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NEWS FOCUS: How 'Odyssey Dawn' tamed Libya's air defences
Twenty-five years after its ill-fated attempt to remove Col Muammar Gaddafi from power, the USA is again involved in military action over Libya.
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New threat to old school
Incumbents in the in-flight entertainment market are under threat from emerging rivals offering seat-centric, wireless and fibre-optic systems
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Comment: From 2025 millions of Europeans will be unable to fly
Passengers at London Heathrow airport last December were denied travel for a few days because of snow. They were very annoyed.
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Comment: New 'Dawn', same feel to Libyan campaign
The US-led coalition taking on Libyan leader Col Gaddafi has again shown the rapid effect of overwhelming air power, but must avoid getting bogged down like in Iraq and Kosovo ...
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EADS to take over MRO firm Vector
EADS is to take over maintenance specialist Vector Aerospace in a deal valuing the Canadian company at around C$625 million ($625 million). It follows...
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Australia issues advisory following R44 accident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is advising operators of Robinson R44 helicopters to check their hydraulic boost servos following a fatal accident earlier this year when part of a helicopter's flight controls separated from the hydraulic-boost system.
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Business briefs
French aerospace supplier Latécoère has attracted several potential suitors in response to its search for a partner.
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NTSB to FAA: Decouple controller duty
The US National Transportation Safety Board has issued a recommendation to the FAA to prohibit air traffic controllers from providing supervisory oversight...
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Air India to take first 787 in October: Sources
Air India is slated to take its first 787 in October, the first of 27 the carrier has on order, Boeing and airline sources tell ATI and Flightglobal. The...
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ATM future moves to alliances rather than FABs
The air navigation service providers of Europe's nine northernmost states are starting the process of defining a formal alliance. The states involved...
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Embraer juggles business jet production slots
Airframer Embraer has warned that the recovery in the market for light business jets remains fragile and it is still having to balance cancellations and...
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Air Malta names Peter Davies as new chief executive
Former Brussels Airlines and Caribbean Airlines head Peter Davies has been named as the chief executive of Air Malta, succeeding Joe Cappello. His...
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Embraer waits for Boeing’s move before defining new aircraft strategy
Embraer anticipates making a decision on designing a clean-sheet aircraft for the 130-seat segment once Boeing finalises its plans for replacing current...
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Air Force launches mission, opts not to drop X-51A
The US Air Force says it "elected not to launch" the second prototype Boeing-built X-51A hypersonic vehicle from the B-52H mothership the morning of 24 March. According...
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CSeries health monitoring to be satellite-based
Bombardier is promising its CSeries will carry "one of the most advanced, if not the most advanced" real-time health monitoring systems to transmit data to and from airborne aircraft, from the single-aisle type's 2013 service entry.
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Embraer profit and revenues dip in 2010
Brazilian airframer Embraer has posted a 29% fall in full-year net profit in 2010 to $330.2 million, but says it expects recovery to continue in the market...
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LNA to launch as VivaColombia with investment from Ryan family
La Nueva Aerolinea (LNA), the announced startup airline of former Avianca president Juan Emilio Posada, will be launched under the VivaColombia brand and...
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Flybe highlights seven new routes for summer 2011
UK regional carrier Flybe is to launch seven new services under its summer 2011 schedule. Flybe will operate thrice-weekly flights from Southampton...
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First flight pushed 747-8I harder and higher than planned
Boeing's test pilots were able to push its 747-8 Intercontinental harder and higher than originally planned on its 20 March first flight thanks to more than 2,000h of test flights already logged on its freighter variant since February 2010.