, Kan.-based company announced at NBAA 2011.

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October 14, 2011

New Development Programs Stretch Bombardier

The demands of four new jet aircraft development programs, coupled with anemic sales of its Learjet business jet brand and regional jets, fueled a cash bur

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October 13, 2011

Socata’s Centenary Could See It Join The Jet Age

There is some real aviation pedigree gathered in Las Vegas for NBAA 2011, but you won’t find a company with a richer heritage than Socata.

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October 13, 2011