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787 schedule to slip after fire prompts hardware, software changes
First delivery of the 787 will be delayed again to make software and minor hardware changes to the electrical system, but the length of the latest setback...
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FLIGHTBLOGGER: Boeing close to releasing 787 schedule impact after electronics fire
Boeing is days, if not hours, away from releasing its findings of the 787 fire investigation and disclosing the impact to the schedule for first delivery.
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EASA orders A300 checks for wrong pitch uncoupling fit
European safety regulators are instructing operators of Airbus A300-600s to check for incorrect installation of pitch uncoupling units.
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Airlines not rushed on real-time credit swipes in-flight: GuestLogix
GuestLogix's new onboard store platform can support real-time credit card transactions in-flight, but the firm says it hasn't yet seen a rush of carriers...
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Investigation: cabin door déjà vu for Bombardier CRJ
A stuck main cabin door on a SkyWest Airlines CRJ200 in Phoenix in October drew the attention of a National Transportation Safety Board official who happened...
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Jet Airways said to be unidentified ATR 72-500 customer
Jet Airways has emerged as the unidentified customer for an ATR 72-500 order that was confirmed in the first half of this year.
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Safi to wet-lease aircraft as Afghanistan faces EU blacklisting
Afghanistan's Safi Airways is to wet-lease aircraft to maintain its German route in light of the European Commission's blacklisting on safety oversight grounds...
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Volaris to expand Mexico City operation
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is planning to further expand its Mexico City operation as it takes delivery of six additional Airbus A319s over the next...
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PICTURE: IAI unveils 12kg Mini Panther UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a scaled-down version of its Panther tiltrotor unmanned air vehicle ...
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Spanair looks to lease aircraft to replace 717s
Star Alliance carrier Spanair plans to retire its Boeing MD-80 fleet by the first quarter of 2012 and is looking to lease Airbus A320-family aircraft to...
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Enhanced A320 logic to warn pilots of throttle retard oversight
Airbus A320 operators are being advised to modify the type's warning logic in a bid to provide additional safeguards against accidental failure to retard...
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Piaggio Avanti gets thumbs up from Brazil's ANAC
Piaggio has received Brazilian production and type certification for its P180 Avanti II, paving the way for the twin-engined turboprop to be registered and...
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Aurora unveils Orion
Aurora Flight Sciences has unveiled its Orion UAS, which will undergo a five-day flight for the US Air Force Research Laboratory ...
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PICTURES: More surplus UH-1s en route to the Philippines
The Philippine air force is poised to receive five more used Bell UH-1 transport helicopters acquired via the US Army ...
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Israel issues advanced jet trainer request
Israel's defence ministry has sent a request for information to Alenia Aermacchi and Korea Aerospace Industries for a new fleet of advanced jet trainers ...
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Pakistan to receive first ZDK-03 AEW&C aircraft
Pakistan will receive the first of four Shaanxi ZDK-03 airborne early warning and control system aircraft by the end of January 2011 ...
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NASA furthers sonic boom irritation studies
NASA has completed another battery of tests with two NASA Boeing F/A-18 fighters to help determine what might be acceptable noise levels for overland supersonic...
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AAIB releases Puma accident report
On 13 October 2006 a Bristow Helicopters Eurocopter AS332L Super Puma prepared for take off from Runway 24 at Aberdeen airport with 13 passengers on board...
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Aerolineas to add six A330s and A340s in 2011
Aerolineas Argentinas plans to add six Airbus A330/A340s aircraft next year as part of the next phase of its ongoing widebody expansion and replacement program. Chief...
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Explosive detection x-rays on trial at Melbourne and Sydney airports
Australia's Department of Infrastructure and Transport has announced a two-week trial to examine an advanced explosive detection technology at Melbourne...