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IN FOCUS: Small steps on airline in-flight connectivity road
Connectivity in the cabin maybe on almost every airline's agenda, but its widespread adoption for passengers has been and remains a long road. Plenty...
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NASA orders Atlas launches from ULA for GOES R and GOES S
On 5 April, NASA announced that a launch contract had been awarded to United Launch Alliance (ULA) for the launch of GOES R and GOES S meteorological satellites on board two Atlas V541 launches.
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India's PSLV wins Spot 6 launch order
In a sign that India still intends to compete in the commercial launch market, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the signing of a commercial Launch Services Agreement between its commercial arm, Antrix, and the European satellite manufacturer Astrium, for the launch of the European remote sensing ...
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Two killed in USMC MV-22 accident in Morocco
The US Marine Corps confirms that a Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor operating from the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima crashed near Agadir, Morocco,...
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US Navy starts F/A-18D crash investigation
The US Navy has started an aviation mishap safety investigation into a 6 April crash of a Boeing F/A-18D Hornet near Virginia Beach, Virginia ...
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Boeing firms nose gear, other details for 737 Max
Boeing today revealed that it has decided to adopt a 20.3cm (8in) nose gear extension for the 737 Max family, in addition to controling the new twinjet's...
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Garuda inks deal for 11 Airbus A330-300s
Garuda Indonesia has inked a firm order for 11 Airbus A330-300 aircraft at a list price of $2.54 billion. The aircraft, to be powered by Rolls-Royce...
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Victor raises £1.5 million investment
Victor, the business jet aggregation and booking website, has successfully concluded its first round of fundraising, netting £1.5 million ($2.4 million) from private investors.
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Eye-tracking IFE systems 'open up virtual cabin space'
Design of physical fittings such as seating and overhead storage bins may be reaching the limit of efficiency, but the quest to provide passengers with more room in the cabin is far from over - with the opening up of virtual space.
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Brussels prepares to adopt continuous descent approach
Optimal landings given the go-ahead at Belgian airport after a period of testing
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Israeli navy seeks ship-launched UAS
The Israeli navy wants to equip its Dvora-class patrol boats with small vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air systems.
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New paint faster, cheaper, better with Boeing-Australia technology
Boeing and Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) have extended their strategic research programme for a further five years.
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India revises defence offset guidelines
India's new revised defence-offset guidelines will be applied to all contracts awarded after 1 January 2011.
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Georgia flies first domestically-built drone
The central Asian nation of Georgia has flown its first domestically-produced unmanned air vehicle (UAV) from a military base outside Tbilisi, the national...
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Spirit cites flexibility in future fleet plan
Spirit Airlines is likely to use part of its 75 Airbus A320 family aircraft order to replace 28 aircraft in its current fleet that will be returned to lessors,...
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PICTURE: Bangladesh L-39 crash kills pilot
One crew member died when a Bangladesh air force L-39 jet trainer crashed on 8 April ...
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A400M to make Asian debut with three-nation tour
Airbus Military is to take its A400M development aircraft 'Grizzly 4' on a demonstration tour of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand ...
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Aviation Partners: Winglets on all factory-built 737s this year
Blended winglet provider Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) says it has reached "100% market saturation" this year on new-build Boeing 737 commercial aircraft,...
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First flight imminent for GippsAero GA10
GippsAero says first flight of its Rolls-Royce-powered GA10 single-engined 10-seat turboprop will occur "in a month or so", followed by first flight of the twin-engined, 18-seat GA18. Both aircraft are powered by the Rolls-Royce M250 B17F-2 engine.
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Roboglove could double grip strength to ease spacewalks, cut RSI
Technology used to build a humanoid robot that is helping with chores aboard the International Space Station has helped engineers to develop a power-assisted glove prototype that might allow astronauts to double or treble their grip strength.