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WAEA2008: Panasonic reveals antenna provider for eXConnect
Panasonic Avionics has selected EMS Technologies to supply the antenna for its new Ku band-based connectivity service, eXConnect, and a new global television...
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General aviation pilots get short messaging service capability
For the first time, general aviation pilots will have short messaging service capability to mobile phones through Avidyne's...
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PiperJet matures as Piper accumulates flight, windtunnel data
Based on nearly 20h of flight testing and hundreds of windtunnel runs, Piper Aircraft is homing in on the final aerodynamic...
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Mexico's Interjet plans to accelerate expansion
Mexico's Interjet has dropped a radical downsizing plan and instead is looking to accelerate expansion of its Airbus A320 fleet to take advantage of new...
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NewsEmbraer: Phenom 100 certification weighted by “pacing” items
Embraer has reaffirmed that it will complete certification for the Phenom 100 very light jet by the end of September....
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Irish regulator withdraws Futura Gael's AOC
Ireland's aviation authority has withdrawn Dublin-based charter carrier Futura Gael's air operator's certificate, while Spanish parent company Futura International...
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Futura temporarily halts flights, plans creditor protection
Spanish carrier Futura International Airways has suspended operations for 24 hours today but is intending to resume services. In a statement the Spanish...
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Boeing nears first light test for Airborne Laser
Boeing is close to achieving the key first light milestone on board the US Air Force's YAL-1 Airborne Laser aircraft ...
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Lockheed looks to widen Hercules
Ground vehicle transport demands linked to the US Army's Future Combat System programme have prompted Lockheed Martin to study an enlarged version of the venerable Hercules ...
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Lessons of the five-day war
Russian air force experience during hostilities with Georgia will lead to fresh investment for purchases and upgrades.
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Australia's safety watchdog issues recommendations to Qantas
Qantas's reputation for safety took another battering last week as Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority called on the carrier to raise its game and...
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StandardAero continues to shift personnel
Canadian maintenance, repair and overhaul operator StandardAero named Scott Shiells as its airframe programme director for the business aviation sector days...
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NewsRed Arrows charity flight raises £1.5 million
A charity auction offering a flight with the Royal Air Force's Red Arrows display team has raised £1.5 million for the Help for Heroes campaign. Image © Global Ranger/AirSpace ...
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Jordanian VIP A340-600 breaks cover
The Jordanian government's Airbus A340-600 has broken cover. The aircraft, serial number 924 FWWCP, was pictured in late August following flight testing...
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Fuji Heavy mulls over involvement in MRJ programme
Fuji Heavy Industries could assist with designing the wings of the Mitsubishi MRJ regional jet, using its experience with the Boeing 787. "We have...
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NewsIsrael launches search for new naval helicopter
Israel has begun an initial selection process aimed at replacing the Eurocopter AS565MA helicopters operated from its naval missile boats ...
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Business Aviation news in brief
NETJETS MILESTONE NetJets Europe , has sold its 3,000th charter card since the programme...
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No trace of crash flight on Itek 737 cockpit recorder
Russian investigators have discovered that the cockpit-voice recorder from the crashed Itek Air Boeing 737-200 contains no trace of the ill-fated jet's final...
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HK Express sets launch dates for new services
Hong Kong Express has set launch dates for services to four new destinations in Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and Thailand. The Hong Kong-based...
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NewsUnspecified electrical issue keeps Emirates A380 out of service
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has yet to clarify the nature of an electrical matter which is keeping its first Airbus A380 from returning to service...