Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri has put a hold on the promotion of Air Force Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, former astronaut and former commander at Patrick Air Force Base, to vice commander of Air Force Space Command.
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Indian Air Force without intermediate trainer from next year
Just after managing to plug a capability gap in its basic flying course, the Indian Air Force will face a lack of suitable training aircraft to the intermediate stage in 2014.
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RAAF Richmond could be open up to civilian traffic
The Australian government is looking into opening up RAAF Richmond as a second airport for Sydney.
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Former Air Force One up for sale
The U.S. Government is auctioning off a DC-9 which served as Air Force One from time to time during the presidencies of Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George Bush Snr. and Bill Clinton.
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AirTanker wants to wet-lease A330 Voyagers to other European nations
AirTanker is looking at boosting its revenue by wet-leasing its Voyager tanker transports to other European countries when they are not required by the RAF.
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