Flying an unmanned aircraft can be more confronting than being there. Source ... - NEWS.com.au [feedly]

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Flying an unmanned aircraft can be more confronting than being there. Source ... - NEWS.com.au
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Flying an unmanned aircraft can be more confronting than being there. Source ...
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And yet, few pilots want to work with Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). Lt Black says troops look down their noses at the role. "No pilot wants to fly in a video game," says Lt Black. "I went kicking and screaming, but I never felt more valuable as a ...

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Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales - DefenseNews.com [feedly]

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Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales - DefenseNews.com
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Sikorsky Expects Big Boost in E. Europe Sales
DefenseNews.com
WASHINGTON — The head of Sikorsky's military helicopter unit says interest in his company's products from Eastern Europe has spiked in the last year, and he now expects "dozens" of units to be sold to the region in the next 12 months — including ...

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Spanish airport operator AENA priced high for initial privatization [feedly]

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Spanish airport operator AENA priced high for initial privatization
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The share price for the much-delayed part-privatization of Spain's state airport operator, AENA, has been set at a high €58 ($66) per share, making it one of the biggest in Europe over the past 12 months.

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South Korea Pushing to Export FA-50 Fighter Jets to Peru [feedly]

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South Korea Pushing to Export FA-50 Fighter Jets to Peru
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The South Korean military is seeking to export US$1 billion worth of an indigenous light attack aircraft to Peru, an informed source said Tuesday. "We've been pushing to sell 24 units of the FA-50 to Peru, and are planning to […]

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Qatar to replace 787s with A350s to Singapore [feedly]

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Qatar to replace 787s with A350s to Singapore
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Qatar Airways plans to operate the Airbus A350 XWB on its Doha-Singapore service, replacing Boeing 787 aircraft that were introduced on the route less than a year ago.

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Comac Designer Reports on C919 Progress - Aviation International News [feedly]

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Comac Designer Reports on C919 Progress - Aviation International News
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Aviation International News

Comac Designer Reports on C919 Progress
Aviation International News
China's C919 airliner will roll out and taxi tests before the end of this year, but the first flight will likely not take place until 2016, according to Dennis Scott, assistant chief designer at the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac ...

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Russo-Chinese Widebody Concept Design Underway - Aviation Week [feedly]

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Russo-Chinese Widebody Concept Design Underway - Aviation Week
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Russo-Chinese Widebody Concept Design Underway
Aviation Week
(UAC) and China's Comac have begun preliminary design of their proposed joint 250-280-seat widebody airliner, which Moscow now expects to enter service in 2025. This phase should be completed by July, says UAC President Yury Slyusar, ... China and ...

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IAI unveils Global 5000-based MPA [feedly]

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IAI unveils Global 5000-based MPA
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Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a maritime patrol development of the Bombardier Global 5000 business jet, dubbed the ELI-3360.
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Boeing consolidates major defense, space programs [feedly]

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Boeing consolidates major defense, space programs
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​Boeing is consolidating management of several of its vanguard defense, space and commercial programs under a single development organization, a move the company says will improve efficiency and cut costs for the US military and other customers.
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Boeing rejects business case for 757 re-engining [feedly]

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Boeing rejects business case for 757 re-engining
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​Boeing vice-president Randy Tinseth says the company has studied reviving and re-engining the 757 "a couple" of times, but concluded that the economics do not make sense.
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