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In-seat power specialist Astronics sees 'good' year; raises guidance
Astronics has raised its revenue guidance for the year after achieving a 53.2% increase in first quarter net profit to $5.2 million and a 17.5% rise in sales...
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Fuel contamination discovery at Tel Aviv grounds flights
Fuel contamination has halted all aircraft refueling at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport and aircraft that refueled at the airport have been grounded.
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Tribunal: Hawker Beechcraft to pay Airbus
Hawker Beechcraft has reported that a tribunal of the International Chamber of Commerce has ruled that the airframer owes Airbus $14.2 million to settle a complaint between the two.
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NewsCongress votes to rescue F136 from extinction
US lawmakers have launched a campaign to save the General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 engine from extinction only a week after the Department of Defense signed an order terminating the development programme, worth at least $5 billion.
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NewsBEA to examine why acoustic sweep missed AF447 recorders
French investigators are to re-examine acoustic data from the initial search for the crashed Air France flight AF447 to determine whether the Airbus A330's...
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Wind Jet A319 landed short after flying into squall
Pilots of an Italian Airbus A319 lost horizontal visibility during a non-precision approach to Palermo, before the aircraft crashed short of the runway, investigators have disclosed.
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Virgin signs A330 support deal with Air France-KLM MRO arm
Virgin Atlantic has inked a 12-year component support contract for its Airbus A330 fleet with Air France KLM Engineering & Maintenance. The power-by-the-hour...
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Aer Lingus mulls further cost cuts as Q1 losses widen
Aer Lingus has hinted that a further round of cost-cutting may be necessary in light of external economic pressures.
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Business Aviation - In Brief
Jet Aviation Singapore is planning to build a 6,100m2 (65,660ft2) hangar to take advantage of the growing demand for business aviation within Asia-Pacific.
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Failure to redistribute passengers caused serious A320 tailstrike
Failure to redistribute passengers on an Airbus A320 led the aircraft to strike its tail on take-off from Verona, Italian investigation agency the ANSV has found.
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El Al to be recertificated for Israel to regain Category 1 status
El Al will have to be recertificated for Israel to regain its Category 1 status under the US Federal Aviation Administration's International Aviation Safety Assessment programme.
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NewsSpaceShipTwo makes 'feathered' descent
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has made its first flight in 'feathered' configuration, the planned standard configuration for the vehicle's atmospheric re-entry.
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NewsEmbraer selects Pro Line Fusion for KC-390 cockpit
Embraer has selected Rockwell Collins' Pro Line Fusion avionics system for the KC-390 tanker/transport's cockpit ...
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E-190 production delays will not impact 2011 delivery forecast: Embraer
Embraer is incurring delays to its E-190 production schedule due to a supply chain constraint with a Japanese provider of engine electronics for the twinjet's...
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Elta Systems outlines Peruvian surveillance proposal
IAI subsidiary Elta Systems has offered a multi-sensor equipment package to meet Peru's $1bn Sivan surveillance requirement ...
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UK warns of circuit collision danger for business jets
The UK Airprox Board says that there needs to be a greater awareness among pilots and controllers of the risks inherent in mixing high-performance aircraft with slow traffic at general aviation airports.
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Austrian latest airline affected by Iran-USA diplomatic spat
Austrian Airlines will re-evaluate its Vienna-Tehran services later this month after being the latest airline to be caught up in an international diplomatic...
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NewsPICTURES: Korean A380 begins final flight tests
Korean Air's first Airbus A380 (MSN35) has started final flight tests from the airframer's Hamburg Finkenwerder plant, ahead of delivery to Toulouse in preparation...
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Comlux adds A320 Prestige to growing ACJ fleet
Comlux is scheduled to take delivery on 4 May of an Airbus A320 Prestige.
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NewsGulfstream holds to 12 green G650s this year
General Dynamics chief executive Jay Johnson says the company's Gulfstream Aerospace unit is moving forward with all "non-flying" aspects of G650 certification while an US National Transportation Safety Board continues its investigation of the 2 April fatal crash of a flight test aircraft, one of five in the nascent fleet.