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Taj Air to distribute P180 Avanti IIs in Asia
Indian charter and management company Taj Air has become the exclusive distributor of the Piaggio...
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Five-bladed propeller completes testing on Fairchild Metro
Germany's Regional Air Express has completed flight-testing of MT-Propeller's five-bladed prop for the Fairchild Metro and expects to receive European Aviation...
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Strike, supplier problems slam Boeing earnings
Striking machinists and a supplier bottleneck for customer-furnished galleys combined to crush Boeing's financial performance in the third quarter, as net...
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Final firing test of Japan's H-IIB first stage set for February
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries expects to conduct the captive firing test of Japan's new H-IIB...
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Wireless IFE in focus with Bluebox on A380 mock-up
Airbus has commissioned Bluebox Avionics to provide its wireless in-flight entertainment system for inclusion in the A380 demonstration mock-up in Hamburg,...
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BAE loses launch customer for revived 146QT conversion programme
BAE Systems has lost its launch customer for the resurrected BAe 146QT cargo conversion programme,...
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Congress demands US rocket engine report
A report on the US industry's ability to develop rocket engines must be supplied to the US Congress by 15 January. The demand for the report is contained...
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NewsQantas A380 completes fuel saving trial
Qantas Airways' has confirmed that its inaugural Airbus A380 commercial flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles participated in a carbon emissions reduction...
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NASA Lunar Lander technology to be field tested next year
NASA will next year field-test the laser altimeter, camera and flash light detection and ranging (lidar) technology that its Altair Lunar Lander could use...
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American Airlines sues Yahoo
Dallas-based American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against Yahoo claiming the search engine allows companies the right to use the airline's trademark for...
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NASA says Ares I could send payload to the Moon
NASA has concluded that a single Ares I crew launch vehicle could send a 454kg (998lb) payload to the Moon using a 1,750kg robotic lander. The US space...
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ADP, Schiphol eye joint moves for international airports
Proposed airport alliance partners Aeroports de Paris (ADP) and Schiphol Group are to prioritise their international development activities on airports supporting...
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US GA accidents down, accident rates up
In calendar year 2007. US general aviation has seen its lowest-ever number of fatal accidents, but there was a slight...
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Ryanair grows Italian presence with new Sardinian bases
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has unveiled plans to open two new Italian bases at the Sardinian airports of Alghero and Cagliari and to launch eight new domestic...
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Spaniards unveil fire-extinction management system
Spanish onshore helicopter services company INAER has unveiled a new fire-extinction management system that can be operated with a helicopter or fixed-wing...
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Australian safety authority seeks public views on regulation of general aviation aircraft
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority is seeking public comment on a proposal submitted by Recreational Aviation...
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Aero Sekur's inflatable heat shield passes re-entry test
Flexible material specialist Aero Sekur's Spacecrew Emergency Module has passed what the company calls...
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World Airliners: Good times - Bad times
With the A330 and 767 enjoying mini booms, the A380 starting serenely and aircraft on their way from Canada, China and Russia, only the 787 marred 2008 for airliners