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Business - bad week
CZECH AIRLINES The carrier's Prague-New York service is out and some European destinations are to be axed or served less frequently as part of a "drastic"...
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Business - good week
ROLLS-ROYCE The engine maker scored a coup with Turkish Airlines, which will run Trent 700EPs on the seven Airbus A330s it ordered at Paris. THY's five current...
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Free spirit builds its destiny
aerostructures murdo morrison london Free spirit builds its destiny Why Premium Aerotec wants to be Europe's version of former Boeing structures specialist
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Solomon Islands carrier starts with Beechcraft 18 and Convair
An ex-Cathay Pacific Airways pilot has launched a domestic airline in the Solomon Islands using a Beechcraft 18 and a Convair 580 and he also plans to operate...
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Delta to equip 757 ETOPS aircraft with Wi-Fi
Delta Air Lines plans to install Aircell's Gogo in-flight broadband system on 17 Boeing 757-200 extended range twin-engine (ETOPS)-certified aircraft.
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NewsNTSB: Downdrafts downed Fossett
The NTSB has determined that the most likely cause of the crash that killed adventurer Steve Fossett on 3 September was “an inadvertent encounter with downdrafts that exceeded the climb capability of the airplane.”
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Spirit seeks to swap A319s for A320s
Spirit Airlines is seeking to swap some of its 26 Airbus A319s for larger A320s as the low-cost carrier aims to make the A320 the backbone of its future...
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Air France reviewing weather-radar use after AF447 crash: CEO
Air France is reviewing crew training, use of weather radar and the availability of meteorological information for pilots following the loss of flight AF447...
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Stored Iraqi Airways 727s, 707s put up for sale
Iraq's ministry of transport has put up for sale six Iraqi Airways aircraft which have been in long-term storage in the Jordanian capital Amman.
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AeroMobile supports effort to gain Airbus line-fit offerable status
AeroMobile is standing beside partner Panasonic Avionics as it works to secure line-fit offerability from Airbus for the in-flight mobile connectivity provider's...
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Assistair seeks to widen FBO portfolio in Mediterranean
Spanish business aviation services provider Assistair is seeking to widen its portfolio of fixed-base operations...
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RIAT: Show returns with multi-nation support
This year's Royal International Air Tattoo will be a return to form, after rain forced its cancellation in 2008
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NewsNASA drops Ares V from launch services contract
NASA has dropped the Ares V and Altair lunar lander from its ground launch services contract citing their distant in-service dates
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Boeing displays manned F/A-XX concept jet
Boeing Phantom Works has released a new concept image for a "sixth-generation" fighter to replace the F/A-18E/F fleet after 2025. The two-seat, twin-engined...
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NewsRIAT: Vulcan appearance at risk as flight permit remains in limbo
Public donations secured the future of ex-UK Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan XH558 during March, but the restored Cold War bomber's ability to participate
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NewsPICTURE: Air France rolls out 538-seat A380 ahead of JFK flights
Air France has rolled out its first Airbus A380 in the French flag-carrier's new colour scheme. The twin-deck aircraft, which has been undergoing final...
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NASA tests alternate Orion abort system
NASA test-launched its Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) at 06:26 EDT (10:26 GMT) on 8...
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Accidents: first six months of 2009 show safety has stopped improving
Global airline fatal accident numbers for the first six months of 2009 confirm that airline safety has stopped improving and, at best, has flattened out...
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Boeing 787 completes early taxi testing
Boeing completed early low-speed taxi tests for the first 787 on 7 July. The tests, which began with a 15kt (28km/h) roll all the way up to just over 100kt,...
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Boeing's Vought deal highlights outsourcing perils
The deal, which is expected to be closed by the end of the third quarter, was necessary as the required financial commitment outpaced the Vought Aircraft...