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Norway Opts For AgustaWestland AW101 For Search And Rescue

LONDON -- The Norwegian government has begun final negotiations with AgustaWestland after the company's AW101 was selected to become the country's next-generation search-and-rescue helicopter.

Opinion: A320's Success Confirms Consortium's Market Presence

Late last month, JetBlue Airways ordered 35 additional Airbus A320-series twinjets, both Current Engine Option (CEO) and New Engine Option (NEO) models, to further expand capacity and inaugurate new routes.

Global Hawks To Increase Seoul's Agility Against North

Although South Korea has been seeking Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawks for eight years, the unmanned surveillance aircraft is now becoming all the more crucial to its strategy of dealing with the threat from Pyongyang.

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NavWeek: Culture Club

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - There are so many things the U.S. Navy prepares its officers for as they get ready to take command of a nuclear warship, especially an aircraft carrier.

Will 737 Ramp-up Trigger Aftermarket Slowdown?

Boeing's Oct. 31 announcement that it will push 737 production rates to 47/month in 2017 has obvious ramifications for the program's suppliers, and they're mostly good--at least for those that can keep pace with demand.

Stubborn Statistics

Some statistics are just plain stubborn. In working Aviation Week's annual workforce study, I am numbed by the reality that the rate of women in the workforce hasn't changed from when I first started working in the industry in 1987.

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Gulf Carriers Expected To Place Large 777X Orders At Dubai Airshow

For more than a decade, Persian Gulf carriers have collectively helped shape the long-range airliner product development strategy for both Airbus and Boeing and the world's high-capacity air transport markets.

25-Year Aircraft Life Assumption Still Holds, Udvar-Hazy Says

The head of Air Lease Corp. says the company sees no reason to adjust its long-held assumptions on aircraft useful life when planning its fleet strategy.

U.K. Takes Delivery Of First RC-135 Rivet Joint

The first RC-135W Rivet Joint intelligence-gathering aircraft for the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) has been delivered to its main operating base at RAF Waddington.

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Russia is making new nuclear delivery systems a national priority, with a new ballistic-missile submarine class and missile in production; continued deliveries of a modern, road-mobile ICBM; and reports of a new silo-based heavyweight weapon.


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