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DOT watchdog: No rules violated in Newark low-fuel landings
Despite a drastic increase in the number of “low” fuel warnings at a New Jersey airport last year, government auditors have determined that all aircraft had landed with the required FAA minimum fuel levels onboard.
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Airbus files patent for new trijet design
Airbus has filed a patent application for a new commercial trijet, reviving interest in a powerplant configuration abandoned by airliner manufacturers for...
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Ansett Flight Simulator Centre adding five simulators
Ansett Flight Simulator Centre adding five simulators
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EASA gets power to ban foreign airlines that fail compulsory audits
In 2009, all foreign airlines operating into the European Union will have to have passed a new European...
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JAL agrees to $110m fine in cargo price-fixing probe
JAL agrees to $110m fine in cargo price-fixing probe
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Southwest slashes 2009 fleet growth; reviews retirement plan
Southwest Airlines has slashed its fleet growth plan in the face "of volatile and unprecedented" fuel prices, and is reviewing a previous proposal to retire...
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India to study development of regional aircraft
India is studying the possibility of designing and manufacturing a 50- to 90-seat airliner, with the country's main aerospace research agency hoping to secure...
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India's Tata denies approaching Embraer about manufacturing
India's Tata denies approaching Embraer about manufacturing
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Delta TechOps signs new engine MRO deals with four airlines
Delta TechOps signs new engine MRO deals with four airlines
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DARPA selects three for infinite-endurance UAS
Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing and Lockheed Martin will each develop designs for a new aircraft capable of flying unrefuelled for five years.
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US DoD withholds funds for six F-35Bs, pending first flight
The US Department of Defense will hold onto funds to buy the next six Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, pending flight test results ...
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ANZ's Mount Cook poised to order regional aircraft
Air New Zealand regional carrier Mount Cook Airlines plans to place a firm order in the coming months for 13-17 regional aircraft and is considering the...
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Flight recorders recovered from crashed Hewa Bora Airways DC-9
Investigators have retrieved the flight recorders from the Hewa Bora Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-9 which crashed into a...
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Lufthansa training arm to acquire 777 simulator for AeroLogic
Lufthansa training arm to acquire 777 simulator for AeroLogic
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Lufthansa denies pressuring SAS to resist Spanair sale to Iberia
Lufthansa denies pressuring SAS to resist Spanair sale to Iberia
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ST Aero secures STC for 757 freighter conversions
ST Aero secures STC for 757 freighter conversions