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NewsFAA criticised for failure to establish icy conditions rules in NTSB report into 2005 Circuit City Cessna crash, pilot main cause
The US National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that faulty airmanship was the primary cause of a fatal crash of a Cessna Citation 560 business jet, owned by US electricals store chain Circuit City, on approach to the Pueblo Memorial airport in Colorado on 16 February 2005
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South Koreans set to frustrate Boeing as 20-aircraft fighter requirement opened up to US company's rivals
South Korea is to open the bidding for its next batch of 20 multirole fighter aircraft, a strategy likely to frustrate Boeing, which had hoped to receive a sole-source contract to expand a 2002 deal to supply the nation's air force with 40 F-15Ks.
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FAA gives green light to revised fan blade tests for General Electric GEnx engine for Boeing 787
The US Federal Aviation Administration has approved plans by General Electric to conduct the critical fan blade-off tests for the GEnx engine for the Boeing 787 which involves detaching the blade further along its length, rather than right at the root as in normal blade-off tests.
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NTSB releases safety recommendations in light of October 2004 Pinnacle Airlines CRJ200 crash
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to implement 11 safety recommendations in the wake of the October 2004 Pinnacle Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crash.
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NewsDetails of WTO subsidies case show USA believes Airbus drove rivals Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas from commercial airliner market
Airbus has been accused of driving US rivals Lockheed and McDonnell Douglas out of commercial aviation, as the first details emerge on the USA's case over unlawful aircraft subsidies.
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Airbus questions Boeing's certification plan for new widebody 747-8I to use grandfathered data from previous Jumbos
Airbus questions certification plan for new widebody
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NewsAlenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainer nears Mach 1 with new flight control system
The Alenia Aermacchi M-346 advanced jet trainer has flown at nearly Mach 1 for the first time, following the release of a new flight control software standard.
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NewsFatal general aviation accidents in Mexico and USA see year get off to a bad start
Learjet comes down on approach open baggage door suspected in Cessna crash
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FLIGHT TEST: Farnborough Aircraft Kestrel - Wings of desire
Farnborough Aircraft is seeking an Arabian partner to bring its Kestrel turboprop to market. We chart the turbulent history of the project and fly the prototype