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NewsAAIB suggests manufacturing defect as cause of EC225 ditching
Manufacturing defects have been suggested as the root cause of an in-flight failure of a crucial gearbox component that contributed to the 10 May ditching...
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NewsExecuJet extends line maintenance offering at Cambridge during Olympics
ExecuJet Europe is extending its line maintenance services at the company's fixed-based operation...
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UK to open UAS test centre at Boscombe Down
The UK is to open a new centre of excellence to combine the unmanned systems knowledge held by the industry developers and military operators of such equipment. To...
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SR Technics hits EasyJet maintenance milestone in Malta
Swiss maintenance provider SR Technics has completed the 50th base maintenance check on EasyJet's Airbus A320-family fleet at its facility in Malta. The...
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NewsEADS launches ambitious plan to develop detonation engine
EADS is hoping a newly approved joint project with Russian researchers will help pave the way to realising an air-breathing or rocket-propulsion technology...
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PICTURE: Turkey's first A400M enters final assembly
Airbus Military's final assembly activities on the A400M have been expanded to include its first aircraft for the Turkish air force, which is scheduled for...
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NewsEmbraer-AVIC JV to initially produce six Legacy 650s a year
Embraer China expects its joint venture with state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) to initially produce six business jets per year, with...
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NewsKorean Air orders two Boeing 777-300ERs
Korean Air has placed an order for two Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a deal worth won (W) 640.5 million ($560 million) at list price. Both aircraft...
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Qantas to offer iPad in-flight entertainment on 767s
Qantas Airways will roll out a new in-flight entertainment platform on its fleet of Boeing 767 aircraft from the fourth quarter of 2012. Passengers...
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US Airways prefers smaller 50-seat RJ fleet
US Airways would like to swap some of its 50-seat regional jets for larger RJs at its regional contract carriers, says Doug Parker, chief executive of the...
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NewsGE, LAN advance Green Skies project with Lima landing
LAN Peru Airlines on 16 July advanced the state-of-the-art for air navigation by performing the first combination of a navigation performance required (RNP)...
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NewsPanetta: First UK F-35 delivery marks milestone in bilateral security relationship
US secretary of defense Leon Panetta says that the delivery of the UK's first Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighter 19 July at the company's Fort Worth,...
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NewsUS Airways offer for American not good "forever": Parker
A US Airways offer to merge with American Airlines is not guaranteed forever, says US Airways chief executive Doug Parker today during a speech at the National...
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FlightGlobal’s Sustainability at Farnborough programme - day 3
Every day during Farnborough 2022 FlightGlobal is producing daily programmes focused on the hottest topic of the show – sustainability.
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Warsaw Modlin airport opened for scheduled flights
Warsaw's second airport in Modlin has been opened for scheduled airline services after years of planning and construction work. The former military...
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Aer Lingus claims Ryanair bid is not 'credible'
Aer Lingus has recommended its shareholders reject Ryanair's takeover bid, claiming the offer of €1.30 per share "fundamentally undervalues" the flag carrier. In...
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NewsAustralia to upgrade Hawk trainers to RAF's T2 standard
Australia's Hawk 127 lead-in fighter trainers are to be upgraded to a configuration based on the new-generation T2 model flown by the UK ...
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NewsCambridge Airport introduces radical new pricing structure
Cambridge Airport is slashing its landing fees for business aircraft in an effort to entice new users to the...
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Airbus reviews instrument logic in aftermath of AF447
Airbus is to examine a possible change in stall-warning logic in the wake of the Air France flight AF447 accident, although the airframer does not believe it would ultimately have prevented the crash.
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NewsBritish Army to continue Fire Shadow missile trials
The British Army is to conduct live firing activities with the MBDA-led Fire Shadow missile in Sweden, but has decided against deploying the loitering munition...