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Snow and poor weather at Iranian crash site
Weather data for Urmia Airport in northern Iran, where an Iran Air aircraft has reportedly crashed, shows it has been experiencing poor visibility and snow...
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NewsIran Air jet reportedly crashes at Urmia
Preliminary reports from Iran indicate that a passenger aircraft with over 100 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Initial reports...
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Interview
Working Week: Danielle Stoney
Danielle Stoney was 17 when she became the second youngest female pilot in the UK. Now 26, she is a first officer for London Oxford airport-based operator FlairJet, which launched the Embraer Phenom 100 in Europe
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Boeing 757 directive tied to American decompression incident
Metal fatigue in certain skin sections of two Boeing 757 aircraft, including one that experienced rapid decompression at 31,000ft, has spurred the US FAA...
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Boeing posts sales rebound after two-year decline
Boeing has posted a dramatic sales rebound for commercial aircraft in 2010 as the airline market recovered from the two-year, global recession.
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NewsGuggenheim cancellation leaves DAE as 747-8’s sole lessor customer
Boeing has lost one of its two leasing customers for the 747-8 family, following the decision by Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) to cancel its remaining...
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Briefings
Two Airbus executives have been recognised in the UK’s 2011 New Year’s Honours list. Tom Williams, executive vice-president programmes receives a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his leadership of the Airbus business and contributions to the wider UK aerospace industry
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Australia welcomes US F-35 programme changes
Australia has welcomed the restructuring of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II programme announced by US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ...
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Airbus bids to spur next-generation air traffic management
Airbus has tried to reignite a long-running bid to spur the development of a new generation of more efficient air traffic management systems with the launch of a subsidiary company dedicated to ATM projects.
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Ethiopian slams suggestion 737 crash pilots were exhausted
Ethiopian Airlines has blasted as "unfounded and speculative" reports which suggest that the crash of a Boeing 737-800 a year ago was caused by pilot exhaustion and inexperience.
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GECI plans VIP Skylander as 100th F406 is constructed
France's Sky Aircraft is planning to offer a VIP version of its SK-105 Skylander twin-engined commuter turboprop and expects the variant to account for up to 10% of the aircraft's total sales.
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HK Airlines to launch freighter service to Singapore
Hong Kong Airlines plans to launch freighter services between Hong Kong and Singapore's Changi Airport from 14 January. It will operate the service,...
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NewsItaly orders DIRCM systems for transports, helicopters
Elettronica is to provide countermeasures equipment for Italian air force transports and helicopters ...
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NewsAsiana keeps Trent in race for A380 engine deal
South Korea's Asiana Airlines is yet to reach a decision on the engines for six newly ordered Airbus A380s, but insists the recent problems with Rolls-Royce's Trent 900 will not necessarily disadvantage the manufacturer.
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Pentagon IG: BAMS suffering from lack of oversight
The US Navy is mishandling its new high-altitude surveillance unmanned air vehicle programme, says a Pentagon inspector general report ...
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Flint Hills Solutions bringing UAVs to Kansas airspace with FAA agreements
Flint Hills Solutions of Kansas has obtained two certificates of authorisation from the FAA to fly unmanned air vehicles ...
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USAF EELV safe from Pentagon cuts
In a plan that would ultimately cut billions from existing Pentagon programmes, at least one space project is safe, according to US Secretary of Defense...
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Mesa and Bombardier agree to dissolve CRJ700 order
Mesa and Bombardier have reached an agreement to terminate Mesa's obligation to purchase 10 70-seat Bombardier CRJ700 jets.
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NewsUS military unveils possible F-35B redesign in sweeping budget reforms
Lockheed Martin may need to redesign the airframe structure and propulsion system of the STOVL F-35B, says US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ...
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BA counts cost of weather disruption
British Airways says the bad weather that engulfed the UK, Europe and USA in December 2010 will cost it an estimated £50 million in the third quarter of its current financial year.