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Boeing 747-8 has revised flap configuration
The Boeing 747-8 family's flap configuration is one of the new variant's key aerodynamic changes, while the shape and design of the landing gear doors was...
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Japan Airlines ending dedicated freighter services
Japan Airlines (JAL) will stop dedicated freighter services from end-October, and offer only cargo belly space on its passenger aircraft from then as part...
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Malaysia issues RFIs for fighters and AEW aircraft
Malaysia has issued a request for information for fighters and airborne early warning aircraft, with a view to placing orders in 2011-15.
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747-8F flap buffet could force landing gear door redesign
For the last month and a half, Boeing has been investigating a serious buffet in the inboard flaps of the 747-8F, Flightglobal affiliate FlightBlogger reports.
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Special report: Values in pieces
With aircraft values under serious pressure, several older types may be headed for the wrecker's yard
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Germania tipped as source of Alliance Fokker 100s
Australian carrier Alliance Airlines appears to be sourcing its latest batch of Fokker 100 aircraft from Germany's Germania. Alliance says it is taking...
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KLM bids farewell to last Fokker 50
KLM has bid farewell to its last Fokker 50 following its final commercial flight as part of the KLM Cityhopper fleet.
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Q400 flat tyres the focus of FAA directive
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a proposed airworthiness directive mandating that operators of 63 US-registered Bombardier Q400 turboprops make changes to the aircraft's nose landing gear mechanical linkage.
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Boeing completes 787 flutter and ground effects testing
Boeing has completed aeroelastic flutter testing and ground effects testing with its first two 787 test aircraft. This clears the way for the formal US Federal...
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Embraer sees further decline in commercial deliveries for 2010
Embraer expects its commercial aircraft deliveries to decline by a quarter to 90 units this year, continuing a downward trend that saw it deliver 122 airliners...
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Embraer outlines timeframe for new product decision
Embraer aims to decide within 12-18 months on how it will respond to the growing threat from competitors in its sector, either by enhancing its existing...
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NTSB cites pilot distraction and ATC shortcomings in Minneapolis overflight
The US National Transportation Safety Board says pilot distraction was the major factor in a highly publicised Airbus A320 overflight of Minneapolis by Northwest...
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Investigators retrieve FDR and CVR from Airnorth EMB-120
Investigators from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) have recovered the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder from the Airnorth...
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Australia's Alliance Airlines inks deal for eight Fokker 100s
Australian regional carrier Alliance Airlines plans to buy an additional eight Fokker 100 aircraft as part of an expansion of its operations.
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VIDEO: Row 44 selects KuStream 1000 antenna for Southwest fleet
In-flight broadband connectivity provider Row 44 has selected the new KuStream 1000 antenna system for installation on Southwest Airlines' fleet, after using...
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Boeing targets 28 March for 787 ultimate load wing test
Boeing plans to flex the 787 static test airframe's wing to ultimate load flex test on 28 March, the company confirms.
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Senate silent on in-flight mobiles as FAA Reauthorisation passes
In-flight connectivity stakeholders are cautiously optimistic that a permanent federal ban on the airborne use of cell phones will not be enacted in the...
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Engines 'operational' on crashed Tu-204: investigators
Preliminary analysis of flight data from the Tupolev Tu-204 which crashed on approach to Moscow Domodedovo yesterday shows both engines were operational...