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Qantas defers A380 deliveries as economic conditions worsen
Qantas Airways will defer the delivery of Airbus A380 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft, slash capacity, and possibly cut jobs in response to worsening economic...
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American secures financing for majority of new 737s
American Airlines has secured financing to cover the majority of its expected Boeing 737 deliveries. The Oneworld alliance member today took delivery...
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Sensis and Nav Canada deepen ties with ADS-B over the Hudson Bay
Nav Canada and US-based Sensis have deployed automatic dependent surveillance (ADS-B) transceivers over the Hudson Bay in Canada to track air traffic in...
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Air freighter fleet forecasted to double through 2028
A doubling of the world's freighter fleet over the next 20 years is being forecasted by the Air Cargo Management Group (ACMG) consultancy even as the industry...
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LAAD: Lockheed and Russians see new hope for FX-2 fighter deal
Current economic conditions could force the Brazilian Air Force to redefine and delay the FX-2 contract decision, with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter potentially re-emerging as a viable competitor.
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EXCLUSIVE: NASA's Orion could use European avionics
European avionics technology could be used for NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle following an unfunded space act agreement with...
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China Southern secures 20 billion yuan line of credit
China Southern Airlines has secured a 20 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) line of credit from state-owned China Construction Bank to help it in part with fleet...
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Inquiry as Ryanair flight lands on taxiway at Cagliari
Italian investigators have opened an inquiry after a Ryanair aircraft touched down on a taxiway while landing at Cagliari today, three days after the airport's...
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Space tourism: The UK's next astronauts
A Briton first went went into orbit under the UK flag in 1991.Virgin's pilot astronauts could be in space by the 20th anniversary
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Space tourism: Fly at your own peril
US spacelaw says spaceflight tourists will go aloft with their eyes wide open to the risks of an all-new technology
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EASA orders emergency gearbox checks after Super Puma crash
European safety authorities have ordered immediate checks on Eurocopter Super Puma gearboxes after initial findings into the fatal North Sea crash on 1 April...
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Atlas Air readies for EFB usage
Atlas Air is preparing for electronic flight bag (EFB) installation on one Boeing 747-400 purpose-built freighter in July, part of an FAA-funded programme...
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Canada awards Insitu $30 million for small UAV service
Canada has awarded a $30 million contract to Boeing-owned Insitu to continue providing small unmanned aircraft vehicle (SUAV) services to the military.
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F-18, miniature jets to be part of NASA adaptive controls project
NASA is asking for help from the aviation community and offering some unique assets in an effort to develop technologies to prevent loss-of-control accidents for a wide range of aircraft.
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Crashed Super Puma's gearbox suffered 'catastrophic' failure: inquiry
Initial investigation has revealed that the Eurocopter AS332L2 Super Puma helicopter lost in the North Sea on 1 April suffered a catastrophic failure of...
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EASA requires A300, A310 pilot seat deactivation
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is giving operators of Sogerma pilot seat-equipped Airbus A300-600, A300-600ST and A310 aircraft until 9 May to...
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Good vibrations hit the ice
Red-ink economics and green ambitions are increasingly driving the aerospace industry to Long Island in search of the targeted technologies created, built and delivered by Cox & Company.Cox is a New York-based provider of temperature control and ice-protection systems.
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This Week briefings
Dermot Mannion has resigned as chief executive of Aer Lingus, withchairmanColm Barringtonfilling...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
Shortly after Eurocontrol predicted a 5% decline in European air traffic for 2009, the Irish budget carrier announced that its passenger numbers increased...