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VIDEO: Row 44 selects KuStream 1000 antenna for Southwest fleet
In-flight broadband connectivity provider Row 44 has selected the new KuStream 1000 antenna system for installation on Southwest Airlines' fleet, after using...
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Boeing targets 28 March for 787 ultimate load wing test
Boeing plans to flex the 787 static test airframe's wing to ultimate load flex test on 28 March, the company confirms.
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Senate silent on in-flight mobiles as FAA Reauthorisation passes
In-flight connectivity stakeholders are cautiously optimistic that a permanent federal ban on the airborne use of cell phones will not be enacted in the...
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Engines 'operational' on crashed Tu-204: investigators
Preliminary analysis of flight data from the Tupolev Tu-204 which crashed on approach to Moscow Domodedovo yesterday shows both engines were operational...
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Comp Air prepares to secure funding for certificated turboprop family
Comp Air Aviation is hoping to secure funding in the second quarter that should pave the way for the start-up manufacturer to accelerate development of its Comp Air 12
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Future narrowbodies: Grand designs
Regional jets may never regain their former glory but smart regional operators are finding new ways to shine, writes Max Kingsley Jones in London
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US Navy looks to develop unmanned, stealthy combat aircraft on mature technologies
The US Navy will start developing within 10 years a stealthy, carrier-based, unmanned air system to participate in a category of combat that US officials...
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UK confirms Red Arrows accident in Crete
Two aircraft from the UK Royal Air Force's Red Arrows aerobatic display team have been involved in a mid-air collision during a training exercise in Crete. One...
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FAA seeks to fine Northwest Airlines
FAA has proposed fining Northwest Airlines $1.45 million for operating 32 Boeing 757s without proper windshield wiring inspections. Northwest merged...
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Working Week: Donahue Cortes – Active Solutions for airline needs
After a career spanning roles from air traffic control to cabin crew, Donahue Cortes founded Crawley-based Active Solutions Consulting Group, offering training, consultancy, management and auditing solutions to airlines
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Metrojet eyes China and India in next phase of growth
Strong growth figures from Hong Kong-based business aviation charter and management provider Metrojet have prompted it to eye new prospects in China and India
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PICTURE: Turkey's first T129 attack helicopter crashes
The first prototype of AgustaWestland's T129 attack helicopter being developed for Turkey crashed during a test flight on 19 March ...
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PICTURES: China's AC313 helicopter has first flight and secures launch customer
Chinese state-owned helicopter manufacturer Avicopter flew its AC313 helicopter on 18 March from its Jingdezhen facility in eastern China's Jiangxi province.
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Interview
Interview: Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce
Inheriting a 90-year old brand presents a daunting challenge, but Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce believes diversity is the magic ingredient for success, writes Siva Govindasamy in Sydney
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Fokker Services to remarket two corporate shuttles
Fokker Services is to remarket a pair of Fokker 70s configured as corporate shuttles and fitted with 48 seats.
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Indocopters' third MRO facility in Bangalore to open soon
Indian helicopter sales and support company Indocopters will open its third maintenance, repair and overhaul facility for Eurocopter rotorcraft in Bangalore...
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FAA to develop general aviation service difficulty database
The US Federal Aviation Administration says it plans to select a contractor to develop a web-based service difficulty reporting system that could be used...
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Opinion
Comment: Powering on
New engines for Airbus and Boeing narrowbodies may not be a silver bullet solution to environmental, competitive and economic challenges - but they're still the way to go