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Garuda to acquire ten 787s and 18 737-800s
Indonesian flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia has agreed to acquire ten Boeing 787-8 aircraft and reaffirmed its long-awaited intention to take 18 Boeing 737-800s under a fleet-renewal initiative.
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Phuket Air YS-11 still grounded after overrun
Thailand’s Department of Civil Aviation has found that a Phuket Air NAMC YS-11 involved in an incident in Mae Sot on 11 September touched down long on the runway before it ran off the end and into muddy ground, resulting in extensive damage.
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Norway enters space race
Norwegian ammunition systems and missile propulsion company Nammo Raufoss AS conducted a static firing of their first full-scale hybrid sounding rocket motor, a part of the Norwegian sounding rocket (NSR) on 30th August.
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Problems on Mars Express to be investigated
The European Space A gency has started a technical investigation into the Planetary Fourier Spectrometer (PFS) on board Mars Express, after a problem developed in the instrument a few months ago.
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JetBlue takes delivery of first E-190
JetBlue Airways today took delivery of its first Embraer 190 aircraft, two weeks later than originally planned.
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British Airways crew criticised after serious approach incident
Captain was slow to respond to ground proximity warning approaching Isle of Man
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Qatar signs MoU to launch GEnx on A350
General Electric and Qatar Airways are expected to announce a memorandum of understanding within the next day confirming the selection of the GEnx engine for the 60 A350s covered in the recently signed letter of intent between the Middle East flag-carrier and Airbus.
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I’m on the plane!
In-flight mobile phone use is on the way. But after surmounting the plethora of legislative hurdles, will it succeed where satcom-based telephony failed?
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Twin Star tunes in to traffic report role with radio station
Diamond approves DA42’s installation and targets more sales to broadcasters
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Airbus notches up major deals in China and India
China Southern and Indian Airlines commit to orders during visits by EU delegates