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Civil sales heat up as deals bloom in the desert

The cash registers started to ring here at the 2009 Dubai Airshow yesterday with a modest but nonetheless welcome batch of airliner and engine orders.

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November 15, 2009

A400M closer to first flight, but loses client

There was good news and bad news for Europe’s troubled airlifter last week.

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November 15, 2009

Wing fix completed on first 787

Boeing has finished installing reinforcements within the side-of-body fuselage on the first 787 Dreamliner, the company announced last Thursday, and expect

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November 14, 2009

Airbus A330 freighter makes maiden flight

Airbus’s new A330-200F freighter flew for the first time early this month, officially marking the start of a 180-hour flight-test and certification campaig

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November 14, 2009

F-22 Raptor wows crowd in Middle Eastern debut

Making its first-ever appearance in the Middle East, the U.S.

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November 14, 2009

Mideast is primed for stylish Piaggio Avanti

Dubai Airshow shoppers looking to buy an aircraft made by a locally owned company need look no further than the Piaggio Avanti II.

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November 13, 2009

Lineage 1000 starts life in Arabian Gulf service

Embraer’s first Lineage 1000 executive jet is making a debut here at the Dubai Airshow, six months after it was delivered to launch customer Aamer Abdul Ja

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November 13, 2009

Aerion envisions SSBJs plying ME skies

Aerion is here in Dubai to tap what it believes could be strong market for the supersonic business jet (SSBJ) it intends to have certified in 2015.

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November 13, 2009

Fokker’s latest program to stretch lives, provide lift

This week here in Dubai, Fokker Services (Stand E556) is set to launch plans to stretch the service lives of short- to medium-range regional aircraft.

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November 13, 2009

LM intelligence lab is airborne

Lockheed Martin is showing off its Airborne Multi-intelligence Laboratory (AML) here at the Dubai Airshow as part of its campaign to offer the aircraft’s u

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November 13, 2009

Embraer E-Jets fit in at many Arab airlines

Embraer sees Arab operators of its 64- to 114-seat E170/175 and E190/195 regional jets (E-Jets) as providing a good example of what it views as the “right-

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November 13, 2009

COIN combat wing could be on horizon

In late July the U.S.

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November 13, 2009

A380s proliferating on worldwide routes

While it might seem to have been only yesterday that Airbus launched the mighty A380–and scarcely five minutes since the double-deck widebody entered servi

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November 13, 2009

Diminutive Falco UAV is first to carry both video and radar

Selex Galileo, which produces the Falco tactical UAV, has recently integrated multiple reconnaissance sensors on the vehicle.

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November 13, 2009

BAE 146 seeks new role in military support

With the delay to the Airbus A400M in mind, as well as tight defense budgets, BAE Systems Regional Aircraft’s Asset Management unit is marketing surplus Br

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November 13, 2009

787’s maintenance team makes the most of delays

While no one at Boeing would dare admit to any level of satisfaction with the two-and-a-half years of delays to the 787-8, the program’s chief mechanic, Ju

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November 12, 2009