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Working Week - Aviation safety training at the JAA
With ever more complex and stringent regulations further training in this area is no bad thing. Working Week talks to Joost Jonker, director of JAA Training - official subsidiary of the Joint Aviation Authorities
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FAA forecast is bullish on business jets
The US Federal Aviation Administration is projecting a 3x increase in the size of today's turbine-powered fixed-wing business...
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GKN aims to improve helicopter safety and cut costs
GKN Aerospace has designed two new systems for helicopters, aimed at improving safety and reducing weight...
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Airlines in price negotiations for Solena's waste-derived biofuel
Airlines and the US Air Force are negotiating prices for a biomass-derived jet fuel scheduled to enter production in California beginning in 2011.
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NewsSouthwest grounds aircraft as maintenance scrutiny continues
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has removed 44 aircraft from service as its own internal investigation of allegations that violated FAA rulemaking continues.
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AA 777 engine incident: tests support ‘impeded throttle’ theory
A simple inadvertent obstruction of the throttle lever may have been responsible for the recent throttle-response failure on an American Airlines Boeing...
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Industry pundit sees aircraft order books shrinking after sizeable cancellations
Significant aircraft order cancellations are in the offing, predicts a respected inudstry analyst, who has raised particular concerns about the rapid growth...
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NewsUK to sign delayed tanker aircraft deal this month
The UK is poised to sign a contract this month for the Royal Air Force's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft fleet, four years after rejecting Boeing's 767 ...
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Virgin enters online charter market
Virgin Charter has opened its online marketplace, marking the conclusion of a 14-month evaluation and testing...
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PICTURES: Singapore Airlines' third Airbus A380 arrives
Pictures: Singapore Airlines' third Airbus A380 arrives Singapore Airlines' third Rolls-Royce...
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PICTURE: Eurocopter delivers first EC635 for Swiss air force
Switzerland has accepted its first of 18 EC635 light twin helicopters destined for air force use ...
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Hanseo plans South Korean business jet charters
Well-heeled South Koreans will find it easier to get around their country after Hanseo Aerospace, a company that provides...
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NewsEADS chief Gallois urges tougher aircraft pricing
Says Airbus suffering from older, lower-priced business
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Typhoon training syllabus to add multirole skills
The UK Royal Air Force is to introduce a new training syllabus later this year to prepare its pilots for the demands of operating the Eurofighter...
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Netherlands decides to join JSF evaluation team
The Netherlands is to take part in initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) of the Joint Strike Fighter alongside the USA and the UK, and will provide...