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NewsFAA awards suborbital flight permit to SpaceShipTwo
The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a suborbital launch permit to Scaled Composites for testing its SpaceShipTwo suborbital tourism vehicle...
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NewsWould-be contractors team up for Canada’s fixed-wing search and rescue effort
Hopes of filling Canada's fixed-wing search and rescue (FWSAR) requirement to replace its aging de Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo fleet are driving would-be...
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NewsVandenberg AFB readies for X-37B landing
US Air Force Space Command is preparing to receive the Boeing X-37B when it descends from a year-long orbit as early as this weekend to land at Vandenberg...
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Hawaiian and JetBlue finalise codeshare
Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue Airways signed codeshare and frequent flier agreements today, providing connections between the airlines at Los Angeles International...
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NewsNorthrop Grumman pitches Global Hawk variant for Canada
Northrop Grumman and L-3 MAS are pitching a Polar Hawk variant of the Block 30 RQ-4B Global Hawk to Canada ...
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NewsCORRECTED: Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser begins flight testing
Sierra Nevada Corporation's Dream Chaser orbital spacecraft has begun initial flight testing, and the company has announced completing four milestones under...
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Emirates rigs up fifth hangar for heavy maintenance
Emirates is equipping a fifth hangar at its maintenance base in Dubai with a fixed docking system for different aircraft types, including the Airbus A380....
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UTAir temporarily shifts MRO to external partners
Russian carrier UTAir has temporarily suspended much of its in-house maintenance operations following an EASA safety audit in the aftermath of the airline's...
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NewsGlobal passenger traffic up 6.1% in April: IATA
Global passenger traffic increased year-on-year by 6.1% in April against capacity growth of 3.8%, according to IATA's April traffic report.
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NewsDickinson plans broad range of aviation services in St Athan
Bruce Dickinson plans to venture into business aviation and commercial airline operations as part of his takeover of the former UK Royal Air Force tanker...
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NewsNATS gears up for all-time peak traffic at Olympics
UK air navigation service provider NATS has pinpointed the four crunch periods it expects to encounter during the London Olympic Games as it tries to cope...
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Australian navy to experiment on heavy-fuel UAV operations from warships
The Australian navy will experiment with the operation of unmanned air vehicles from warships with the objective of outlining requirements for a formal capability.
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Air India wants Boeing 787 delay compensation before delivery
Air India will not take delivery of any Boeing 787 aircraft until a compensation amount for the delays of those aircraft is finalised.
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NewsAustralia lifts suspension of Tiger helicopters
Australia's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters have been returned to regular training flights following the lifting of a two-week suspension ...
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NewsIndia, Russia sign multirole transport aircraft deal
Hindustan Aeronautics and United Aircraft have signed a new deal linked to building a new military transport aircraft ...
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NewsGeneral Electric joins Air Canada investigation of GE90 shut-down
General Electric confirms it has sent a technical representative to Air Canada to support the investigation of an in-flight shut-down of a GE90-115B powering a Boeing 777-300ER.
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NewsSpaceX signs Intelsat as first Falcon 9 Heavy customer
SpaceX has announced that major communications satellite operator Intelsat is the first customer for its Falcon 9 Heavy, essentially three-core, 27-engine...
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United adds more routes from Denver hub
United Airlines has announced the addition of two new routes from its Denver hub. ExpressJet will operate a nonstop once daily flight between Denver...
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Poland’s Bingo Airways launches with first A320
Polish charter carrier Bingo Airways has started operations with an Airbus A320 - the first of three scheduled to enter its fleet this year. Bingo...
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NewsEvektor EV-55 logs 40 flight-test hours and is set for 2015 certification
Czech aircraft manufacturer Evektor says its EV-55 Outback has logged 40 flight test hours during 55 sorties since the twin-engined turboprop made its inaugural flight in June last year.