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  • Conviasa ATR crash
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    Both pilots among fatalities in Conviasa ATR crash

    2010-09-14T11:38:00Z

    Neither pilot appears to have survived yesterday's crash of a Conviasa ATR 42 in Venezuela, after the twin-turboprop came down in the grounds of a steel...

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    INTERIORS: Panasonic goes looking for trouble

    2010-09-14T11:00:00Z

    In-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) hardware giant Panasonic Avionics is taking trouble-shooting to a whole new level with the creation of a new mission control center that is perpetually connected to the firm's customer support offices around the world and its OEM facilities.

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    Jet Airways considers ways of increasing capital

    2010-09-14T10:17:00Z

    Minutes from the Jet Airways' 18th annual general meeting, provided more details about the company's capital raise plans. At the general meeting, Dinseh...

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    This Week Briefing

    2010-09-14T10:00:00Z

    EADS chief executive Louis Gallois said the European aerospace giant is in talks with a few companies in defense, services and security for potential deals and could comfortably make an acquisition of around €1 billion ($1.3 billion).

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    Working Week Brendan Lodge

    2010-09-14T10:00:00Z

    Brendan Lodge is business development director for JetBrokers Europe, which focuses on providing the best possible solution for buyers and sellers while broking corporate aircraft transactions at an international level

  • China Airlines A330
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    China Airlines to join SkyTeam by mid-2011

    2010-09-14T07:28:00Z

    China Airlines (CAL) has formally begun the process of joining SkyTeam by mid-2011 after signing a letter of intent with the alliance in Taipei. The...

  • Panasonic App store
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    INTERIORS: Panasonic launches first application store for IFEC

    2010-09-14T06:00:00Z

    Software developers will have the opportunity to see their ideas fly with Panasonic Avionics' launch of the world's first application store to serve airline customers of its in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) systems.

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    INTERIORS: IFPL expands MediaHub

    2010-09-14T06:00:00Z

    Inflight entertainment seat integration provider Inflight Peripherals (IFPL) has introduced new elements to its three-year old modular connectivity panel...

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    Aeromexico confirms evaluation of fleet expansion options

    2010-09-14T05:04:35Z

    Aeromexico has confirmed it is looking at acquiring additional Boeing aircraft as it plans further expansion of its network in the aftermath of archrival...

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    Qantas opposes Virgin Blue-Etihad alliance

    2010-09-14T03:45:09Z

    Qantas Airways has protested against plans by Australia's Virgin Blue and Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways to form an alliance, and has urged Australian...

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    INTERIORS: Virgin-branded airlines win big in Passenger Choice Awards

    2010-09-14T03:14:00Z

    Passengers from all over the world have made their feelings known - they like a Virgin not just for the very first time, but every time.

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    Top 100: PricewaterhouseCoopers reports on accelerating global growth

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    THE AEROSPACE and defence industry is the largest exporter in the USA. But exports are only one measure of globalisation. When we also consider the international...

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    Top 100: Fuji’s heavyweight UAV ambitions

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    FUJI HEAVY Industries, a Japanese conglomerate that also manufactures automobiles, has jumped seven places to number 58 in the Top 100 after growing aerospace...

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    Top 100: ITT shows geospatial awareness

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    US ENGINEERING company ITT was not a mover in the Top 100, remaining at number 19, but 2010 has brought big changes inside its $6.3 billion defence electronics...

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    Top 100: Kaman rises five places after Bell endorsement

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    KAMAN HAS risen five places to number 83 in our Top 100 after a year in which it won a five-year contract to build composite blade skins and core assemblies...

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    Top 100: Kongsberg increases links with JSF

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    IN JUST two years, Kongsberg Group has climbed 23 places in the Top 100, with a rise of 12 positions in the past 12 months. Led by Walter Qvam since...

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    Top 100: Chemring flares business burns brightly

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    CHEMRING Group has continued its steady progress up the Top 100 table this year through a mixture of organic growth and acquisitions. The Fareham,...

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    Top 100: Martin-Baker branches out

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    EJECTION seat specialist Martin-Baker enters the Top 100 at 99 by virtue of a solid 23.3% jump in sales in 2009. "Overall growth and the commencement...

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    TOP 100: Boeing leapfrogs EADS as profits slump

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    Boeing has bounced back to the summit of our Top 100 ranking of aerospace manufacturers after a year of boosted fortunes for its commercial aircraft division, but the wider experience for the industry was one of dramatically reduced profitability and minimal sales growth

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    INTERIORS: Sarah DaVanzo opens APEX

    2010-09-13T23:58:00Z

    Are you an egg or a snowflake? That was the provocative and perhaps confusing question posed for the opening session of APEX by keynote speaker Sarah...