Defence Notes
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The year ends with several South American navies undergoing ambitious programmes to modernise their fleets. A common denominator is that regional services want domestically manufactured surface vessels and even submarines.
What are the realistic options for replacing or replicating the C-5’s unique capability when it finally reaches its end of life?
India has been navigating a strategic balancing act in its defence modernisation efforts as it considers deals with Russia and the US.
The land war in Ukraine has dominated the posture, spending and actions of Russia and NATO countries for two years. With a new US Government committed to ending the conflict early in 2025, there are implications on all three of those fronts.
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16th February 2010
The head of the Royal Air Force (RAF) says the air arm should play a leading role in future ISTAR gathering efforts and cyber warfare. Speaking …
16th February 2010
Lufthansa Systems (LSY) has announced the release of its Integrated Commercial Platform (ICP), which covers all of an airline’s network and revenue management processes, ensuring …
16th February 2010
ExpressJet Holdings has reported performance figures for ExpressJet Airlines in January 2010. During the month, ExpressJet revenue passenger miles (RPMs) totalled 611 million, a 15% …
16th February 2010
United Airlines is to add Minot, North Dakota, to its global network with twice daily nonstop service to Denver beginning on 9 June with flights …
16th February 2010
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation (PNCL) has announced that substantially all of the holders of its remaining $31 million par amount of 3.25% Senior Convertible Notes due …
15th February 2010
Athens International Airport (AIA) has given Baboo its “Best Performing New Airline Award” for 2009 thanks to the airlines recording the highest passenger traffic numbers …
15th February 2010
Lufthansa Regional member Air Dolomiti has announced a new service between Milan Malpensa and Dresden beginning on 28 March. The new flight is operated as …
15th February 2010
Flybe has announced a new daily service between Edinburgh and Manston, Kent, in the southeast of England. The airline notes that, apart from opening up the …
15th February 2010
easyJet is to add Kosovo and the Isle of Man to its network this spring, with services between Liverpool and Isle of Man as well …
13th February 2010
Air Arabia has reported its financial results for the 12 months ending 31 December 2009, again turning in a net profit. The net profit for …
12th February 2010
Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has completed the purchase of five ATR 72-500s from ATR’s asset management arm, ATRiam Capital, with leases attached to Lufthansa, whose …
12th February 2010
Virgin America has announced changes to its baggage fees with a $5 increase for each checked bag after any allowances have been taken into account. …
12th February 2010
SkyWest, Inc. has reported its preliminary financial figures for the year ending 31 December 2009. Operating revenues for the year were $2.61 billion, compared to …
12th February 2010
Wizz Air is to launch two new routes from Poland; from Warsaw to Madrid and from Gdansk to Barcelona. The two new routes, which replace …
11th February 2010
Pratt & Whitney has signed a five-year agreement with Nayak Aircraft Services to expand the EcoPower engine wash service network in Europe, with Nayak becoming …
11th February 2010
Delta Air Lines has announced increased westbound service from three North Dakota cities to be operated by Delta Connection carrier SkyWest Airlines using 50-seat CRJ200s …
11th February 2010
AirTran Airways has begun nonstop service from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, KY, to both Orlando International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. "Expanding our …
11th February 2010
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes has developed its own programme for managing aircraft maintenance waste at its operational bases. Eight bases are already using the programme …
11th February 2010
In a ceremony organised in Toulouse, Air Algérie has taken delivery of the first ATR 72-500 of the four it ordered in 2009. Air Algérie, …