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		<title><![CDATA[Gibbs: Focus On Inventory Management]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Established MRO providers, while enjoying healthy demand currently, face a major challenge -- competition from the "massive, powerfuel OEMs," Cathay Pacific Engineering Director Christopher Gibbs said yesterday. Speaking at AVIATION WEEK'S MRO Asia conference in Hong Kong, Gibbs said OEMs such as Boeing, Airbus, Rolls-Royce, GE, Pratt & Whitney and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:17:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Air Algerie orders four more ATR 72s]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Air Algerie signed a deal for four ATR 72-500s worth approximately $82 million, ATR announced yesterday. Aircraft will seat 66 passengers each and will deliver next year. The carrier already operates eight of the type. "The ATRs allow us to open up regions not able to receive other types of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:34:17 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Contracts for December 04, 2009]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONTRACTS   NAVY   ''''' Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $329,400,000 modification to the previously awarded Joint Strike Fighter air system low rate initial production Lot III cost-plus-incentive-fee/award-fee contract (N00019-08-C-0028) for special tooling and special test equipment.  Work will be performed...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:10:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Airbus: First Flight for A400M in 2 Weeks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS - Airbus' long-delayed A400M military transport will make its first test flight during the week beginning Dec. 7, "weather permitting", the European aircraft manufacturer said Nov. 27. The A400M was to replace aging military cargo carriers in several European air forces, but its development has been dogged by a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:54:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE Aviation acquires Naverus]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GE Aviation announced yesterday that it has acquired Naverus, the Performance-Based Navigation services provider that develops RNP procedures for airlines and air traffic management organizations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Kent, Wash.-based Naverus, a privately held company that employs around 60, was ATW's 2009 Aviation Technology Achievement Award...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:06:33 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FAA issues NPRM on ice-detection equipment]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[US FAA yesterday issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to require "scheduled airlines to either retrofit their existing fleet with ice-detection equipment or make sure the ice protection system activates at the proper time," the agency said in a statement. For aircraft with an ice-detection system, FAA is proposing to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:06:32 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DTN News: General Dynamics Awarded $13 Million By U.S. Army To Produce MK19 Grenade Machine Guns]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ DTN News: General Dynamics Awarded $13 Million By U.S. Army To Produce MK19 Grenade Machine Guns   *Source: DTN News / General Dynamics  NSI News Source Info CHARLOTTE, N.C. - November 2, 2009: General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products has been awarded a $13 million order by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:26:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Atlas expands into premium-passenger charter service]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, the 747 wet-lease freighter specialist, announced Friday that it has won a contract to operate "outsourced premium-passenger private charter service" between Houston Intercontinental and Luanda using two customized executive-class 747-400s provided by Angola's SonAir. The "Houston Express" charter service will ferry members of the US-Africa Energy...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:53:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DTN News: Kuwait Awaits French Offer On Rafale Buy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  DTN News: Kuwait Awaits French Offer On Rafale Buy   *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media  NSI News Source Info PARIS, France - October 24, 2009: Kuwait is waiting to get an offer from France on Rafale strike fighters, Defence Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Hamad al-Sabah said...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:03:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Russia may go ahead with Iran missile deal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TEHRAN, Oct. 23 UPI -- As the United States and its allies haggle with Iran over its nuclear program, Moscow has fueled Western unease about its military links to Tehran by pledging to continue selling arms to the Islamic republic. This has raised speculation that it may brush aside the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:54:14 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Republic to acquire 10 E-190s from US Airways]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Republic Airways Holdings said it will acquire 10 E-190ARs from US Airways, applying the full balance of its October 2008 $35 million loan to US Airways toward the purchase of the aircraft and assuming the remaining debt on the jets. The loan originally was scheduled to be repaid between this...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:11:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lufthansa to re-launch onboard Internet service on Panasonic platform]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lufthansa announced yesterday that it will re-launch onboard Internet service next year in conjunction with Panasonic Avionics following a nearly four-year hiatus sparked by Connexion by Boeing's 2006 failure. Hinted at last week (ATWOnline, Oct. 8), LH and Panasonic yesterday introduced an inflight product that will include allowing passengers to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:49:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DTN News: Airbus Confident A400M To Fly By Year-End]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ DTN News: Airbus Confident A400M To Fly By Year-End   *Source: DTN News / EADS  NSI News Source Info PARIS/FRANKFURT - October 11, 2009: Airbus is confident its delayed A400M military transport plane will fly by the end of the year but dismissed a magazine report that...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 09:06:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DTN News: AgustaWestland Awarded Apache Integrated Operational Support Contract - Delivering Cost and Capability Benefits]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ DTN News: AgustaWestland Awarded Apache Integrated Operational Support Contract - Delivering Cost and Capability Benefits   *Source: DTN News / AgustaWestland NSI News Source Info LONDON, UK - October 7, 2009: AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company is pleased to announce the award of the Apache Integrated Operational Support IOS...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:27:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Malaysia Airlines' new CEO focuses on cutting expenses, improving service]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malaysia Airlines' new MD and CEO Azmil Zahruddin told reporters Friday in Kuala Lumpur that the carrier will accelerate its "business transformation plan" with a focus on lowering costs while raising service standards. MAS has performed well this year despite the global economic downturn, posting a record MYR876.3 million ($250...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:05:21 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman's Hunter Unmanned Air System Successfully Completes GPS-guided Viper Strike Testing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman's Hunter Unmanned Air System Successfully Completes GPS-guided Viper Strike Testing September 1, 2009   HERNDON, Va. - Sept. 1, 2009 - Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System UAS, in use with the U.S. Army since 1996, has successfully completed testing of the new GPS-guided Viper...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:51:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southwest/FAA Deal Keeps Planes Flying]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration reached an agreement today that will let the airline keep flying Boeing 737 aircraft with unapproved parts, provided the parts are inspected for wear-and-tear every seven days and are replaced on all of the aircraft by Dec. 24. Southwest said it already has...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:20:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carson steps down, IDS's Albaugh to lead Boeing Commercial Airplanes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beset by continuing problems with the 787 program, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson announced that he will retire from the company at year end. He will be succeeded effective today by Boeing Integrated Defense Systems President and CEO Jim Albaugh. A Boeing spokesperson said Carson will help...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:12:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DTN News: Northrop Grumman Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract For USS Theodore Roosevelt Refueling And Complex Overhaul]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ DTN News: Northrop Grumman Awarded $2.4 Billion Contract For USS Theodore Roosevelt Refueling And Complex Overhaul*Source: DTN News / Northrop GrummanNSI News Source Info NEWPORT NEWS, Va., - August 28, 2009: The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) a contract valued at approximately $2.4 billion for the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:54:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southwest's full statement about Wi-Fi fleet-wide equipage]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Southwest Airlines and Row 44 are continuing plans to roll out wi-fi beginning in the first quarter of 2010. Beginning this fall, Southwest will be moving to the next step of certifying Southwest's full fleet with plans to begin fleetwide rollout of the Row 44 satellite service in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:07:46 -0700</pubDate>
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