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Boeing ponders “variably” manned aircraft
Boeing has filed for a US patent on an aircraft control system that could be configured for two, one or zero pilots.
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NewsCanadians demonstrate brownout vision aid
CAE and Neptec Design Group have successfully demonstrated a CAE-developed synthetic vision system that fuses real-time landscape captured by a Neptec-built Lidar sensor on a CAE-built terrain database
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Pratt & Whitney to use 787 nacelle as baseline for GTF
As Pratt & Whitney continues to work with supplier Goodrich on the nacelle design of its PW1000G geared turbofan engine, the companies are using the nacelle...
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AAR examines possibility of offering E-Jet heavy maintenance
US maintenance, repair and overhaul company AAR is considering offering heavy maintenance on the Embraer 170/190 family as the number of aircraft in that...
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NewsAer Lingus to review long-haul order as demand collapses
Aer Lingus admits that it is to review its long-haul aircraft orders as the Irish flag-carrier reshuffles
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Lufthansa not deterred by widebody delivery delays
Lufthansa is not hiding its disappointment that its Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8I aircraft deliveries have been delayed by the airframers.
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US helicopter air ambulance risks identified
Australian global aviation safety and risk management specialist Aerosafe Risk Management has identified 26 significant...
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Airmotive investment in Dublin V2500 line back on
Maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland's (LTAI) planned $40 million investment in a new Dublin engine line will go ahead following union acceptance...
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NewsNorthrop buys Swift's KillerBee UAS family
Northrop Grumman has acquired a line of small unmanned air systems (UAS) invented by Swift Engineering and formerly known as KillerBee. The acquisition...
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Emirates yet to decide whether to repair damaged A340-500
Emirates is still evaluating whether to repair the Airbus A340-500 badly damaged in a tail strike at Melbourne in March. Investigators are still examining...
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NewsTurkish 737 altimeter fault occurred on several flights prior to crash
Dutch accident investigators have determined that the radio-altimeter fault that is the focus of their probe
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Hot-flow test complete for Falcon ram/scramjet engine
The US Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) has announced completion of a hot flow test on a...
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Business aviation briefs
Business aviation services provider Jet Aviation has strengthened its managed business aircraft...
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General aviation in brief
Swiss air ambulance and mountain rescue operator Rega flew more than 14,000 missions in 2008, a 5% hike on its 2007 tally. The Zurich-headquartered...
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AAG and PremiAir launch executive helicopter network
Associated Aircraft Group and PremiAir are on the hunt for more partners to join their Global Executive Helicopter Network after launching the new venture on 1 May
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KLM extends UK engineering portfolio to Embraer 170/190
Dutch carrier KLM's UK engineering operation has extended its line maintenance capabilities to Embraer 170/190 aircraft. The company is to begin servicing...
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May start for Astraea work despite funds gap
Despite the absence of renewed government funding, industry will start work planned for the second phase of the UK's public-private Autonomous...
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Beijing Pan Am International Academy closes as it seeks new investors
Beijing Pan Am International Academy in China has temporarily closed. The flying school is seeking new investors because its majority owner, financial giant...
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Australia to buy seven Boeing CH-47F Chinooks
Australia plans to buy seven Boeing CH-47F Chinooks from the US government, with the Pentagon's Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) saying in a notice...
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Swine flu leads Australia to get strict on aircraft arrivals
Australia has imposed stricter measures on aircraft arriving from the Americas in an effort to contain the spread of swine flu.