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Discovery re-entry called off for today
Due to low clouds at the Kennedy Space Center landing site, Mission Control Houston has waved off both landing opportunities for Space Shuttle Discovery today.
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Govt pressure fails to resolve Asiana pilots' strike
Asiana Airlines’ management and its pilots’ union held talks over the weekend at the behest of the South Korean Government but were unable to reach an agreement to end the three-week long strike.
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Both engines on Tuninter ATR 72 stopped before ditching
Italian investigators have revealed that both engines on the Tuninter ATR 72-200 which crashed on 6 August had stopped operating before the aircraft ditched off the Sicilian coast.
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New production MH-60R takes to skies
Lockheed Martin confirmed last week that the first production MH-60R took to the skies July 28 at the Siborsky Aircraft facility in Stratford Conneticut.
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Boeing rolls out SLAM-ER for Korean Air Force
The first Boeing Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response (SLAM-ER) for the Republic of Korea Air Force (RoKAF) rolled out recently during a ceremony at Boeing's Weapons Enterprise Capability Center in St. Charles, Missouri.
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Pakistan's Airblue inks deal for up to ten Airbus aircraft
Privately owned Pakistan carrier Airblue has placed firm orders for two Airbus A330-200s and two A320s.
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Discovery module to undock from Space Station
The International Space Station crew will return the Raffaello Module to Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay later this morning. The hatches between Raffaello and the International Space Station were closed at 6:42 GMT this morning.
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India reveals extent of pilot shortage at state-owned airlines
India’s Government has revealed the extent of the country’s pilots’ shortage on its state-owned airlines and detailed measures it is taking to address the problem.
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Finmeccanica signs new £1 billion 787 deal with Boeing
Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica has signed an agreement with Boeing to supply components for its 787 programme.
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Thales signs $1.25 billion Watchkeeper contract with MoD
The UK Ministry of Defence and Thales UK have signed a contract worth $1.25 billion for the full development, manufacture and initial support phases of the Watchkeeper programme.
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Northwest selects Rolls-Royce engines for Boeing 787s
Northwest Airlines has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for its new fleet of Boeing 787s.
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MAS 777 makes emergency landing after FMS malfunction
Australian authorities are investigating a 1 August incident in which a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Boeing 777-200ER had to make an emergency landing at Perth after cockpit crew reported a flight management system (FMS) malfunction.
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Lan orders six more 767-300s
Lan Airlines of Chile has placed firm orders for an additional six Boeing 767-300s scheduled for delivery through to October 2008.
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Spacewalkers prepare to repair heat shield
Prior to attempting repairs on the Shuttle's heat shield, Discovery crew members have successfully completed the first major task of their third spacewalk.
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Lufthansa’s blueprint for South American training
Chile-based Lufthansa LAN Technical Training is looking towards Brazil and Mexico in its ambitions to expand its Latin American operations
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Chinese puzzle
Business aviation has yet to take off in China despite great expectations. How can a conservative market be convinced of the benefits of corporate flying?