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Crowded Frankfurt airspace trialling wide-area multilateration
Frankfurt region air traffic controllers have embarked on the second phase of a wide-area multilateration (WAM) technology trial that promises to improve aircraft tracking in even the most congested airspaces.
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Peru considers Super Tucano, KC-390 offers
The Brazilian and Peruvian governments have signed a wide-ranging defence agreement covering mutual assistance and the procurement of new materiel and services for the latter's armed forces.
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Meggitt provides avionics for Chinese Y-8 transport
Meggitt Avionics has been selected to provide improved avionics for four Shaanxi Y-8 transport aircraft operated by the Chinese military. Under the...
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Japan's Peach Aviation launches first flight
Japan's low-cost carrier Peach Aviation started operations on 1 March, with the launch of two commercial domestic services.
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Frontier increases seat count on its A320 fleet
Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Frontier Airlines is adding six seats to its Airbus A320 fleet. Frontier senior vice president of commercial...
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Air Astana confirms $1.3bn Boeing order
Air Astana has confirmed an order for four Boeing 767-300ERs and three 787-8s, valued at $1.3 billion at list prices. However, it has not specified an engine...
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BA and Lufthansa carve up BMI Heathrow slots
Newly-released data for London Heathrow show BMI's slot allocation for summer 2012 will fall by 42% compared with last year.
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Bombardier enters make-or-break year for commercial aircraft division
Bombardier's commercial aircraft division could be confronting a make-or-break year in 2012 with a dwindling order backlog and growing schedule pressure on its biggest development programme.
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Anaemic CSeries orderbook still a concern for Republic’s CEO
Republic Airways Holdings CEO Bryan Bedford is reiterating his concern over sluggish sales of Bombardier's CSeries narrowbody, but assures the company's...
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Airbus Military lands C-295 deal with Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's air force is to receive up to eight C-295 medium transports under a new agreement signed with Airbus Military ...
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Boeing picks up awards for record-breaking 787 flight
Boeing has been presented with twin official records for the 787's December 2011 attempt to break the longest flight for an aircraft in its weight class and establishing an around-the-world speed record.
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Chinese airlines hire 100 pilots at US careers fair
The USA is proving a lucrative recruiting ground for China's aircrew-hungry airlines, with almost 100 pilots hired by 12 carriers at a recent job fair in two US cities, according to organisers.
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American to launch economy seats with more legroom
American Airlines plans to introduce seats with extra legroom in the economy cabin of its entire mainline fleet, and will begin installations this year. Called...
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Boeing finds FMS training for pilots flawed
Pilots take much longer than assumed by manufacturers and airlines to become comfortable with operating a new flight management system, according to a Boeing...
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Oxford Aviation Academy acquires new A320 simulator
Oxford Aviation Academy (OAA) has acquired a new Airbus A320 full flight simulator (FFS) from Sim Industries. The simulator will be based at OAA's...
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Boeing nears 747-8 delivery to Lufthansa
With an estimated five to seven days of flight testing remaining, Boeing is nearing completion of final certification tests on the company's first all-new 747 passenger aircraft in more than 23 years.
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Moscow approves deal for 92 Su-34 bombers
Sukhoi has received a contract to produce 92 more Su-34 strike aircraft for the Russian air force ...
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Reuben Brothers snap up London Heliport in time for Olympics
Reuben Brothers - owners of London Oxford airport - have acquired the London Heliport in Battersea.
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French army signs Sperwer UAS support deal
Sagem will provide continued support for the French army's Sperwer unmanned air systems under a new deal with the nation's SIMMAD military maintenance, repair and overhaul body.
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Structural batteries 'could revolutionise electric design'
BAE Systems is promising a revolution in battery-powered unmanned aircraft and other devices by building power storage directly into structural composite materials.