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Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News April 11, 2014

Air France Flight and Russian Bomber Nearly Collided Over Moscow

An Air France-KLM flight en route to Paris nearly collided with a Russian bomber on patrol last month, coming within 100 meters of each other, a news report said Friday, citing…

Civilian aviation news April 8, 2014

Boeing, Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance Extend 777 Component Services Program

Services program is flagship MRO solution for Boeing 777 fleet component support PHOENIX, April 8, 2014 – Boeing and Air France Industries KLM Engineering &…

General Aviation News March 24, 2014

Air France-KLM select GE engines for Boeing 787 jets

Air France-KLM has selected General Electric GEnx engines to power their Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners. General Electric and Rolls Royce both offer engines for the mid-sized,…

Civilian aviation news March 20, 2014

Boeing Rolls Out First Next-Generation 737 at Increased Production Rate

New rate increases single-aisle production to 42 airplanes per month RENTON, Wash., March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The first Boeing (NYSE: BA) Next-Generation 737 to be…

Military Aviation News January 31, 2014

announcement on further UK/ French unmanned air systems (UAS) Technology development

Following today’s announcement by the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, and French President, Francois Hollande regarding the two year unmanned systems feasibility study, worth £120M…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News October 9, 2013

French strike to hit flights on Thursday

(Reuters) – Flights to and from France face disruption on Thursday due to a strike by air traffic controllers that has prompted companies including EasyJet,…

Civilian aviation news September 26, 2013

Italy in search of cash to keep Alitalia airborne

Italy is looking to the banks to provide a temporary financial solution to keep Alitalia airborne. The company, beset by problems, is looking for its…

Civilian aviation news September 25, 2013

Alitalia unlikely to be in for long haul without Air France: KLM

(Reuters) – Five years after Alitalia was rescued from bankruptcy, the options for the troubled Italian airline appear to be few: convince top shareholder Air…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News September 18, 2013

Air France ups number of job cuts to 2,800

(AFP) Air France said Wednesday it was aiming to cut around 2,800 jobs next year through voluntary departures as part of a wide-ranging restructuring drive…

Civilian aviation news August 14, 2013

France wants ‘clarification’ on Ryanair’s treatment of pilots

(AFP) France’s transport minister on Wednesday said he would seek clarification over Irish no-frills airline Ryanair’s treatment of its pilots after some of them allegedly…

Military Aviation News June 27, 2013

France – MQ-9 Reapers

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to France of 16 MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft and…

Civilian aviation news June 19, 2013

Air France-KLM confirms future with A350 XWB

World class Group signs for 25 aircraft firm plus 25 options The Air France-KLM Group has finalized a firm contract for 25 A350-900 aircraft and…

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