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Opinion
Comment: MPL is no more likely to be abused than the CPL is now
Action to ensure the new multi-crew pilot licence is not misused should be matched by a campaign to improve the international consistency of traditional flight training systems
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Common rating ideal as Southwest mulls 737 replacement
Southwest Airlines wants any next-generation narrowbody from Boeing to offer a high level of flightcrew training commonality with the 737, and ideally share...
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NASA rebutts Ares I 'myths'
Ares programme manager Steve Cook has debunked what he calls the "Ares myths" that critics have persistently assumed about the Moon mission launcher since...
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Air Partner readies Biggin Hill for '21st Century' makover
International aircraft broker and charter operator Air Partner is planning to build a £7 million ($14 million) business...
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Spectrum seals Jetpool order for Freedom and Independence jets
Management company places 'large' order for jets to form part of new regional shared-ownership programme
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Questions linger as Bombardier sets sights on mainline segment
After a hesitant start, Bombardier now seems to have the timing and design of twinjet better aligned with market needs
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CSeries production plans yet to crystalise
Where would the airliner be built? It is unclear where major sections of the CSeries will be produced and assembled. The CSeries wing,...
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NewsAirbus trumps Boeing as Northrop wins KC-X contract
Airbus today won a Northrop Grumman-backed bid to supply a new fleet of tankers to the US Air Force in a massive defeat for incumbent supplier Boeing.
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Raytheon tests tandem-warhead bunker buster
Just in case the 14t Massive Ordnance Penetrator is not enough to crack open a cave...
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Bombardier turboprop shipments outstrip jets
Last year was a watershed for turboprops at Bombardier , with deliveries of its Q Series outstripping CRJ regional jets for...
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SpaceX blames workload for Falcon 9 rocket delay
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is blaming the overwhelming amount of work involved in developing its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule for a six-month...
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Austrian to offer onboard voting during regional election
Austrian Airlines Group is to offer a special onboard voting service to its passengers during Lower Austria's forthcoming regional elections. Passengers...
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Saudi Arabia's Boeing F-15C/D fighters pass safety inspection
The Royal Saudi Air Force has resumed flight operations with its fleet of about 80 Boeing F-15C/Ds, after removing a grounding order imposed after the November...
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B-2 crash revives airworthiness worries
A board of US Air Force officers is investigating the first crash of a Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit, which reduced the fleet of stealth bombers to 20. Initial...
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