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Boeing to co-develop supersonic missile demonstrator for F/A-18 Super Hornet

Boeing and the US Navy plan to co-develop a supersonic land and sea strike missile to be carried aboard the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter. Boeing and the US Navy (USN) plan to co-develop a supersonic land and sea strike missile...

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Israeli-UAE flights beckon after air services pact signed at summit

Israeli and United Arab Emirates government ministers have signed an air services agreement enabling airline flights between the two nations. The agreement was one of four pacts formalised at a trilateral summit, hosted by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at...

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US Marine Corps retires the last Bell AH-1W Super Cobra

The US Marine Corps has officially retired the Bell AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from its fleet after more than 34 years of service. The US Marine Corps (USMC) has officially retired the Bell AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from...

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Inmarsat and Hughes partner to offer in GX+ satellite connectivity product

Satellite communications providers Inmarsat and Hughes Network Systems have partnered to launch an in-flight connectivity product for North American airlines.  Satellite communications providers Inmarsat and Hughes Network Systems have partnered to launch an in-flight connectivity product for North American airlines....

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Covid-19 ‘to sort winners from losers’: Wizz chief

Wizz Air chief executive Jozsef Varadi sees a “major opportunity” for his carrier to expand into the vacuum left by retrenching competitors amid the Covid-19 crisis. During an online broadcast by the UK’s Aviation Club, Varadi said Wizz had been “waiting...

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​Lufthansa expects third-quarter EBIT loss of €1.3 billion

Lufthansa Group’s preliminary third-quarter results indicate that losses were less steep than in the previous quarter, which it attributes to an expanded summer flight schedule and “considerable cost reductions”. The German airline group expects to post an adjusted EBIT loss...

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​Heathrow trials rapid pre-departure Covid-19 tests

London Heathrow has become the first UK airport to offer rapid Covid-19 pre-departure tests, initially to outbound passengers to Hong Kong and Italy. London Heathrow has become the first UK airport to offer rapid Covid-19 pre-departure tests, initially to outbound passengers to...

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​Air Lease boss stands by plan to keep Max orders and ‘not panic’

Boeing’s 737 Max is “going to have a role” in meeting airlines’ future narrowbody needs, and lessors “can be very helpful” in ensuring the airframer is able to place the aircraft once it is cleared to fly again, Air Lease...

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US start-up GlobalX tentatively signs for Vallair A321 freighters

US company Global Crossing Airlines is intending to lease 10 converted Airbus A321 freighters from the asset management specialist Vallair, the launch customer for the modification. Vallair says the preliminary agreement – still a letter of intent – is the...

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Saab to insource Gripen E work as supply chain falters

Saab will insource some work on its Gripen E/F fighter programme from undisclosed suppliers who are struggling to maintain services through the coronavirus-driven downturn, and has announced a potentially SKr1.5 billion ($170 million) impact on its Aeronautics business unit. Saab...

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