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OPINION: After Indonesia AirAsia crash, hand-wringing is not enough
Modern airliners should not fall out of the sky, so why did an Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320 do so with no emergency call? Unless it was some form of terrorism or sabotage one can only look to previous experience for answers.
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Pegasus takes on Turkish with boost to French and Italian links
Turkish carrier Pegasus will start flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen to Lyon, Milan Malpensa and Nice at the end of March.
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Airbus full-year order total exceeds Boeing's
Airbus expects to disclose later this month that it secured more orders than rival Boeing over the course of last year.
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PICTURES: Tail section of crashed Indonesia AirAsia A320 located
Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has confirmed with Flightglobal that the tail section of the crashed Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 has been found.
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Piaggio readies Avanti Evo for service entry
Piaggio Aerospace is readying the first two Avanti Evos for delivery to their Indian owners this month following certification in late December by the country's civil aviation authority.
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Comac yet to firm ARJ21 delivery date for Chengdu Airlines
Comac has yet to firm a date for the delivery of its first ARJ21-700 to launch customer Chengdu Airlines.
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Air NZ firms order for additional 787-9s
Air New Zealand has finalised its order for two additional Boeing 787-9s.
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NTSB blasts FAA for US1702 disclosure
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has rebuked the Federal Aviation Administration for publicly releasing internal documents relating to an ongoing aircraft accident investigation.
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FAA proposes slot utilisation changes at New York area airports
The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing changes to slot utilisation and trading at the three New York City area airports, in an effort to increase utilisation.
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Qatar firms up four 777Fs
Qatar Airways has finalised an order for four Boeing 777 freighters, worth $1.24 billion at list prices.
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Boeing adds 1,432 net orders in 2014
Boeing closed the books on 2014 with a total of 1,432 new firm orders added to a record backlog, which is about twice what executives forecast last January.
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First UK-built SAR AW189 set for January delivery
Bristow Helicopters hopes to receive the first UK-built AW189 configured for search and rescue operations later this month, following certification of the variant in late December.
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Poland confirms three bidders for multirole helicopter contest
As expected, three bidders will fight it out to win a contest to supply 70 multi-role helicopters to Poland’s armed forces.
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Small UAV market to be worth $8.4 billion by 2019
Market analysts have predicted that the value of the small unmanned air vehicle market will surpass $8.4 billion by 2018, with commercial usage dominating this market by 2019.
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Boeing tops 700-mark for 2014 deliveries, beats record
Boeing has confirmed setting a new commercial aircraft delivery record in 2014 by shipping 723 aircraft overall, including 114 787s.
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Bombardier clinches order for nine superlight Learjet 75s from undisclosed customer
Bombardier has secured an order from an undisclosed customer for up to nine Learjet 75 superlight business jets. The contract for six firm orders and three options is valued at around $83 million - or $124 million, if all the options are exercised, says the Canadian airframer
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Garmin bags approval for Gulfstream G150 ADS-B
Garmin has received certification for an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) solution for the Gulfstream G150, bringing NextGen air traffic control compliance to global operators of the midsize business jet.
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Heron 1 simulator to support Israeli UAV squadron
A new simulator for the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron 1 unmanned air system will be integrated into the Israeli air force during 2015.
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France's La Poste adds its offering to UAV parcel delivery dream
Joining a succession of companies envisioning delivering parcels using unmanned air vehicles, France’s La Poste has claimed that it has successfully tested a delivery in a real situation using a UAV.
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Opinion
OPINION: Airbus delivers great wide hope; but what next?
A year ago, Airbus’s widebody strategy looked ragged at best. At one end of its offering, the A330 was a two-decade-old programme with a depleting backlog (its thirsty A340 sibling having already been killed off). At the other, the A380 was struggling to expand its appeal beyond Emirates. In the ...