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India To Test-fly Indigenous AWACS in 2012
India will test fly, in 2012, its indigenous airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system integrated onboard a modified Embraer EMB 145, an official i
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Koito Delivered 150,000 Faulty Seats for 32 Airlines to Airbus and Boeing
Koito Industries, a Japanese supplier of seats to carriers such as Continental Airlines, falsified test results and made unauthorized design changes on 150
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C919 figures in China’s plans for aerospace industry
China has long toured the international airshow circuit heralding its ambitions to become a major player in the aerospace sector.
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Jury remains out on T-50’s export potential
When Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) developed the T-50 Golden Eagle in partnership with Lockheed Martin in 2001 hopes were high in South Korea that the o
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India’s Two-Seat Tejas Trainer Takes Wing
The first prototype of two-seater trainer version of India’s single-seat
Japan Prepares To Buy F-35 Fighters
Japan’s Defense Ministry is preparing to select the F-35 Joint Stri
Bizav gets dedicated event at Asian Aerospace show
Organizers of the second Asian Aerospace show in Hong Kong (September 8 to 10) have claimed progress in developing the new show in tough market conditions.
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AVIC Shifts Helicopter Base to Tianjin
China Aviation Industry Corp (AVIC) will build a $1.2 billion commercial helicopter plant in the northern port city of Tianjin with the local government to
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MA700 work gets under way in Xi’an
China’s Xi’an Aircraft Industry Company (XAC) has started preliminary work on the Modern Ark 700 (MA700), a 70-seat turboprop regional aircraft that it exp
China To Take Delivery of 241 Aircraft in 2009
Chinese airlines expect to take delivery of 241 aircraft this year, including 16 delayed deliveries from last year, according to the Civil Aviation Adminis
ARJ21 first flight marks China’s return to jet set
After eight years of design and development, the flight-test program for the ARJ21-700, China’s first homemade regional jet, got under way with its maiden
Boeing in China
In 36 years of cooperation between China and the U.S., few brands have come to epitomize the relationship quite like Boeing.
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ARJ21 first flight marks China’s return to jet set
After eight years of design and development, the flight-test program for the ARJ21-700, China’s first homemade regional jet, got under way with its maiden
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China’s MA-60 Enters Service
China’s Okay Airways has put into service its first Modern Ark (MA) 60, also known as the Xinzhou-60.The twin-engine turboprop, made by China’s Xian Aircra
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XP-1 patroler is on target for delivery
Kawasaki Heavy Industries aims to deliver the first XP-1 fixed-wing maritime patroller to Japan’s defense ministry by the end of this year.
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Japan’s ANA mulls Mitsubishi MRJ
Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) has confirmed its interest in the proposed Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) for its planned fleet expansion.
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China lays plans for ARJ21-900
China has confirmed plans to establish a new company next month to build its next commercial airliner, the 105-seat ARJ21-900.
Asia’s low-fare upstarts launch airline revolution
Asia accounts for 25 percent of the world’s air traffic, a figure expected to grow to more than 30 percent in three years, largely thanks to the proliferat
