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The OEM produced the T-7A in only three years, but challenges remain before the process can green-light its next all-new airliner.
 
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State-of-the-art thinking along with mature and reliable technology, the KC-390 is a tactical tanker that offers air forces across the globe, the best of both worlds. Read the full article.
 
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A lack of clarity in Boeing, Qantas maintenance documentation led to a 787 crossing the Pacific with tape on four static ports, an ATSB probe found.
 
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The main topics at this year's Berlin Airshow—the first since 2018—were increased defense spending and new technologies, Aviation Week editors Tony Osborne, Thierry Dubois and Jens Flottau discovered.
 
 
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A closer relationship with Japan could mean the UK-led Tempest FCAS becomes an affordable program for the partner nations.
 
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ATM players know that digitalization can help them drive broader sustainability and flexibility improvements across the sector.
 
 
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