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Mach without metal: Bombardier’s Learjet 85 takes shape
Bombardier's eight-seater to be first all-composite business jet approved under Federal Aviation Administration Part 25 rules
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NewsSkyEurope bids to rebuild fleet as losses continue
Struggling Central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines is facing temporarily higher aircraft rental charges after being forced to wet-lease aircraft...
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NewsTechnical troubles ground Qantas' A380 fleet
Australia's Qantas Airways is working to get its Airbus A380 fleet back in full service after all three of its aircraft were grounded over the past 24hr...
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NewsAustralia opts against joining BAMS development effort
Australia has shelved further collaboration on the US Navy's Northrop Grumman RQ-4N Global Hawk-based Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme ...
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NewsSouthwest settles fine with FAA for missed inspections
Southwest Airlines has finally reached a compromise with the FAA on a $10.2-million civil penalty that the agency proposed on 6 March 2008 to penalize the...
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IATA: Recession and hedging losses weaken carrier profitability
Four billion in losses bled by airlines during the fourth quarter have triggered IATA to project net losses of $8 billion for 2008, a widening of previous...
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French lead medium-term alternate fuel deployment study
A 26-month European project to understand the technical, economic, social, environmental and geopolitical impacts of alternate aviation fuel and energy sources...
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Mexico’s Volaris defers all 2009 aircraft deliveries
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has deferred the delivery of at least three Airbus A319s, and will now not take any additional aircraft this year.
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Australian defence technology centre starts work
The Australian government has officially launched the Defence Materials Technology Centre, with the private-public partnership now working on 16 projects...
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NewsSpain investigates dual engine power-loss on Air Nostrum CRJ
Spanish investigators have opened an inquiry after an Air Nostrum Bombardier CRJ200 alternately lost power in each engine during a domestic service...
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This Week briefings
US air taxi company Linear Air is rallying fellow Eclipse 500 owners in a bid to keep their very...
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PICTURE: Lockheed flies second STOVL Joint Strike Fighter
Lockheed Martin's second short take-off and vertical landing F-35B has joined the Joint Strike Fighter test fleet ...
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BAE remakes remarketing
Focus on a wide range of types is the latest chapter in the evolution of civil business
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Opinion
Comment: Obama doctrine could deprive defence
President Barack Obama's crack about his new helicopter last week may have charmed his audience at a fiscal responsibility conference, but may have sent...
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Canada focuses on green aviation technology
The government of Canada has created its Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN) that is designed to foster the development of technologies...
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Working Week: kicking up a storm in recruitment
Nick Wilcox is managing director of Storm Aviation's global recruitment business. The company is one of Europe's leading independent providers of EASA 145 line maintenance personnel
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Opinion
Comment: retro-rockets ahead
The success of Surrey Satellite Technology and Virgin Galactic suggests the UK could have a thriving launcher industry. So why not revive 1980s ambitions and create a high-technology base?
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Garuda agrees 737-800 leaseback deal with DAE
Garuda Indonesia and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Capital have signed an agreement covering the sale and leaseback of eight Boeing 737-800s. The...
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Virgin Blue mulls order for up to 60 180-seat aircraft
Australia's Virgin Blue is looking to place an order for up to 60 aircraft by the end of this year as it evaluates a replacement for some of its original...