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AnalysisANALYSIS: Will airlines bear brunt of a global trade war?
Fears that a global trade war could upset the strong growth of the global airline industry appear to be misplaced, but the devil will be in the detail.
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Air Force Research Lab developing anti-laser glasses and visors for pilots
The US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) granted a $49.1 million contract to UES Inc. to help research and develop technologies to counter laser attacks on aircraft.
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Honda Aircraft delivers first HondaJet Elite
Honda Aircraft has begun deliveries of the HA-420 HondaJet Elite, with an initial example of the upgraded entry-level business jet – carrying the registration N-112HM – handed over on 8 August to an unnamed US customer.
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American continues Boston and New York JFK pullback
American Airlines will continue to shrink its network at Boston and New York John F Kennedy airports this winter, as it trims underperforming flying.
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Gant Travel cuts disrupted travelers wait time by a third
With FlightGlobal Travel Waiver Services, Gant Travel reports significant improvement in their service provided to customers during times of major flight disruption
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Black Hawk deal could lift Latvian military
Latvia could advance its armed forces modernisation programme via a four-aircraft purchase of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters, after the US Department of State gave its approval to a potential deal.
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FBI recovers recorders from crashed Horizon Q400
Federal Bureau of Investigation has recovered the flight data recorder and "components" of the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of a stolen Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 that crashed outside Seattle on 10 August.
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Vanuatu crew unable to brake ATR before collision
Pilots of an Air Vanuatu ATR 72-500 were unable to steer or brake the turboprop before it crashed into a pair of Britten Norman Islanders during a runway excursion on landing at Port Vila.
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Short-landing 747-8F should have executed go-around
Dutch investigators have determined that the crew of a Boeing 747-8F should have executed a go-around after its approach destabilised shortly before the jet landed short at Amsterdam.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Gary Vickers, chief executive, Aerogility
Gary Vickers is chief executive of Aerogility, a US-based company that delivers ground-breaking maintenance scheduling systems to global civil and defence aerospace companies.
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FBI takes over investigation of crashed Horizon Q400
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation has taken charge of the inquiry into a stolen Horizon Air turboprop that crashed on August 10 after a short flight during which the aircraft performed aerobatic-like manoeuvres while pursued by air force fighter jets.
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Tower repeatedly demanded callsign of rogue Q400
Communications records from Seattle-Tacoma tower reveal a controller repeatedly demanded identification from a Bombardier turboprop lining up on the runway, as investigators probe the unauthorised departure of a Horizon Air Q400 from the airport.
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Video shows stolen Q400 performing aerobatics prior to crash
Video of a Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 stolen by an airline employee from Seattle-Tacoma airport shows the aircraft being flown inverted as it was put through aerobatic manoeuvres.
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Horizon Q400 crashes after unauthorised take-off from Seattle
A Horizon Air Bombardier Q400 has crashed in south Puget Sound, after an unauthorised take-off by an airline employee from Seattle Tacoma airport.
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Hypersonic airliner "may not be as hard as people think": Boeing CTO
Hypersonic passenger travel still seems more like dreamy work of science fiction than a feasible commercial project, but this is now a fact: Boeing is working on it, and it’s a serious project.
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Marine Corps aircraft readiness numbers inaccurate, IG says
At least nine active duty US Marine Corps Aviation squadrons failed to accurately report the present state of their squadron’s aircraft readiness in late 2017 and early 2018 due to confusion about what data should be recorded.
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Opinion
OPINION: USAF light-attack plans give cause for optimism
Hard and bitter experience entitles the small but vocal community of advocates for buying cheap turboprop-powered attack aircraft to be sceptical, but their time may have finally come.
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Volotea warned over Italian flight disruption
Italy's civil aviation authority has warned Volotea that it could be blocked from operating within the country if its flight schedules continue to be disrupted.
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Comair picks FL Technics for 737 check
Lithuanian MRO provider FL Technics is in the process of completing a C-check on a Boeing 737 for South African carrier Comair.
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Opinion
OPINION: USA should show common humanity over Iran
Nearly eight years after it was agreed, the treaty on suppression of unlawful acts relating to international civil aviation entered into force on 1 July.