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BA pushes back A380 deliveries by up to two years
British Airways has pushed back its Airbus A380 delivery schedule, with some later aircraft being postponed by at least two years.
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AirAsia share sale may go to single investor
Tony Fernandes, CEO of Malaysia low cost carrier AirAsia, says the 20% share issue the airline plans could go to a single investor.
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EU action could require US airlines to carry mechanics on board
Retaliation to the US Federal Aviation Administration reauthorisation bill's inspection provisions could force some US carriers to fly with their own FAA-certificated...
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EASA prepares for MRO oversight retaliation against USA
Europe's safety regulator is already preparing retaliatory action if the US Senate passes the controversial...
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JetBird moves closer to air taxi launch
Air taxi start-up JetBird has taken a step closer to the commercial launch of its pan-European operation...
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DARPA funds high-power satellite system demonstration
Full-scale system tests for a satellite high-power generation system (HPGS) is planned under a $13 million programme of work funded by the US Defense Advanced...
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Airbus considers flight-data downlink to aid investigations
Airbus is to study downlinking of flight-critical data and other possible techniques to explore whether vital information could be more easily retrieved
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Air France A330 struck ocean belly first and did not break up in mid-air
The Air France Airbus A330 that crashed into the South Atlantic last month is thought to have hit the sea belly first with a high rate of acceleration, but...
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Business aviation in brief
BOTTOMING OUT The used business jet market bottomed out last month, according to UBS Investment...
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Russian business airport plan stalls on take-off
Development of Russia's first dedicated business airport appears to have come to a halt after the government removed the military site from a list of approved dual-use facilities...
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Indonesian Merpati 737 loses wheel while taking off
A wheel on the landing-gear of a Merpati Nusantara Boeing 737-400 fell off yesterday as it was taking off from an airport in eastern Indonesia.
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GE's optimal approach
GE Aviation believes tests it has already conducted with SAS in Stockholm in optimal trajectory descent management are easily adaptable to carriers that...
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Ground alert
ADS-B trials in the USA could lead to a big change in how pilots manage runway safety as they go beyond simple visual awareness
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Opinion
Comment: open season for political posturing
European transport commissioner Antonio Tajani and several French politicians have been pronouncing on the Yemenia Airbus A310 accident in a way that reflects...
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Comment: no simple lick of paint
The USA's air supremacy is spearheaded by the F-22 Raptor. None doubt its performance, but many critics are convinced its stealth coatings are too fragile to be relied on in combat
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FAA’s new NextGen vector: blue sky thinking; blue collar action
The USA's long-term vision for its national airspace system is taking shape one step at a time as the FAA adopts a pragmatic attitude
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New York Kennedy airport trial provides glimpse into the future of airport ground operations
Surveillance technology on trial at New York Kennedy provides a possible glimpse into the future of airport ground operations
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Why ADS-B?
From the US Federal Aviation Administration's perspective, automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast is meant to reduce dependence on ground-based secondary...
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ITT’s NextGen backbone prepares for lifting
The first online network of automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast stations is about to begin tests. What will it bring?