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NewsLockheed Martin develops wing spoiler for F-35C flight test
Lockheed Martin is developing a spoiler for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flight test aircraft to counter potential wing drop in transonic turns. Wing drop in high rate transonic turns is a problem because it results in a turn becoming a roll.
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Airbus to assist funding of extended AF447 recorder search
Airbus is to assist with the funding of the deep-sea search effort for the flight recorders from the crashed Air France A330-200. The twinjet was lost...
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EASA to mandate replacing Thales A330/A340 pitot tubes
European safety regulators are to mandate the replacement of Thales pitot tubes on Airbus A330/A340s. The airworthiness directive will require aircraft...
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PICTURES: Airbus rolls out A350 carbon-fibre fuselage barrel demonstrator
Airbus has rolled out its second complete carbon-fibre test barrel as part of its development programme for the A350...
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EASA alerts A320 operators to CFM56 anomaly
The European Aviation Safety Agency issued a safety information bulletin alerting operators of Airbus A320 family aircraft equipped with CFM International...
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PICTURES: First Airbus A330-200F shows off nose-gear blister fairing
Airbus has completed structural assembly of the first Airbus A330-200...
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TAP's Brazilian MRO arm secures FAA approval for A330/340s
TAP Maintenance & Engineering Brazil has received certification from the US FAA to perform heavy maintenance on Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft. The...
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Lancair launches piston-powered Evolution
Lancair has begun selling a piston version of its new Evolution four-seat pressurised kitplane. Lancair began...
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Comment: too good to be true?
The top executives at Airbus, Boeing and Embraer are united in the belief that - despite the ongoing global economic turmoil - they've all sensed a slackening...
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Garuda receives first 737-800 from DAE
Garuda Indonesia has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 aircraft under a sale and leaseback agreement with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital.
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Jetstar inks three new interline aggreements
Jetstar has signed three new interline agreements and ticket settlement relationships with Qatar Airways, Air Pacific, and Royal Jordanian.
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AirAsia may place 481 million shares to raise funds
Malaysia low cost carrier AirAsia proposes to place up to 481 million shares, with the price to be determined later.
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NTSB issues probable cause in go! sleeping crew incident
Investigators with the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today said both an undiagnosed sleep apena condition for the captain and crew work...
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Garuda resumes more international services from Jakarta
Garuda Indonesia has begun operating direct flights from Jakarta to South Korea's capit al Seoul and the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
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Avianca to integrate fully with SAM
Colombia's largest airline, Avianca, and its majority-owned domestic affiliate SAM are to merge fully and operate under the Avianca brand. During a...
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Chile's Sky looks to renew fleet with capital injection
Chile's second-largest carrier, Sky Airline, is in the process of raising its capital by $25 million to improve its liquidity and start renewing its fleet...
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Cebu Pacific increases frequencies on domestic routes
The Philippines' Cebu Pacific is increasing the frequencies on several domestic routes out of Manila to build on the growing market in the country's smaller...
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NewsAir France auctions inaugural A380 seats for charity foundation
Air France is to conduct its inaugural Airbus A380 service on 20 November, and is to auction 380 seats on board for a charity. The aircraft will operate...