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FBI identifies explosive PETN as part of Delta A330 attack
Federal Bureau of Investigation analysis has identified the explosive pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) as the substance alleged to have been used in the...
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Passenger attack aboard Delta A330 fails
An attempted terrorist attack today aboard an Airbus A330-300 with Delta Air Lines livery failed and the aircraft made a safe landing as scheduled at Detroit...
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Boeing logs 46 new orders, 6 cancellations
In a flurry of end of the year changes to its order book, Boeing has received orders for almost four dozen aircraft, including 11 787s from an unidentified...
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Boeing wins NASA contract for new aircraft monitoring system
NASA has awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $2.1 million to design, implement and demonstrate an aircraft health evaluation system that will monitor in...
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Electric Lightning crash prompts safety, ejection seat checks
South Africa investigators are urging authorities to evaluate all ex-military aircraft flying on the civil register and mandate immediate safety inspections...
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Airlink grounds all Jetstream 41s over engine concerns
Embattled South African regional carrier Airlink has grounded its entire British Aerospace Jetstream 41 turboprop fleet, after another safety incident. The...
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Emirates to use A380 on Saudi Arabian route
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to open Airbus A380 services to Saudi Arabia, with operations to Jeddah early next year.
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NASA: all is well on Boeing 747SP open-door front
NASA reports positive results from initial open-door testing of its Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia), a research platform that includes...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
While British Airways looked like plunging into industrial strife over pensions, Japan Airlines secured 90% approval for a proposed 50% cut...
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Garuda converts $95m debt into shares
Garuda Indonesia is converting $95 million owed to Indonesia's Bank Mandiri into shares, which will give the bank a 10.6% stake in the airline. The...
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CAL plans Taipei-Miyazaki service
Taiwan's China Airlines (CAL) plans to start a new service between Taipei and Miyazaki in Japan's Kyushu island.
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China Eastern completes share sale, raises 6.4bn yuan
China Eastern Airlines has raised 6.4 billion yuan ($939 million) in capital, after completing a sale of shares. The 1.35 billion Shanghai-listed A-shares...
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Star partners apply for transpacific antitrust immunity
Roughly a week after Japan and the US reached a historic open skies agreement, Star Alliance members All Nippon Airways (ANA), Continental Airlines and United...
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A400M clears normal flight envelope on 2nd flight: Airbus
The Airbus A400M has cleared its entire normal flight envelope on its second test flight completed earlier today, the manufacturer says. Coming 12...
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PICTURES: Russian-built An-148 starts revenue flights
Russian carrier Rossiya has introduced its Antonov An-148, the first Russian-build example of the twin-jet, to revenue service. It commenced operations...
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Airbus submits patent for airspeed error monitoring
Airbus has submitted a US patent application for an independent means of monitoring an aircraft's pressure-based airspeed measurement for errors.