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2008 shows airline safety has stopped improving
Global airline safety has stagnated, according to fatal accident figures from 2008. Following a decade of steady improvement, last year's results confirm...
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US authority approves Embraer Lineage 1000 business jet
Embraer has clinched US Federal Aviation Administration validation for the Lineage 1000 business...
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Wildlife encounter probably took down North Dakota pilots
An in-flight collision with at least one Canada Goose damaged the stabilator on a University of North Dakota twin-engined...
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VIDEO: How we produced Flight’s 100th birthday issue
Max Kingsley-Jones, Flight International’s Deputy Editor, talks about how he found iconic stories dating from 1909 using our fully searchable pdf archive.
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Airlines seek to stimulate demand with big fare sales
Airlines always hold fare sales in January but this year the sales, in some regions at least, appear to be more aggressive and longer lasting
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Ryanair details fuel hedging savings
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has extended its fuel hedge position to cover half its requirements for the first three quarters of its 2009/10 financial year, marking an average 42% reduction in its hedged fuel costs over the same period in 2008/09.
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Lufthansa Technik creates new international support division
Lufthansa Technik has reorganised its international maintenance operation under a new wholly-owned Lufthansa Group susbsidiary. The subsidiary, Lufthansa...
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General aviation news in brief
AOPA PRESIDENT Craig Fuller has taken the controls as president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association ...
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Thai seeks to delay A330 deliveries
Thai Airways International's board has asked the airline's management to open talks with Airbus to seek delays in the delivery of A330-300 twinjets on firm...
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NewsContinental completes first US test of biofuel
Continental Airlines today completed the first alternative fuels trial in the US with a twin engine aircraft powered in part by a biofuel blend consisting of algae.
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China expects return to double-digit passenger growth this year
China's aviation regulator expects the country's airlines to carry 220 million passengers this year, representing a return to double-digit percentage growth...
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EU, US prepare for next round of second-stage open skies talks
European Union (EU) and US negotiators this spring expect to meet again for second-stage open skies negotiations in hopes of ironing out a number of thorny...
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NewsVirgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo mothership faces rudder problem
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo may need to have its rudder and yaw stability improved to resolve issues it faced during its 21 December 2008 maiden flight, Flightgobal.com can reveal...
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NewsCanada approves Q400 freighter conversion
Canadian authorities have issued a supplemental type certificate for the Bombardier Q400 package freighter being developed by engineering specialist Cascade...
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EADS funds sound absorbing engine research
Multifunctional load-bearing engine structures that absorb sound is a goal of research funded by EADS North America at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. After...
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Venice operator awaits Charleroi management decision
Belgium's regional Wallonian government is expected to reach a decision next week on whether to award the management contract of Brussels Charleroi to Italian...
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Urban conducts high-speed Mule windtunnel test
Urban Aeronautics has started windtunnel testing of a 250kt (465km/h)-capable cargo variant of its new 100kt top-speed Mule ducted-fan unmanned air vehicle. The...
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NewsSouth Korea orders KAI F/A-50 light attack fighter prototypes
South Korea has asked Korea Aerospace Industries to develop a prototype of a light attack version of its T-50...
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Mongolia's Eznis to order ATR 42-500
Privately-owned Mongolian carrier Eznis Airways is negotiating with aircraft-maker ATR to acquire an ATR 42-500 and wants to put it into operation at the...