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F-35B performs first-ever VTO

Posted 21 May 2013

A Lockheed Martin F-35B Short Takeoff/Vertical Landing (STOVL) Lightning II test aircraft recently completed the first-ever Vertical Take Off (VTO).

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TAG Farnborough Airport announces plans for new facilities

Posted 21 May 2013

TAG Farnborough Airport has announced plans for new facilities, including additional premium office space and a customer-dedicated second entrance to the airport.

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Specialist Aviation appoints new materials manager

Posted 21 May 2013

Specialist Aviation Ltd today announced the appointment of Graham Rowe to the position of materials manager.

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Airbus introduces C4you support

Posted 21 May 2013

Airbus is introducing a new corporate jet customer care centre (C4you) for its private jet customers, aimed at providing dedicated access to an experienced team.

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EBACE: Vistajet receives EBAA Gold Safety of Flight Award

Posted 21 May 2013

Vistajet received the EBAA Gold Safety of Flight honour yesterday at the 2013 European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) Safety of Flight Awards, presented at the 13th Annual European Business Aviation Convention &

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Tim Peake to be first British Astronaut in space for over 20 years

Posted 20 May 2013

Former Apache helicopter pilot Tim Peake is to become the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station, making him the first UK astronaut in space for over 20 years.

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Heathrow tells Airport Commission there is no easy fix for hub capacity

Posted 20 May 2013

Heathrow has told the Airports Commission that there is no quick or easy solution to ease the UK's lack of hub airport capacity and that physical and planning constraints mean short-term solutions to increase

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Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group to tender for new runway at Cambridge

Posted 20 May 2013

Cambridge Airport UK, managed by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group, will go out to tender this summer for the building of a new runway (estimated cost circa £16 million) and a £1 million fuel farm.

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EasyJet launches its first ever flights to Norway from Gatwick

Posted 20 May 2013

EasyJet has today launched its first ever services from London Gatwick to Bergen, Norway's second largest city and the 'Gateway to the Fjords'.

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Dambusters given service of commemoration and thanksgiving

Posted 20 May 2013

A Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving took place at Lincoln Cathedral on Friday May 17 to remember and honour the lives of those who served in No:617 Squadron, better known as the 'Dambusters', on the 70th anniversary of

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NATO's Afghanistan withdrawal poses complex equipment and control issues

Posted 9 May 2013

As NATO begins to pull out of Afghanistan, John Worth of IFS Defence looks at the challenges faced by the wider A&D market and how new low-risk approaches to resource planning could be the answer to optimising the supply chain.

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