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Airbus and Boeing's combined orders approach 1,700
The industry's two heavyweights could be set for another record orderbook this year, as the Airbus and Boeing combined sales tally was approaching 1,700...
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NewsVIDEO: Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean talks exclusively to Flight
Apollo 12 lunar module pilot Alan Bean spoke exclusively to Flightglobal.com about his NASA missions and more
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Court throws out Blackwater contention in Casa Afghanistan crash
A US federal appeals court has denied a bid by Presidential Airways , a subsidiary of the...
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US Air Force Laboratory plans Speed Agile future airlifter demonstration
US Air Force thinking on an airlifter that could carry the US Army's Future Combat System vehicles has become clearer, following the release of a solicitation...
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Eclipse 500 specialist launches new service
Start-up very light jet management company JetAviva says it will follow the Southwest Airlines model to keep its costs down by having "one type of aircraft,...
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French aerospace clusters to get tax breaks
France's prime minister François Fillon has pledged extra support for the country's aerospace small- and medium-sized enterprises at the official signing...
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Turkish prime minister and president to fly in G550 business jet
Turkish Airlines has acquired a Gulfstream G550, which it plans to add to its fleet on the first quarter of...
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Euro row compromises security overhaul
Moves to overhaul Europe's bewildering set of rules covering aviation security could come to nothing owing to continued wrangling between European transport...
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Pratt & Whitney ready for GTF launch on MRJ
Formal launch on the Mitsubishi Regional Jet will significantly boost Pratt...
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Nacional de Aviación Colombiana Let L-410 goes missing over Colombia with 18 on board
A chartered Nacional de Aviación Colombiana Let L-410 twin-turboprop with 18 people on board went missing about 20min after leaving Villavicencio Vanguardia...
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Fire and smoke checklists set to change
Radical changes to emergency routines for pilots confronted with smoke, fire and fumes incidents are being jointly worked out by Airbus and Boeing, but experts...
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UK astronaut decision expected next year
As the world marked half a century of spaceflight in early October, the UK stood on the verge of making a historic decision to fully join the space age....
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Australia’s Rex warns of 'catastrophic' pilot shortage
Australia's Regional Express (Rex) is warning of a "looming catastrophic shortage" of pilots in the country...
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General Aviation news in brief
SPEEDY MOONEY The fastest piston single is 5kt (9km/h) faster after Mooney refined aerodynamics on the Acclaim....
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Australia's flying doctors prescribe ADS-B
The Western Operations division of Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) expects to have 11 aircraft...
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US Army defends ARH-70 and adds Apache upgrades
The US Army will upgrade a further 120 Apache attack helicopters to Boeing's AH-64D Block II standard, while backing Bell Helicopters' troubled ARH-70...
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Ultra effort behind Airbus A380's service entry
With the A380 poised to make its service debut, we ask the key stakeholders - Airbus, Singapore Airlines, Rolls-Royce and Panasonic Avionics - about their preparations for this high-profile inaugural
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Keeping up the Airbus A380 entertainment
When the first Airbus A380 enters service with Singapore Airlines on 25 October, one of the most extensive testing programmes for an in-flight entertainment...