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Opinion
Comment: Pilot licences should be invalid unless accompanied by full training performance records
The Colgan Air accident at Buffalo has certainly shaken up US thinking about what makes - and keeps - an airline pilot competent.
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NewsAUVSI: Making a splash
Aircraft builder AAI is diving into the maritimedomain with Fleet-Class Common usv
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US-Israel space co-operation agreement strengthens already-strong ties
President Barack Obama's push to bring space exploration into the diplomatic arena has been boosted by the signing of a formal co-operation pact between NASA and the Israel Space Agency (ISA).
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Jetstar boosts New Zealand capacity after Pacific Blue's exit
Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar plans to expand its domestic New Zealand operations and base another two aircraft there, following a decision by Virgin Blue to exit the domestic New Zealand market.
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NewsTurkish Airlines looks into parts and seats ventures
Turkish Airlines is looking to form another couple of joint ventures, covering aircraft components and seats.
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Tiger tweaks incident reporting procedures after A320 aileron fault
Tiger Airways Australia has revised its incident reporting procedures, after Australian authorities found that the airline failed to report a fault on an...
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Defence community mulls over Fox's intentions
UK defence secretary Liam Fox's recent speech on the vexed question of his ministry's grievously overstretched budget raised as many questions as it answered ...
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This Week briefing
Taipei's Taoyuan International airport is reviewing air traffic control procedures and has suspended several controllers after a 15 July runway incursion in which miscommunication between the pilot of an Antonov Airlines An-124 freighter and controllers resulted in the aircraft entering the runway while a Singapore Airlines Airbus A330 was taking ...
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Kazakhstan to build crop-duster replacements for An-2
Kazakhstan is to set up a production plant to produce the new Farmer 2 and Farmer 500 multirole utility aircraft, designed as replacements for the ageing...
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Russia considers criminal sanctions against rule-breaking GA flyers
Russia may be preparing for a new era of relatively free skies, but air crews who fall foul of an air code designed to promote light aircraft and helicopter use have been warned.
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Rescue operations ongoing at Agni Air Dornier 228 crash site
Search and rescue operations are ongoing at a mountainous region of central Nepal where a Dornier 228 turboprop operated by Nepalese regional carrier Agni...
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Gulf Air in talks with Airbus/Boeing about widebody orders
Gulf Air is negotiating with Airbus and Boeing about its widebody aircraft orders.
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Nepalese regional carrier's Dornier 228 reported missing
A Dornier 228 turboprop operated by Nepalese regional carrier Agni Air has gone missing while on a flight to Kathmandu.
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Oman Air: Transitioning from regional to international player
Oman's flag carrier has been reinventing itself to shake off its image as a regional airline
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Australian aviation groups launch GA rescue plan
Australian aviation associations have grouped together to propose a 10-point General Aviation Rescue Package based on US practices they hope will arrest the sector's decline.
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AUVSI: Horizon launches Aeropak fuel cell power system
Horizon Energy Systems (booth 2828) is at the show to launch commercial sales of its Aeropak hydrogen fuel cell power system, designed to bring a 300% flight...
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NewsAUVSI: Skunk Works unveils new, twin-boomed UAV
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a concept for a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that appears aimed at the emerging market for a medium-altitude surveillance...
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AUVSI: CH Products reveals new simulation controllers
CH Products (booth 219) is demonstrating its new high-fidelity controllers for military desktop simulation applications. The CH Reaper GCS Console is a USB...
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NewsAUVSI: AeroVironment's Global Observer HALE UAV flies for first time
AeroVironment launched flight tests of a new class of high-altitude aircraft called Global Observer on August 5 at Edwards AFB, California.