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NASA, EasyJet to study commuting, fatigue
How does fatigue really affect flightcrews? EasyJet staff are to be monitored by NASA in a bid to measure risks
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NTSB: turbine failure led to fatal California helicopter crash
Cracked turbine blades on a Honeywell LTS101-600A turboshaft engine preceded the May 2008 fatal crash of a single-engined Eurocopter AS350 on Santa Catalina...
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Japan's ShinMaywa floats fire-fighting US-2 amphibian
Japan's ShinMaywa Industries has unveiled specifications for a fire-fighting variant...
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BAE gets avionics support deal from three Eurofighter nations
BAE Systems has won a five-year contract to provide avionics support for Eurofighter operators Germany, Spain and the UK ...
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BEA assists with Afriqiyah A330 probe as latest AF447 search fails
France's BEA safety agency is to assist with the investigation into last week's Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 crash at Tripoli
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Argentinian naval aviation command seeks Pampa deal
The Argentinian navy wants to purchase AT-63 Pampa trainers, C-295 transports and upgrade its Super Etendard strike aircraft ...
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United's A350 order 'unclear' under merger
Airbus believes that the proposed US airline "mega-merger" will have no impact on its competitiveness during the campaign to replace United Airlines' huge...
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PICTURE: Record-breaking Nimrod flown to Coventry air museum
Ex-Royal Air Force Nimrod XV232 has been flown to Coventry airport, where it will join a new visitor attraction ...
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Embraer reveals KC-390 schedule, design changes
Embraer documents have revealed the master schedule and minor design changes for its KC-390 tanker/transport ...
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Embraer rules out E-195X stretch
Embraer has scrapped the proposed 195X version of its twinjet family, after concerns from potential operators over its range. The Brazilian manufacturer...
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Australia looks to join the space age
There was a time when Australia stood proud as a pioneer of orbital spaceflight. The successful orbital flight of WRESAT made the country only the fourth...
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Air France: London A380 flight stops jet sitting idle in Paris
Air France is to go ahead with deploying its Airbus A380 aircraft on the Paris-London sector, in order to avoid
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US Army starts CIRCM bidding process with draft RFP
The US Army has released a draft request for proposals for a new system to protect thousands of helicopters and tiltrotors ...
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Airline industry comes to terms with ash cloud impact
As the industry picks up the pieces after April's ash cloud, questions are being asked about how losses will be recovered
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Aeroflot looks for consolidation boost
Aeroflot views its acquisition of six other Russian airlines as potentially the first stage in a much-needed consolidation of the country's carriers. The post-Cold War dismantling of the Soviet-era Aeroflot resulted in the creation of hundreds of smaller operators, dozens of which subsequently went out of business or were shut ...
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TAM expects to begin OnAir trial in July
Brazil's TAM expects to finally begin trialling OnAir's in-flight mobile connectivity service in the third quarter of this year. TAM signed up as OnAir's...
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Re-engined E-Jets would offer at least 12% better fuel-burn
Embraer expects re-engining its E-jet family would generate at least a 12% reduction in fuel burn should the manufacturer decide to replace the current General...
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Embraer kills 195X over range concerns
Embraer has scrapped the proposed 195X version of its twin-jet family, after concerns from potential operators over its range. The Brazilian manufacturer...
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Japan's FX delay threatens gap in fighter production
Japan's failure to issue a request for proposals for a new fighter aircraft leaves the country's defence manufacturing industry in limbo ...
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Brazil's TAM joins Star Alliance
Brazil's TAM Airlines has joined the Star Alliance network, becoming its 27th member. "Our integration into the world's leading global commercial aviation...