(Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) has secured commitments for around 200 of its 737 Max aircraft, the upgraded variant of its best-selling short-haul planes, from multiple Chinese customers, said two sources familiar with the deals. The deals are worth a combined $20.7 billion at list prices and must be approved by the Chinese government, a […]

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MOSCOW, October 25 (RIA Novosti) – India's share in research-and-development work for the joint Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project with Russia is currently limited by India’s domestic industrial capabilities but will gradually increase with the project's implementation, a Russian military expert said Friday. India's The Economic Times newspaper reported on October 17 that Indian […]

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China successfully launched its Shijian-16 satellite for space research and experiments Friday, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center said. The satellite was boosted by a Long March-4B carrier rocket at 11:50, according to the center in northwest China. Shijian-16 is used mainly for conducting space environment exploration and technological experiments. Friday’s launch marked the 182nd launch […]

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SHANGHAI, October 24, 2013 – GE Capital Aviation Services Limited (GECAS), the commercial aircraft leasing and financing arm of GE, announced delivery of a new Airbus A320 to Spring Airlines to expand the Chinese low-cost carrier's fleet. The aircraft comes from GECAS' existing order book with Airbus. Spring Airlines operates a fleet of more than […]

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The India joint venture established between Tata Advanced Systems and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation today announced that its S-92® helicopter cabin production in India has become 100 percent indigenous. The India operation is not only assembling cabins but also producing all parts needed for the assembly, before shipping the cabins to the U.S. for aircraft completion […]

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LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 24, 2013 – The Indian Air Force's (IAF) fourth Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster III departs for India from Long Beach on Oct. 19, keeping the company on track to deliver a total of five advanced airlifters to the IAF this year. Boeing will deliver five more C-17s to India in […]

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ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25, 2013 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Lockheed Martin Corporation [NYSE: LMT] are teaming to compete for the United States Air Force’s Long-Range Strike Bomber program, with Boeing acting as the prime contractor and Lockheed Martin as the primary teammate. To this critical mission, the team brings together nearly two […]

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Delivery flight will carry more than 10,000 lbs of humanitarian cargo SEATTLE, Oct. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has delivered a 777-300ER (Extended Range) to GE Capital Aviation Services for lease to Kenya Airways.  It is Kenya Airways’ first 777-300ER and the largest airplane in the carrier’s fleet, providing greater capacity, range and […]

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