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From flight-testing an open rotor system to the KF-21 first flight.
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CFM International has agreed with Airbus to flight-test the open fan propulsion system being developed under the engine-maker’s Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engine (RISE) program on the A380.
 
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A fleet of 22 former Swiss Air Force Northrop F-5E/F fighters acquired by the U.S. Navy will enter a modification phase to serve as adversary aircraft to train naval and Marine Corps pilots, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) said. 
 
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South Korea’s latest fighter project, the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae, completed its first flight on the afternoon of July 19.
 
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In the long-standing tanker competition between Airbus and Boeing, one company will not concede the other the spotlight for even a couple of hours.
 
 
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As 2022 Farnborough Airshow attendees sizzled in the record-breaking heat in England, aircraft orders seemed to sit on the back burner this year, with a few breakouts, mainly from Boeing. 
 
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