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This Week briefings
France's air accident investigation bureau BEA is preparing to decode the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the Airblue Airbus A321 that crashed in mountainous terrain on 28 July on approach to Islamabad, killing all 152 people on board.
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EU ETS fears slow down aviation verification process
Verification providers are urging aircraft operators to speed up preparations for EU ETS, but questions remain unanswered
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NewsEmissions quest
As pressure mounts on the aviation industry to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, engineers are turning to nature for answers. We take an in-depth look at the science of biomimicry and how it is being used in the design and development of more fuel-efficient aircraft
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Aircraft engineers look to bird world for new and improved wing designs
Aircraft wing designers have drawn their inspiration from birds since the dawn of aviation. But engineers are still finding ways of improving design based on examples found in the ornithological world.
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Aircraft engineers turn to biomimicry for greener designs
Biomimicry is becoming more popular with engineers as they look to nature for ideas on designing greener aircraft
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NewsDesperate Mexicana starts slashing network
Mexicana has been forced immediately to withdraw several services on its network after the airline's dire financial situation worsened, IATA having suspended...
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Aspire makes progress on improving air traffic management efficiency
The Asia Pacific Aspire collaborative effort is designed to make air traffic management greener. Is it succeeding?
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NewsPICTURES: Honda unveils conforming aircraft, plans November first flight
Honda Aircraft is preparing to begin test flights in November of the first conforming prototype for its seven-seat light jet. The North Carolina-based...
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NTSB concerned about rudder sensitivity on Airbus narrowbodies
Similar circumstances between the November 2001 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A300 and a January 2008 in-flight upset of an Air Canada Airbus A319...
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NewsSuperfast in-flight connectivity on horizon as Inmarsat reveals $1.2b Ka plan
Ultra-high-speed in-flight connectivity via Ka-band satellites is on the horizon for commercial and business aircraft operators following Inmarsat's decision...
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NewsUK approaches Airbus Military, Thales for A400M training service
The UK is seeking a synthetic training service for its future fleet of A400Ms, to run until at least 2030 ...
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Porter Airlines orders additional Q400s
Canada's Porter Airlines placed a new order for four Bombardier Q400 NextGen aircraft with six options in a deal valued at an estimated US$120 million for...
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Cathay A350 deal may spur Boeing's 777 successor drive
After a summer dominated by talk of re-engining or replacing its narrowbody workhorse, Boeing's 777 widebody could move to the front of the clean-sheet queue, but blue chip customer Cathay Pacific's order for 30 300-seat Airbus A350-900s could shape the manner of the airframer's response.
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NewsArduous phase of flight-test effort awaits Dreamliner
Boeing is testing for "every ounce, every inch" of performance
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NewsDubai lessor DAE cancels 25 Airbuses including seven A350s
Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has cancelled orders for seven Airbus A350 and 18 A320 aircraft.
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Cockpit-voice record on crashed An-24 incomplete
Russian investigators have discovered that the information cockpit-voice recorder from the crashed Katekavia Antonov An-24 contains incomplete information...
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Working week: Gyorgy Peto
Having been one of the best-known presenters on Hungarian television, Gyorgy Peto now flies Challenger 300s for Amira Air and brings his public relations experience from life in the media into the cockpit
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Taiwan's Air Force to pay TransAsia NT$537m in damages from 2003 incident
Taiwan's Air Force was ordered today to pay NT$537 million ($16.9 million) in damages to Taiwanese carrier TransAsia Airways for a 2003 incident at the military-managed...
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Russian money to drive Sea Launch relaunch
Russia's Energia Overseas has acquired a controlling interest in Californian satellite launch provider Sea Launch after the latter's reorganisation plan...