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Malaysian air force jet loses contact with base

TheRoyalMalaysianAirForce(RMAF)saidonThursdaythatithaslostcontactwithoneofitsHawktrainingaircraft,whichisbelievedtohavegonemissing.TheHawk108trainingfighterjett

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Mass funeral held for victims of Myanmar plane crash

HeartbrokenrelativesgatheredFridayforthefuneralritesofthefirstvictimsofamilitaryplanecrashoffMyanmar'ssoutherncoast,assearchteamsbattledheavyrainsandchurningwav

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Military jet takes step toward export

A domestic aircraft manufacturer rolled out its first plane for export, a trainer for fighter jet pilots, on Monday in Anshun, Guizhou province.

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DPRK top leader calls on air force ready to strike aircraft carriers

Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has called on the country's air force to be ready to strike aircraft carriers, the official media reported Monday.

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DPRK top leader calls on air force ready to strike aircraft carriers

KimJongUn,thetopleaderoftheDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),hascalledonthecountry'sairforcetobereadytostrikeaircraftcarriers,theofficialmediareportedMond

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Giant satellite-carrying Stratolaunch aircraft unveiled in California

Agiantaircraftcapableoflaunchingsatellite-ladenrocketsintospacehasbeenunveiledatahangarintheMojavedesertinCalifornia.Stratolaunch,saidtobethelargestairlinerever

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Korean Air Unveils New Long-Haul Aircraft

Korean Air unveiled the newest addition to its fleet at a press conference in Incheon on Monday.

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India revives passenger plane project as China, Japan race ahead

India is reviving a three-decade-old plan to build its first passenger aircraft as the South Asian country struggles to join an exclusive club of Asian nations that have advanced far ahead in creating their own home-made jets.

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Australian-led search for MH370 suspended after almost three-year joint efforts

The Australian-led underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended indefinitely, the Australian, Malaysian and Chinese governments said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

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PLA confirms aircraft carrier Liaoning passed through Taiwan Straits on Thursday

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has confirmed that the Liaoning aircraft carrier passed through the Taiwan Straits on Thursday before dawn.

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Dubai's Emirates announces new superjumbo flights to Hong Kong from October

The Dubai-Bangkok-Hong Kong service will see all first class and some business class seats stripped from the huge aircraft to make room for more economy seats

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Wreckage of missing Russian military plane found in Black Sea

​The wreckage of a missing Russian military Tu-154 aircraft has been found in the Black Sea, Defense Ministry authorities said Sunday.

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Iran shoots down a filming drone in Tehran over security concerns

Iran's anti-aircraft forces shot down a drone in central Tehran on Friday as it approached the offices of the president and the supreme leader, but the unmanned aircraft later appeared to have been operated by a film crew shooting aerial footage for a documentary.

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Japan celebrates U.S. return of military training land in Okinawa amid protests for resumption of Osprey flights

The Japanese government celebrated on Thursday the return by the U.S. military of a 4000-hectare training land in Okinawa, while local people continued efforts to protest against the resumption of controversial Osprey flights as well as U.S. military presence in the island prefecture.

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US Osprey aircraft crashes off Okinawa coast in Japan

​The US Marines have suspended flights of all Osprey military aircraft in Japan, after a crash off the coast of Okinawa island.

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Wide-body jet to be built by China, Russia in Shanghai

A wide-body commercial jet being developed by China and Russia is expected to be delivered in 10 years, as early as three years after its first test flight, according to a timetable announced by domestic plane manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corp of China.

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Wreckage of Indonesian cargo plane found, no survivors

An Indonesian search team on Tuesday (Nov 1) found the wreckage of a cargo plane along with the bodies of four crew members in a mountainous part of the country, a government official said.