The fifth prototype of the prospective 5th — generation aviation complex (PAK FA, T-50) made its maiden flight in Komsomolsk-on-Amur at the Y.A.Gagarin KnAAZ aircraft plant of the Sukhoi Company. The plane was piloted by distinguished test pilot of the 1st class Roman Kondratiev. The fighter aircraft spent 50 minutes in the air and landed safely on the factory airfield runway. The test flight was […]

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(Reuters) – Hawaiian Airlines expects to double its revenue from selling hotel rooms and rental cars over the next few years, part of a wide-ranging strategy to lift its top line even as it scales back capacity growth, a senior executive said on Monday. The Honolulu-based carrier says broadening the range of products customers can […]

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WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force is implementing a coordinated plan to resume public outreach and community engagements at a reduced capacity as a result of a multi-service working group. The plan, approved by the Secretary of Defense, promotes a formalized, joint approach to national engagement and represents a new normal for outreach operations across […]

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Europe's ATV-4 space freighter will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday and will enter the Earth's atmosphere five days later, the European Space Agency (ESA) said. The space freighter, which carried a record amount of cargo among all ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle) spacecraft and became the heaviest ever payload carried by an […]

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Eurocopter will supply three AS365 N3 Dauphin helicopters to the Lithuanian Air Force for a renewed countrywide search and rescue service with around-the-clock availability, adding another customer to the list of global operators using this twin-engine rotorcraft for vital life-saving missions. The Lithuanian contract – signed October 25 at the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defense […]

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BAE Systems is exhibiting for the first time its new Digital Light Engine Head-Up Display (DLE HUD) to the public at the 2013 Seoul ADEX, in partnership with LIG NEX1 of South Korea. BAE Systems' fully digital HUD, on display at Stand H10-B1, brings to the market form, fit, functional retrofit HUD to the T/FA-50 […]

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Airbus proposes 18 inch (45.72cm) seat width as the standard for future long haul economy air travel 28 October 2013 Today Airbus reveals new research into the impact seat width makes to levels of passenger comfort on board long haul economy flights; calling on the aviation industry to set a minimum standard of 18 inches […]

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