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Former Varig flight attendants to pose nude for Playboy Brazil 'as protest' against staff cuts
Three sacked air hostesses from troubled Brazilian flag carrier Varig have concluded a deal with men's magazine Playboy to appear nude in its local edition.
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Pictures: First unofficial photos of Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter rolling out in Taiwan
The first unofficial photographs of the specially-modified Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) have emerged, showing its roll-out after undergoing structural work at Evergreen Aviation Technologies in Taiwan
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Russian air taxi starter flags PC-12 intentions
Russian start-up air taxi company Dexter is in talks with Swiss manufacturer Pilatus to acquire PC-12 single-engine turboprops to complement its fleet of Myasischev M101Ts
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Russians reject response time criticism in July S7 Airlines Airbus A310 runway overrun probe
Russia's federal air navigation service chief has detailed the timeline of last month's fatal S7 Airlines Airbus A310 runway overrun, to refute suggestions that the emergency services' response to the accident was not quick enough.
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UK terror alert special: Europe's ATM goes into crisis mode after foiled London plot
Air traffic management teams across Europe undertook a co-ordinated effort last week to minimise the disruption caused to operations by the stringent security regulations applied to passengers travelling from UK airports after a terrorist plot to smuggle explosives on to airliners was foiled.
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UK terror alert special: Liquid bombs enter the terrorist arsenal
According to US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Michael Chertoff, the plot to down airliners foiled by UK authorities involved carrying liquid explosives and detonation devices on board transatlantic flights from the UK.
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Air Algérie Hercules transport crashes in Northern Italy, narrowly avoiding population centre
An Algerian-registered Lockheed Martin C-130/L100 Hercules has crashed in Piacenza, northern Italy, en route from Algiers to Frankfurt.
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India's Jet Airways confirms an employee one of arrested foiled terror plot suspects
India’s Jet Airways has confirmed that a London-based employee was one of the more than 20 people arrested by British authorities last week as part of their probe into an alleged plot to blow up aircraft on transatlantic flights.
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Rolls-Royce says Airbus A380 Trent 900 engines performed Abu Dhabi hot trials as expected
Rolls-Royce says the performance in hot conditions of the Airbus A380’s Trent 900 engines has validated pre-test predictions, following the evaluation of data from the recent tests in Abu Dhabi.
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First figures of flight disruption show Heathrow suffered 50% traffic loss due to foiled terror plot
Europe’s air traffic co-ordination authority has disclosed that UK airport traffic was 16% down overall as a result of the disruption prompted by yesterday’s national security alert.
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Regional airlines in Germany and New Zealand hit trouble
Dau Air and Origin Pacific in difficulties
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Traffic begins to return to normal at UK airports in aftermath of foiled terrorist plot
Flight schedules from UK airports were slowly returning to normal this morning, but severe hand baggage restrictions remain in place, delaying check-in procedures.