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Macau casino battle in the skies
Macau's casino battle is also likely to be fought in the skies in the coming years, with incumbent Stanley Ho buying seven business jets to fly in high-rollers...
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NTSB says flawed use of thrust reversers key to Midway 737-700 overrun
The US National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that the pilots' failure to use thrust reversers "in a timely manner" was the primary cause of the...
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Engine upgrades promise further improvements for Airbus A320 family
Deliveries have just begun of the first A320s equipped with CFM's improved CFM56-5B/3 incorporating its "Tech Insertion" package. The engine supersedes the...
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Dutch team unveils fatigue-immune fibre-metal laminate for wings
A new fibre-metal laminate material is being promoted as an anti-fatigue technology for aircraft wings by its creators, the Netherlands'...
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Tech Notes - 9 October 2007
GE taps into UK university power PARTNERSHIP In anticipation of radical changes in aircraft electrical systems, GE Aviation ...
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ICAO asks Air Navigation Commission to recommend on UAV accident investigation requirements
The International Civil Aviation Organisation general assembly has referred proposals for the modification of aircraft...
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Docking vehicle software compatible with ISS
The compatibility of the European Space Agency's final flight software version for its first Automatic Transfer Vehicle, Jules Verne, has been successfully...
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PICTURES: Optical illusion led MD-83 crew to confuse building lights for runway
Irish authorities are warning pilots of a potentially hazardous optical illusion at Dublin Airport whereby the obstacle lighting on top of a tall building...
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AirStellar reveals plan for 'global' air-to-ground service
A company that recently emerged from obscurity to disclose plans for filling the void left by the closure of Connexion by Boeing has revealed its intention...
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Italy's Sicral 1B on track for 2008 launch
Italy's first military communications satellite designed for interoperability with civil emergency networks is set to be launched in September or October...
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Italy's dual use space plans take shape
Italy is coming to the end of a "key year" for development of dual-use space communications and observation technology, according to the head of the Italian...