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This Week's briefings
The pilot of the Eurocopter AS350 tour helicopter that collided with a Piper PA-32 over New...
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Airbus A350 could be equipped with automatic emergency descent system
Airbus is considering equipping the A350 XWB with an automated system that would put the aircraft into an unaided emergency descent if it detected unsafe...
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A350 government aid will fall short of maximum permissible
Airbus insists it is not disappointed by the relatively modest contribution from the UK Government to the A350 XWB programme, formally disclosed today
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Sound principles
Can aircraft noise fit into a cap and trading scheme? A European study is aiming to find the answer
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Boeing to bolster 737 windscreens for bird protection
Boeing will increase the bird strike tolerance of its newly remodeled next-generation Boeing 737. According to a statement issued by windscreen manufacturer...
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Taiwan could push USA on F-16s
Taiwan could push the USA to sell mid-life upgrade kits for its Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fleet this year amid continuing resistance to its request for new...
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Republic prevails in acquiring Frontier
Republic Airways Holdings is officially the winning bidder in the acquisition of Frontier Airlines. The Indianapolis-based US regional operator has...
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Virgin Blue to end codeshare partnership with United
Australia's Virgin Blue plans to discontinue its codeshare with United Airlines as it prepares to implement a more comprehensive partnership with Delta Air...
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Virgin America to debut new 'best of web' category on Red
A new "best of the web" category will go live on Virgin America's Red touch-screen, seat-back in-flight entertainment systems in September.
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Mexico's Interjet extends data link programme with Arinc
Mexican low-cost carrier Interjet has extended its data link communications programme with the award of a long-term contract for Arinc's GLOBALink communications...
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Pacific AirFinance purchases two United Boeing 737-300s
San Francisco-based Pacific AirFinance says it has acquired two classic Boeing 737-300s -- N351UA and N379UA -- subject to early lease terminations by United...
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Garuda to order new aircraft for Citilink
Garuda Indonesia plans to have a competition next year to decide on the future fleet of its low-cost carrier Citilink.
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V Australia applies for Fiji route
V Australia, the long-haul division of Virgin Blue, has applied to fly daily services to Fiji using Boeing 777s.
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AirAsia posts Q2 profit of 139m ringgit
Malaysian low-cost carrier group AirAsia recorded a 139 million ringgit ($40 million) increase in second quarter profit but warned it is likely to delay...
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Australia's Strategic wins France AOC
Australia's Strategic Airlines has received a French air operators certificate (AOC) and is in negotiations for a third Airbus A320.
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AUVSI: Northrop lifts veil on Bat UAV strategy, settles dispute over Raytheon KillerBee
The Bat family of UAVs that Northrop Grumman acquired four months ago from race car-maker Swift Engineering will be offered for widely ranging applications,...
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California lawmakers to vote on wildlife mitigation bill
The California State Assembly is soon expected to vote on legislation to grant airports immunity from state law to remove wildlife threatening passenger...
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US forces plot new role for unmanned cargo resupply
Unmanned aircraft systems are set to challenge the primacy of manned helicopters for yet a new mission area: cargo resupply. The US Marine...