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China Eastern, Shanghai Airlines merger to be completed by year-end
China Eastern Airlines will complete its merger by year-end with Shanghai Airlines and, in a separate development, the carrier's chairman has revived the...
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Indian air force prepares to launch basic trainer contest
India's defence ministry has given its approval for the nation's air force to acquire 75 ab initio trainers as off-the-shelf replacements for its Hindustan...
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Air India aims to cut costs by 15bn rupees
Air India's parent, the National Aviation Company of India, is targeting to cut costs by 15 billion rupees (S$325 million), says civil aviation minister...
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New Chinese cargo carrier Shunfeng applies for AOC
A new Chinese cargo start-up is set to begin operations soon from Shenzhen International Airport.
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Australia's Rex posts 23% fall in profit in fiscal Q1
Australia's largest independent regional carrier Regional Express (Rex) has posted a 23% decline in net profit for the first fiscal quarter.
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Pilatus hands over PC-12 to US government
The US government has taken delivery of a Pilatus PC 12 . The single-engined turboprop will be used...
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NTSB: Both engines of Frontier jet damaged in goose encounter
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials say both engines of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 (N924FR) that hit a half-dozen or more large...
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Magnetic heat shield test could use Russian launcher
European researchers developing a magnetic heat shield that could augment or replace the traditional ablative materials hope to make a test flight in the...
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Arrival of first Lufthansa A380 put back a few weeks
Delivery of Lufthansa's first Airbus A380 has been put back by a few weeks, but the Star Alliance carrier is unfazed by the postponement.
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Turning the tide at Thai Airways
New president Piyasvasti Amranand is fashioning astrategy aimed at stabilising and regenerating the national carrier
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PICTURE: A400M performs first taxi trial
Airbus Military's A400M transport has undergone its first low-speed taxi trial, reaching up to 20kt during a 90min series of tests ....
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US DOT levies fines in ExpressJet tarmac delay incident
Officials from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) have levied a $100,000 civil penalty against ExpressJet and partner Continental Airlines for a highly-publicised...
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Qinetiq's Zephyr 7 UAV to fly in mid-2010
Qinetiq's high-altitude, long-endurance Zephyr 7 unmanned air vehicle is to fly in mid-2010 for two weeks continuously.
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India’s delayed Saras aims for 2011 approval
National Aerospace Laboratories is gearing up to fly the third Saras twin-turboprop prototype next year and hopes to clinch certification for India's first...
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US Airways defers 54 Airbus deliveries and secures new financing commitments
US Airways is the latest US carrier to secure financing to weather economic uncertainty while also deferring 54 Airbus narrowbody and widebody deliveries...
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Crashed Italian C-130J confirmed as modified tanker
The Italian C-130J that crashed with the loss of five lives on 23 November was its first to have been modified as a tanker ...
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PICTURE: Royal Navy King Air trainers arrive in UK for modification
All four Beechcraft King Air 350ERs to be converted for use as Royal Navy observer trainers have arrived in the UK ...