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Improbable Defence is transforming synthetic environments through Skyral (Sponsored)
Skyral enables government and industry to develop and adapt synthetic solutions more quickly, efficiently and reliably.
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Companies post mostly rosy results but warn of potential dark clouds
First quarter 2025 results have been dropping for companies in the past week but many of the US results come with a health warning in their forward-looking aspects about the potential impact of actions by the Trump administration.
Naval Warfare
Interview: DSTA collaborates with Leonardo, Thales and Safran for naval C-UAS
In an exclusive interview with Shephard, DSTA chief Ng Chad-son outlines how the agency is reshaping defence tech development through deeper collaboration with industry partners, from AI-enhanced radar to smart naval munitions.
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Spain unveils new multi-billion euro defence investment plan
The new plan outlined how Spain would reach 2% of its GDP spend on defence by 2025, with €1.9 billion earmarked for new equipment acquisition with several land, naval and air platforms disclosed to be replaced or upgraded.
Naval Warfare
How the Force Design 2028 will impact US Coast Guard acquisitions
The FD 2028 strategy intends to reduce the bureaucracy in procurement processes while speeding up the field of assets.
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Air Berlin cuts firm 787 orders by 10
16th March 2010
Air Berlin has agreed with Boeing a plan to revise its order book to account for a change in market conditions and in order to …
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Gogo optimises with Venturi Wireless
16th March 2010
Aircell has deployed Venturi Wireless’s data optimisation products on the Gogo Inflight internet system, following a successful initial trial deployment in 2009. Venturi's patented operator-grade …
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Robin Hood Airport welcomes back Wizz?s Wrocław service
16th March 2010
Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in the UK has welcomed its first passengers from Wrocław since Wizz Air reinstated the popular twice weekly route. Wizz …
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February 2010 traffic figures announced by JetBlue
16th March 2010
JetBlue Airways has reported its preliminary traffic results for February 2010. Revenue passenger miles (RPMs) in February increased by 2.7% to 1,911,455,000 from February 2009’s …
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Sun Country to go transatlantic
16th March 2010
Sun Country Airlines has announced a new international seasonal service between Minneapolis/St Paul and London, UK, scheduled to operate weekly from 11 June until 15 …
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JetBlue launches second daily service to Kingston
16th March 2010
JetBlue Airways has announced a second daily nonstop flight to Kingston, Jamaica, from New York JFK. The airline, which has been steadily expanding in Jamaica …
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New chief commercial officer for Baboo
16th March 2010
Baboo has announced the appointment of Jean de Lapasse as chief commercial officer with effect from 1 April 2010. de Lapasse has had a successful …
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Saretsky is new WestJet president and CEO as Durfy resigns
16th March 2010
WestJet president and CEO Sean Durfy has resigned and will step down on 1 April 2010 to be replaced by the airline’s EVP operations, Gregg …
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AAR to provide CSeries composite flap track fairings
16th March 2010
AAR Corporation has been selected by Bombardier Aerospace, Belfast to design and manufacture composite flap track fairings for the wings of the new CSeries family …
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American Eagle launches service between Chicago O'Hare and Tri-Cities, TN
15th March 2010
American Eagle Airlines is to begin nonstop jet service between Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), centrally located between Bristol, Kingsport and Johnson …
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ExpressJet announces February traffic data
15th March 2010
ExpressJet Holdings, parent company of regional and charter airline operator, ExpressJet Airlines, has reported traffic and capacity results for February 2010. During the month, on …
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GOL appoints new VP market
15th March 2010
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes elected Cláudia Pagnano as its new vice-president of market. Pagnano has 20 years of professional experience with large consumer, financial services …
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New GOL 737 first of type with chrome-free primer
15th March 2010
Boeing has prepared a new 737-800 for Brazil’s GOL with the first-ever application of a chrome-free primer to a single-aisle aircraft bound for revenue service. …
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New VP marketing for Republic Airways
15th March 2010
Republic Airways Holdings has appointed Ian Arthur as vice-president of marketing and branding. In addition to heading up the marketing and branding strategies of recently …
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JetBlue doubles daily New York?Los Angeles frequency
15th March 2010
JetBlue Airways is to increase from two to four its daily nonstop flights from New York JFK to Los Angeles (LAX) from 1 July. JetBlue …
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Lion Air buys three FFSs and two IPTs from CAE
15th March 2010
CAE has sold three CAE 7000 Series full-flight simulators (FFSs) and two integrated procedures trainers (IPTs) to Lion Air. One FFS is for the ATR …
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Air Arabia chooses SITA Aircom
15th March 2010
SITA has been selected by Air Arabia to provide air–ground communications including data link services for the airline’s expanding fleet and network of 59 destinations. …
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flydubai's 7th 737 puts Goodrich Duracarb brakes into service
15th March 2010
The first Boeing Next-Generation 737 aircraft equipped with Goodrich Corporation Duracarb carbon brakes has been delivered to flydubai, taking the airline’s 737 fleet to seven. …
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Nimrod MRA4 declared 'ready to train'
15th March 2010
The Nimrod MRA4 has made significant steps forward with the UK Ministry of Defence formally accepting the aircraft and declaring it ‘ready to train'. This …
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