November 16, 2009

November 16, 2009

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MARKET FOCUS

By Madhu Unnikrishnan

NEWS BREAKS

CHINESE AEROSPACE

China Inc.

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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MARKET FOCUS

When Alaska Air Group CEO Bill Ayer rang the New York Stock Exchange opening bell on Nov. 10, he might as well have rung it to celebrate the end of a fantastic quarter for the airline. Alaska reported a third-quarter profit of $87.6 million, in a period when most U.S. mainline carriers bled red ink.

By Madhu Unnikrishnan

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NEWS BREAKS

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CHINESE AEROSPACE

China Inc.

Beijing's next-generation fighter is due in service in 2017-19

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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CHINESE AEROSPACE

Increasingly Western

Avic Defense relying on price, performance and technology transfer with L-15

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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CHINESE AEROSPACE

Heading to Market

Avic Aircraft restructuring moves toward raising funds and commercial discipline

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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DEFENSE

British Band-Aid

British Defense Ministry revises policy, given increasing impact of Afghanistan

By DOUGLAS BARRIE

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DEFENSE

Italian Tailoring

Rome adjusts plans for Afghan UAV deployment and fleet size

By ANDY NATIVI

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DEFENSE

Tiger Tactics

Competitors get more inventive as uncertainty hovers over Swiss fighter contest

By ROBERT WALL,GUY NORRIS

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DEFENSE

Homing In

U.S. Air Force's MP-RTIP sensor overcomes 'thorny' issues but is not out of the woods

By AMY BUTLER

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DEFENSE

Big Duel

Pentagon's new fixed-price development plan to be tested with Small Bomb bids

By AMY BUTLER

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