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NewsEASA warns that EC135 needs emergency checks
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) after a crack was detected on the lower hub-shaft flange of a Eurocopter EC135 main rotor during a routine inspection.
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NewsAirbus mates first A350 rear fuselage sections
Airbus has mated the rear fuselage sections of the first flight-test A350-900 prototype, ahead of the airframe's arrival on the final assembly line this...
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NewsEclipse 500-based air taxi operation set to launch before mid-year
EA Aerospace, the Turkish founding partner of Eclipse Aerospace, is planning to launch an air taxi service in the second quarter using two Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJ) and a de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter.
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NewsFaulty components caused simultaneous reboot on Phobos-Grunt
After previously suggesting that the Phobos-Grunt sample/return mission to the Martian moon Phobos had been the victim of some kind of radar jamming or interference - possibly intentional - the head of Russia's Roscosmos space agency, Vladimir Popovkin, noted that charged particles from the Sun affecting imported components in the ...
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NewsKingfisher curtails ‘bleeding’ overseas widebody operations
India's Kingfisher Airlines has reduced its overseas widebody operations, returning an Airbus A330-200 aircraft to a lessor, and has called on India to...
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NewsBrazil’s GOL submits request to operate US services
Brazilian low-cost carrier GOL Linhas Aereas has applied to the country's national civil aviation agency ANAC to operate regular services to the US. GOL's...
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NewsPICTURE: Phantom Eye enters taxi tests
Boeing announced taxi tests of Phantom Eye, the company's high-altitude, hydrogen-fuelled prototype unmanned air vehicle ...
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NewsF-22 crash prompts lawsuit by pilot's widow
The wife of deceased US Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot Captain Jeff "Bong" Haney is suing contractors Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney and Honeywell...
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NewsBoeing commercial spacecraft hits major milestones
Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft has successfully passed its preliminary design review (PDR), a major milestone for the programme. At virtually the same...
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Boeing 787 awarded 2011 Collier Trophy
Boeing's 787 has been named the 2011 recipient of the prestigious Collier Trophy, joining past Boeing commercial honourees the 747, 757, 767 and 777.
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Boeing nears 787 GEnx and 330min ETOPS certification
Boeing is days away from being granted General Electric GEnx-1B engine-airframe certification for its 787, a milestone expected to be paired with 330min...
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NewsUS Navy to formalise unmanned carrier strike plans
The US Navy is set to approve the unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft as a formal acquisition programme later this year ...
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NewsVIDEO: FAA investigating Boeing 737 prang at Delta TechOps
Delta Air Lines says two mechanics working for its Delta TechOps maintenance division at the carrier's home base in Atlanta were at the controls of a Delta Boeing 737-700 early this morning when the aircraft "left a taxiway" and "sustained damage".
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NewsSolar storm impinges on Earth and damages Venus Express
Following an X class flare on 5 March, two more powerful X-class solar flare events were imaged on 6 and 7 March by the European Space Agency’s SOHO spacecraft and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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NewsMBDA reveals Brimstone 2 missile work for UK
The UK is to introduce a further enhancement to its MBDA Brimstone air-to-surface missile in late 2013 ...
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Virgin Australia to take two 737-800s on SLBs with JSA
Virgin Australia will take delivery of two Boeing 737-800 aircraft in May and June on sale and leaseback deals with Jackson Square Aviation. The Australian...
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NewsLockheed could accommodate UK reversal on F-35 variant
A possible UK decision to reverse a variant switch on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter would not cause a problem for Lockheed Martin, the company says ...
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NewsRolls-Royce Tay problem solved for G-IV operators
The recent emergency airworthiness directive (EAD) relating to some Rolls-Royce Tay 611 turbofans has not resulted in any groundings for the nine Gulfstream G-IV customers affected, the engine manufacturer says.
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NewsEmirates to seek compensation for A380 wing-part cracks
Emirates is to seek compensation from Airbus for the disruption to its operation caused by the discovery of cracks in wing-rib feet on A380 aircraft. The...
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NewsBusiness aircraft operators struggle with EU ETS process
The deadline looms for aircraft operators flying to and from the European Union to submit their carbon emissions data for 2011.