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NewsPolish Tu-154 crew ignored eight 'pull up' warnings
Newly-released cockpit voice-recorder transcripts from the crashed Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M show that the terrain-awareness system sounded a 'pull...
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Russia investigates cause of Yak-130 crash
The Russian air force is investigating the cause of a 30 May crash involving one of its new Yak-130 trainers ...
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SAA plans to finally phase out 747-400s at year-end
South African Airways will try again to phase out its Boeing 747-400 fleet at the end of this year.
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Israeli industry reveals JSF weapons work
Israeli defence companies are developing new weapon systems that will be carried by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters operated by the nation's air force.
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NewsCathay poised to place order for widebodies
Cathay Pacific Airways will shatter Airbus's A380 sales aspirations as it prepares for a widebody buying spree, with deals for long-range twinjets but no near-term plans to order the superjumbo.
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NewsOpenSkies service to Montreal features in Paris Orly slot shuffle
British Airways' all-premium transatlantic carrier OpenSkies appears to be preparing to start services to Canada from Paris Orly.
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Israel conducts study on size of F-35 fleet
The Israeli air force is preparing a long-term forecast on its fleet requirements, as part of the decision process leading to its planned procurement of...
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NewsSystem security is focus for e-enabled A350 XWB
As Airbus works to ensure its A350 XWB is not vulnerable to hackers, it has raised some of the burning questions that must be answered before e-enabled airliners...
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Opinion
Comment: Recorders on business jets - the debate should examine what type, not whether
Small business jets are not required to have flight recorders. The argument for this is simply that they do not carry many people, so the cost-benefit analysis does not add up.
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Opinion
Comment: Revenge of the nerds
When it comes to totally shifting the rotorcraft paradigm, there's nothing for it but to spend some time - as much as it takes - in serious thought.
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Interview
Working Week - Kathy Hammerson
Preparing letters of engagement, requests for proposals and building contracts to provide aircraft spares are daily challenges for Kathy Hammerson, LJ Walch’s manager of business development - North America
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Mexico's air force gets first C-295, as Finland orders another
Airbus Military has delivered its first C-295 tactical transport to the Mexican air force, and also sold a third example to Finland ...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing’s fourth Dreamliner tests high-airfield operations in Colorado Springs
The fourth Boeing 787 (ZA004) positioned to Colorado Springs for several days in late May to briefly undergo high-elevation airfield tests. ZA004 had previously...
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Western Australian police swell air support with Eurocopter Dauphin
Eurocopter subsidiary Australian Aerospace has sold an AS354 N3+ Dauphin helicopter to the Western Australian police service for delivery in September 2011
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NewsRussian aviation holding selects Boeing for narrowbody fleet
State corporation Rostekhnologii (Russian Technologies) has selected Boeing to supply aircraft under a tender for medium-haul narrowbodies
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Business briefs
Having reduced full freighter capacity by 40% and limited this fleet to 14 aircraft, Air France-KLM says it is ahead of plan in its bid to reverse its €348 million ($430 million) operating loss in the year to the end of March
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Boeing expects decision on 737's future by year-end
Boeing has refined the timeline for a final decision on re-engining the 737 or opting for a clean-sheet replacement of its narrowbody family. Jim Albaugh,...
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Air India Express investigates sudden altitude loss on 737
Air India Express is investigating an incident in which a Boeing 737-800 experienced a sudden loss of altitude mid-flight.
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First Phenom 300 for Flight Options
US fractional ownership operator Flight Options has taken delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 300. The...