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Experience: Life and death played out for real on a Trident - almost
In the wake of the tragic 1985 British Airtours Boeing 737 accident at Manchester in which 55 people died following an engine fire on take-off, Cranfield University undertook a detailed study into aircraft evacuations on behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
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Volaris plans rapid fleet expansion
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has accelerated its fleet-expansion plan as it prepares to take delivery of its first Airbus A320. Volaris, which...
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This Week briefings
AMERICAN EAGLE FACES PENALTIES PUNISHMENT The US Transportation Security Administration may levy civil penalties against American Eagle Airlines after...
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EADS lets US market strategy slip in job ad
A new job advertisement inadvertently confirms EADS North America’s serious intention to use Airbus platforms to compete for a variety of Boeing 707- and 747-based platforms flown by the US Air Force.
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VIDEO & PICTURES: Qantas A380 makes first flight after cabin installation
Qantas and Airbus have marked the first flight of the carrier's four-class A380 at the airframer's facility in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft --VH-OQA...
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Crashed Itek 737 was attempting return to Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan's transport ministry has confirmed that the Itek Air Boeing 737-200 which crashed yesterday near Bishkek had sought to return to the capital's...
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Dozens dead after Itek Air 737-200 crashes in Krygzstan
Dozens of passengers aboard an Itek Air Boeing 737-200 have died after the aircraft crashed shortly after departure from Manas Airport in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday.
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India's Kingfisher firms up London service
Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines has firmed up plans to launch services to London Heathrow. The carrier says in a statement it will be launching...
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Survivors reported after Kyrgyz 737-200 crash
Several passengers have reportedly survived the crash of a Boeing 737-200 following departure from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, today. The aircraft...
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Boeing criticizes No. 2 union SPEEA for making rash attacks
A Boeing executive criticized the company's second-largest union for launching two public attacks about alleged management misdeeds in recent weeks without...
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Do aircraft evacuation tests work?
Every aircraft type must undergo a 90s evacuation test before it can go into service. Yet critics say such tests are fatally flawed. We examine the arguments
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Collision risk demands rapid roll-out of new TCAS: analysis
European researchers are advising an aggressive transition to a new version of the traffic collision-avoidance system (TCAS) that aims to address two critical...
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