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Second BA CityFlyer incident in days closes LCY runway again
For the second time in just over a week, an incident involving a British Airways CityFlyer regional jet has closed the runway at London City Airport.
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New PW1000G plant on track depsite Pratt & Whitney Canada layoffs
Pratt & Whitney Canada will continue investing in new products, such as the PW1000G geared turbofan, despite plans to shed 1,000 jobs and slash overall production...
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Debris from unprecedented satellite crash a risk to low-Earth spacecraft
A collision of two satellites on 11 February was...
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Ethiopian sees 300-seat jets in 70-aircraft fleet plan
Ethiopian Airlines is looking to take a further seven Boeing 787-8s and additionally may order up to 10 787-9s, 777-200LRs or Airbus A350 XWBs this year...
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NTSB identifies crashed Colgan Q400 as investigation begins
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials have formally identified the Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 that crashed last night on approach to Buffalo.
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NewsSR Technics to close Dublin maintenance base
Maintenance firm SR Technics is to close its Dublin base, one of its three main European stations, as a result of the loss of business for the centre. SR...
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Piper cuts production and jobs
Piper Aircraft has cut back production by more than 50% and slashed its workforce by about 40% in response to slow sales, in particular for its low-end models. Vice-president...
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NewsNASA considers Altair descent stage cargo return role
NASA is considering launching Moon rock samples into low lunar orbit using refuelled Altair lunar lander descent stages to overcome the cargo return limitations...
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AERO INDIA: Boeing reveals plans for 'Growler Lite'
Boeing plans to market an EA-18G "Growler Lite" tailored for an "electronic awareness" role rather than attack. The manufacturer believes that offering...
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Air France hiring freeze could cut headcount by 1,200
Air France is to impose a recruitment block and freeze any replacement of retiring staff, measures that could mean up to 1,200 fewer posts at the airline. Its...
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Airbus and partners gear up for A350 production
Airbus and its programme partners across Europe and the USA are gearing up for the launch of A350...
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Airbus targets monthly build-rate of 10-13 A350s
"For the A350 we will use the test stations in Gramont 1 for all ground test activities" Philippe launay Airbus head...
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Tamam to upgrade US Army Shadow UAV sensors
The US Army is to upgrade the payload on its AAI RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aircraft systems because of operational requirements in Afghanistan and Iraq, where...
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A350 wing assembly to set new pulse
Production of Airbus's first carbonfibre wing for a commercial product is being undertaken by a mix of in-house divisions and outside suppliers, with a new...
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AERO INDIA: Light Combat Helicopter hit by six-month delay
Hindustan Aeronautics has confirmed that it plans to carry out the first flight of its Light...
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NewsCessna hits back at business aviation critics
Cessna is hitting back at the growing army of business aviation critics by launching a campaign ...
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NewsFuel hedging pushes Air France-KLM to €194m 3Q loss
Air France-KLM's third quarter results have been stung by the negative impact of fuel hedging, exchange rates and the gloomy economic environment, swinging...
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NewsAUDIO: Crashed Colgan Q400's last communications with Buffalo ATC
Air traffic transmissions with the Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 which crashed on approach to Buffalo give no immediate indications of any problems before controllers...
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UK hails success of ASTOR's Afghan debut
The UK's new Sentinel R1 battlefield surveillance aircraft had a successful first deployment over Afghanistan late last year ...
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AERO INDIA: India unveils manned capsule design
At Aero India 2009 the Indian Space Research Organisation unveiled its orbital vehicle concept that consists of a crew...