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Inquiry opens after Wind Jet A319 landing accident
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry into a landing accident at Palermo in Sicily which badly damaged a Wind Jet Airbus A319.
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FAA seeks to fine Evergreen $4m for improper pilot training
US regulators are alleging cargo operator Evergreen International Airlines used improperly trained pilots on hundreds of revenue flights and aims to levy...
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Iraq offered new F-16s with older missiles
Iraq could receive 18 Lockheed Martin F-16s worth up to $4.2 billion and equipped with previous generation missiles and radar ...
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Insitu receives contract to deliver ScanEagles to Poland
Boeing subsidiary Insitu has received a $7.2 million contract to deliver 10 ScanEagle unmanned aircraft systems to Poland ...
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Boeing, Raytheon win work on high power microwave missile
Boeing and Raytheon have won seedling contracts to define requirements for a new kind of aerial weapon for the US Air Force that uses high-power microwave (HPM) beams instead of explosives.
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EADS solves identity crisis
European giant's rebranding exercise is much more than a cosmetic makeover
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Macquarie AirFinance closes A319 purchase from ILFC
Macquarie AirFinance has closed the acquisition of an Airbus A319-100 on lease to Mexican carrier Volaris. The aircraft, MSN 3491, is equipped with...
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European regional carriers plan class action over ash losses
European regional carriers are to take legal steps to recover losses incurred during the ash-related airspace closures over the continent earlier this year.
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Croatian MiG-21 pilots escape mid-air collision
Two Croatian air force pilots ejected safely after their MiG-21 fighters were involved in a training mishap on 13 September ...
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Cause of 787 engine test failure remains unclear
As Boeing's lead 787 returned to flight operations on 17 September following an engine surge, uncertainty continues to surrounds the investigation into the 2 August uncontained failure in ground testing of a Package A Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.
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NewsMartin-Baker responds to Eurofighter seat reports
Ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker has countered claims of a design fault with the Eurofighter's Mk16A system ...
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South Africa expands EMS helicopter fleet
South Africa's Red Cross Air Mercy Service has expanded its emergency medical services operational capabilities with delivery from AgustaWestland of a fourth AW119Ke single-engine helicopter and one Grand light twin helicopter
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NewsBombardier indicates more CSeries orders to come soon
Bombardier insists more orders for its CSeries twin-jet programme are set to be disclosed shortly. In a programme update during the European Regions...
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More CSeries orders in the pipeline: Bombardier
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft president Gary Scott says more CSeries orders will be announced in the "not too distant future". Giving a programme...
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Jet Airways to launch New Delhi-Milan service in December
Jet Airways is to start a daily nonstop service between New Delhi and Milan from 5 December. This is its first service into Italy, and the Indian carrier...
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NewsUS lawmakers move closer to agreement on NASA funding
NASA could start working on a heavy lift launch vehicle and preserve funding for a new crew capsule under compromise language drawn up by a US House of Representatives...
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Boeing adds 10 777s to backlog
Boeing has added orders for 10 777s, including four from an undisclosed customer.
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Martinair to axe passenger operation next year
Air France-KLM's holiday carrier Martinair is to axe its passenger business late next year in order to focus completely on its air freight operations.
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NewsKoito's falsification of seat test data results in proposed ADs
Seven months after Koito Industries made the stunning revelation that it falsified test data on some 150,000 aircraft seats in the world fleet, EASA and...
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NTSB investigates Minneapolis near-miss
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says a US Airways A320 departing the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in clouds the morning of 16 September...