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Israeli F-16I shot down by Syrian Air Defense
An Israeli Air Force F-16I fighter jet was shot down by Syria air defenses, while carrying out an early morning air strikes in the country on Saturday.Israel says the aircraft was carrying out air...
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Turkish T129 attack helicopter shot down in Afrin
A Turkish Army TAI T129 attack helicopter has been shot down in northern Syria, while carrying out combat mission against Syrian-Kurdish YPG militants.The attack helicopter came down near Qaddah...
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Russian regional flight 6W703 crashes
A Russian AN-148 passenger jet had crashed shortly after taking off from the Domodedovo airport in Moscow.The Saratov Airlines Flight 6W703 was carrying 71 people, disappeared from the radar after...
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Airbus A320neo delivery pause following PW1100G engine issues
Pratt & Whitney's new generation PurePower PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines powering the Airbus A320neo family aircraft has ran into new problems.Airbus has stopped accepting new engines from...
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Emirates firms up orders for 20 A380s worth US$ 16 billion
Emirates and Airbus firmed up an earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and signed a contract for the 20 additional A380s with a further 16 options to be confirmed at a later date.The total...
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Saratov grounds AN-148 fleet following crash
Saratov Airlines has suspended flight operations with its fleet of Antonov An-148 regional airliners, following the fatal crash involving one of the type in its fleet on Sunday.The temporary grounding...
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United Boeing 777 loses engine cowl over Pacific
A United Airlines Boeing 777 carried out an emergency landing at Honolulu after losing an engine cowl while flying over the Pacific.The flight UA1175 was flying from San Francisco to Honolulu, Hawai...
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Turbine failure caused Flight 383 uncontained engine failure
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of fire onboard a American Airlines Flight 383 in October 2016 was due to failure of a engine turbine.The internal defect in...
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Spirit rolls out 10,000 Boeing 737 fuselage
Spirit AeroSystems has rolled out the 10,000th Boeing 737 fuselage, from its Wichita, Kansas production line.Spirit has been producing the 737 fuselage since 1966. Including fuselage, Spirit...
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B-21 and B-52 to be backbone of USAF
U.S. Air Force outlined plans for its strategic bomber fleet in its Fiscal Year 2019 President’s Budget Request on Feb. 12, 2018.In line with the service’s bomber vector, the budget request detailed...
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MiG-35 complete flight testing
Flight testing of the new generation Russian MiG-35 multi-role fighter has been completed, United Aircraft Corp, said in a statement.The medium weight fighter is ideal for high intensity armed conflict...
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Nigeria induct indigenous Tsaigumi surveillance UAV
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) inducted its first indigenous operational Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) nicknamed, Tsaigumi designed for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) roles.The light...
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Indian Pipistrel Virus microlight marks first crash
Two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots were killed when their Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud microlight aircraft crashed in the northeastern Indian state of Assam on 15 February.The incident took place at...
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Boeing 737 MAX 9 achieve FAA certification
Boeing announced today that the 737 MAX 9 has received an amended type certificate (ATC) from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officially certifying the airplane for commercial...
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Aseman ATR-72 crashes in Iran
An Iranian ATR-72 regional turboprop airliner has crashed in to the Dena mountain region, while flying in foggy weather conditions on Sunday.Flown by Iranian carrier Aseman Airlines, the plane came...
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First Texan T6C trainers deliverd to UKMFTS
The first two Beechcraft Texan T6C advanced turboprop trainers has been delivered as a part of UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) at RAF Valley. The UKMFTS is a partnership between the UK...
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Crashed US Navy C-2A wreckage mapped
YOKOSUKA, Japan – A U.S. Navy-led mission aboard research vessel RV Petrel has mapped the wreckage of a C-2A Greyhound aircraft that crashed into the Philippine Sea en route to USS Ronald Reagan, Nov....
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Norway carries out first in-country F-35A parachute braking trials
Norway has completed the first in-country braking trial of a drag chute fitted F-35A on Feb 16, from the Ørland Air Force Base.The test successfully verified the parachute braking system, a unique...
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Qatar takes delivery of first Airbus A350-1000
Airbus has delivered the world’s first A350-1000 widebody airliner to launch customer Qatar Airways during a formal aircraft handover ceremony at Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, France.Qatar Airways...
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Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopter enters final assembly
Sikorsky is beginning final assembly of the first HH-60W “Whiskey” Combat Rescue Helicopter, which will bring unprecedented capability enhancements to the U.S. Air Force combat rescue mission.The...
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