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Investigators retrieve data from crashed A320's recorders
Investigators have succeeded in retrieving data from the flight recorders of the Airbus A320 which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in November. After...
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Source runway friction data from aircraft: UK investigators
UK investigators are proposing that on-board aircraft data be exploited as a source of runway friction information, following an inquiry into a series of...
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CityFlyer: E-Jet's speed against Q400 helped swing decision
British Airways CityFlyer says speed was a factor in the selection of the Embraer E-Jet over the Bombardier Q400 as it would have needed to order an additional...
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Boeing orders fall to five year low
Boeing has announced sales and production figures for 2008 showing commercial aircraft orders plunged 58% off a record year and deliveries declined nearly...
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NewsDornier 328 crash video emerges as Indonesian investigators prepare report
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) is working on the draft final report into the November crash on landing of a Dornier 328 turboprop...
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End in sight for biofuel trial programme
There are likely to be no further alternative fuel trials this year after the imminent flight test by Japan...
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First Q400 deferral as Horizon reaches deal with Bombardier
Alaska Air Group subsidiary Horizon Air has reached agreement with Bombardier on a new schedule for Q400 turboprop deliveries, representing the first such...
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No obvious culprit in Continental 737 excursion at Denver: NTSB
The US National Transportation Safety Board's investigation into the fiery Continental 737-500 accident at Denver, Colorado on 20 December reveals no obvious...
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US authority approves Embraer Lineage 1000 business jet
Embraer has clinched US Federal Aviation Administration validation for the Lineage 1000 business...
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Wildlife encounter probably took down North Dakota pilots
An in-flight collision with at least one Canada Goose damaged the stabilator on a University of North Dakota twin-engined...
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Lufthansa Technik creates new international support division
Lufthansa Technik has reorganised its international maintenance operation under a new wholly-owned Lufthansa Group susbsidiary. The subsidiary, Lufthansa...
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NewsContinental completes first US test of biofuel
Continental Airlines today completed the first alternative fuels trial in the US with a twin engine aircraft powered in part by a biofuel blend consisting of algae.
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NewsCanada approves Q400 freighter conversion
Canadian authorities have issued a supplemental type certificate for the Bombardier Q400 package freighter being developed by engineering specialist Cascade...
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Venice operator awaits Charleroi management decision
Belgium's regional Wallonian government is expected to reach a decision next week on whether to award the management contract of Brussels Charleroi to Italian...
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Mongolia's Eznis to order ATR 42-500
Privately-owned Mongolian carrier Eznis Airways is negotiating with aircraft-maker ATR to acquire an ATR 42-500 and wants to put it into operation at the...
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Bombardier mulls boost to Q400 production
Bombardier is evaluating boosting production of its Q400 turboprop.
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No injuries in back-to-back American Eagle ERJ incidents
American Eagle says no one was injured this afternoon after an emergency landing of an Embraer ERJ-145 in Killeen, Texas following a flight from Dallas....
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Delta continues CRJ900 shuffle
Delta Air Lines has reversed a decision to allocate 15 Bombardier CRJ900s to Northwest Airlines wholly-owned subsidiary Mesaba Airlines and instead will...