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FAA issues directive to prevent Boeing 737 pilot-induced oscillations
Material defects in one batch of wire that Boeing purchased to make springs is at the root of a proposed airworthiness directive (AD) for dozens...
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Southwest sticks to fleet strategy as revenues remain unstable
As revenues remain weak and no bottom for the current down cycle is apparent, Southwest Airlines doesn't plan to veer from the workhorse of its fleet - the...
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Airlines lose leverage in push for replacement narrowbody
Pressure on Airbus and Boeing to accelerate plans to develop single-aisle replacement aircraft appears to have subsided - for now - as carriers focus on...
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NewsRyanair to eliminate airport check-in by October
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to swtich to wholly Internet-based check-in by 1 October, and has detailed the phased elimination of airport check-in facilities. It...
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IAI mates G250 fuselage
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed fuselage mating of the first Gulfstream...
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NewsCSeries talks 'in the freezer': Qatar Airways
Bombardier looks to have missed the opportunity to land a key second major airline customer for the...
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Police probe unexplained damage during Sabena MRO work
Belgium's public prosecutor has ordered rechecks on aircraft under the supervision of Sabena Technics for the past two months after the discovery of unexplained...
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NewsNASA's Orion heat shield decision expected this month
One of the greatest engineering challenges in spaceflight is to protect a spacecraft from the searing heat of re-entry, as the fate of the Space Shuttle...
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Kuwait Airways seals A300/310 MRO pact with JorAMCo
Kuwait Airways has forged a new agreement with Jordanian maintenance firm JorAMCo covering heavy maintenance services for long-haul aircraft. Under...
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NewsFossett crash report provides questions, not answers
Without attempting to provide a probable cause for the...
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OCCAR 'unlikely' to use A400M termination clause: EADS
EADS has admitted that delays to the first flight of the Airbus Military A400M could lead...
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EADS turns in greatly improved year
Airbus parent EADS has reported a €1.6 billion ($2 billion) profit for 2008, reversing its 2007 loss, but conceded substantial uncertainty related to the military A400M project.
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NewsIndonesia Lion Air MD-90 skids off Jakarta runway
One of Jakarta airport's runways remains closed because authorities are having trouble moving a Lion Air Boeing MD-90 that skidded off yesterday afternoon. "The...
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NewsNATS promises 10% flight emissions reductions by 2020
UK air navigation service provider NATS has promised to reduce the emissions by aircraft it controls by 10% per flight by 2020. The provider has just...
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Working week: Boeing's top gun on display
Ricardo Traven is chief test pilot for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Although commonly seen putting the Super Hornet through its paces at air shows, his principal role is flight testing cutting-edge technology
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Investigation shows errors rampant in FAA airport runway safety database
A new audit by the US Transportation Department's inspector general (IG) faults the FAA's airports organization for poor bookkeeping in its effort...
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NewsBoeing confirms lease of 25 717s to Mexicana
Boeing Capital has confirmed a lease deal with Mexicana covering 25 Boeing 717s. ATI first reported in January that Mexicana was negotiating to lease...
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Lufthansa Technik braced for prolonged weak MRO market
Despite posting a strong performance for 2008, Lufthansa Technik is bracing for the downturn to last until 2010 with ramifications into 2011 and beyond. Although...
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NewsUK recalls deployed Nimrods for delayed safety fix
The Royal Air Force will restrict operations of its Nimrod surveillance aircraft for the next several months until all 18 have been modified ...