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NewsRiyadh MD-11F crash pilots failed to recognise bounce
Pilots of a Lufthansa Cargo Boeing MD-11F failed to recognise the landing bounce which preceded a sequence of hard touchdowns and the destruction of the trijet at Riyadh, Saudi Arabian investigators have concluded.
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NewsMalta signs ESA co-operation deal
Malta has signed a co-operation agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA), leaving only Bulgaria among EU member states with no formal ESA relationship, given that the Czech Republic and Romania recently became ESA members and accession talks are under way with Poland.
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Eurocopter seals first new civil helicopter sale in Bangladesh
Bangladesh helicopter operator R&R Aviation has ordered two Eurocopter EC130 B4 helicopters configured for the emergency medical services (EMS) role.
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NewsAir New Zealand converts options for two 787-9s
Air New Zealand has converted options for two Boeing 787-9 aircraft, despite still being "hindered by the delay of the 787".
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NewsUnited in compensation talks with Boeing over 787 delays
United-Continental is in compensation talks with Boeing over delivery delays for its 787 widebodies, according to its annual report filed with US regulators....
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IN FOCUS: Are airlines positioned to make customer loyalty pay?
Loyalty programmes have been part of the airline world for more than 30 years but there remains a feeling that, even after three decades, many airlines have still to tap their full potential.
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NewsParis open to offers to expand Anglo-French UAV project
Paris is open to offers from Germany and Italy to join an Anglo-French project to develop a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system, according to the head of France's DGA defence procurement agency.
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NewsICAO to consider new safety standards for air transport of lithium batteries
The International Civil Aviation Organisation is to consider new safety standards for air transport of lithium batteries in the wake of increased concern over the potential for in-flight fires.
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NewsAirbus discloses details of first A350 engine flight
First flight of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB aboard a dedicated Airbus A380 flying testbed brought the engine to "the edge of the flight envelope of the A350"...
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NewsEtihad chief Hogan charts Americas expansion strategy
Etihad's chief executive today committed to launch service to two more US cities by 2014, open an inaugural route to South America by 2013, consider making...
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UK government supports EASA flight time rules
UK minister of state for transport Theresa Villiers has supported the proposed flight time regulations put forward by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), saying that new rules would offer a "significant safety gain" for UK passengers.
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Air France cuts North Atlantic capacity by 6.5%
Air France will reduce its summer seat capacity on North Atlantic routes by 6.5% in co-ordination with its joint venture partners Delta Air Lines, KLM and...
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NewsAirAsia to add 20 A320s in 2012
Low-cost carrier AirAsia will add 20 Airbus A320s to its fleet this year as it looks to raise capacity and launch operations at two regional associate airlines...
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Embraer advances window for re-engined E-Jet to 2016
Embraer now says a re-engined E-Jet could become available as early as 2016, or two years earlier than originally announced.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Soaring demand drives Airbus to plug freighter gap
Airbus's decision last week to launch a passenger-to-freighter conversion programme for its A330 twinjet was long overdue. The airframer's own global market...
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High speed and late touchdown led Embraer 190 to overrun
Just 490m (1,610ft) of runway remained by the time an AeroRepublica Embraer 190's main gear touched down at Santa Marta, before the twinjet overran and came to a halt in the sea.
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NewsSuccess of Vega rocket flight boosts Avio profile
Of all the people with cause to be relieved at the resoundingly successful maiden flight two weeks ago of Europe's new rocket, Vega, few will be as relieved as Francesco Caio.
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Cebu Pacific inks operating leases for four A330s
Philippine low-cost carrier Cebu Pacific has inked operating leases with CIT Aerospace for four new Airbus A330-300 aircraft for its long-haul operations.
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Engine-failure simulation led to Airnorth EMB-120 crash - report
A fatal crash involving an Airnorth Embraer EMB-120 turboprop at Australia's Darwin Airport in 2010 has resulted in the airline moving the majority of its...
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NewsNext Shenzhou flight will be manned says China
Having had a very successful unmanned Shenzhou 8 automatic docking test with the Tiangong-1 mini-space station, China has elected to move up its next manned spaceflight to the Shenzhou 9 flight.