(Reuters) – Asian airlines will inform China of their flight plans before entering airspace over waters disputed with Japan, regional aviation officials said on Monday, effectively acknowledging Beijing’s authority over a newly declared “Air Defense Identification Zone”. China published coordinates for the zone on the weekend. The area, about two-thirds the size of the United […]

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The Navy concluded another round of carrier testing Nov. 19 to further demonstrate and evaluate the X-47B unmanned air system integration within the aircraft carrier environment. Tests aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) included deck handling, carrier approaches and landings in off-nominal wind conditions, digitized ship systems interfaces, and concept of operations development. "The X-47 […]

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(Reuters) – The parent company of American Airlines on Monday asked a bankruptcy court to approve a settlement with U.S. regulators that would allow it to merge with rival US Airways Group and create the world’s largest airline. Stephen Karotkin, a lawyer for AMR Corp , said the settlement resolving the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust […]

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The Russian navy has taken delivery of its first four series-produced MiG-29K/KUB carrier based fighter jets, the Defense Ministry said Monday. "The MiG aircraft-manufacturing corporation has handed over two MiG-29K single-seat and two MiG-29KUB twin-seat carrier-based fighter aircraft," a spokesman said. The Russian Defense Ministry signed a contract with MiG in February 2012 for delivery […]

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Monday, 25 November 2013 Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $215 million contract to produce and support LiftSystems™ for the F-35 Lightning II program, and F-35B jets continue to demonstrate success in operations, training and test. The unique technology of the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem® provides F-35B aircraft with the capability to perform short take-offs and vertical landings […]

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Well positioned to support command and control of US nuclear forces HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Nov. 25, 2013 – Boeing's [NYSE: BA] Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) development program has completed the functional qualification testing phase for the protected wideband satellite communications system. FAB-T will be used in the command and control of U.S. […]

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New Incheon flight training campus will become the largest in Korea and is expected to open in 2015 INCHEON, South Korea, Nov. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today with Incheon and Korean Air for construction of Korea’s largest new aviation training facility to be located in  Incheon’s Free […]

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Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica Company, has been selected to supply the Peruvian Ministry of Defense with 2 C-27J Spartan tactical airlifters. The contract, to be signed as soon as the administrative procedures are completed, has a value of around 100 million euro inclusive of a substantial logistic support package for the two aircraft. The C-27J […]

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