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Singapore Air Show Goes Ahead
The Singapore Air Show kicked off today in the city-state, despite growing Coronavirus health concerns sweeping the globe.
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China Air Links Dwindle as Asian Carriers Withdraw
Singapore Airlines said on Monday that it is ‘rationalising’ services between Singapore and China with a series of additional flight suspensions announced. The decision comes amid the continuing impact of Coronavirus on travel to Mainland China.
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Loyal Wingman program marks key milestone
/ | 1 Comment on Loyal Wingman program marks key milestoneBoeing Australia has confirmed the completion of the first major fuselage structural assembly for the company’s first Loyal Wingman unmanned aerial system.
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US$55 billion B-21 Raider force revealed by US Air Force, Northrop Grumman
/ | 1 Comment on US$55 billion B-21 Raider force revealed by US Air Force, Northrop GrummanThe US Air Force and industry partner Northrop Grumman have lifted the veil of secrecy on the service’s next-generation long-range strike bomber: the B-21 Raider. The B-21 Raider will serve as the backbone of America’s strategic bomber fleet for decades to come, channelling the legacy of the world’s first stealth bomber, the Northrop Grumman B-2
Read moreF-35As guns latest in series of deficiencies US DOD want addressing before large-scale Block 4 introduction
/The Pentagon has issued a restriction order for Lot 9 and newer Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters after the discovery of cracks in the aircraft’s stealth coating following the use of the 25mm gun. Concerns over the F-35 have been the focus point of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation: FY2019 Annual Report conducted by Robert
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Impact on aviation traffic exposed as coronavirus takes hold
/Nearly 10,000 flights have now been suspended since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, it has been revealed. According to Cirium, a travel and data analytics firm, of the 90,607 domestic and international flights scheduled to operate across mainland China over the six-day period between January 23 and January 28, 9,807 (or 10.8 per
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