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NewsRAF to have just nine A330s in core FSTA tanker fleet
Nine Airbus A330-200s to be dedicated to RAF operations, five more on rapid readiness for surge requirements
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NewsPicture: US air base in Diego Garcia to return to operation after landing gear failure B-1 cleared by crane
The runway at the US military refuelling and tactical base on the UK Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia is expected to be returned to operational status this weekend after the Rockwell B-1B strategic bomber that made a wheels-up landing on Monday has been cleared by the island's port heavy ...
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Major poll reveals majority of aviation companies hiring for new posts in 2006 in all sectors
A majority of aviation companies will add new headcount this year, a major survey of aviation employers has revealed.
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Lufthansa warns of 'little benefit' of aviation emissions trading and €1.5 billion potential cost
The inclusion of air transport in the European Union carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) woudl have limited benefit and could cost the industry as much as €1.5 billion per year, Lufthansa has warned.
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NewsEADS co-CEO Noël Forgeard apologises for referring to French politicians as 'monkeys' in Sogerma Services closure row
EADS co-chief executive Noël Forgeard has been forced to apologise for offending members of the French parliament after two members publicly called for his resignation over comments comparing them to monkeys.
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NewsEADS and Lockheed Martin to team on European Galileo and GPS III future satnav interoperability
EADS Astrium and Lockheed Martin will work together to ensure the interoperability of future European and US satellite navigation systems following an agreement signed yesterday on Galileo and GPS III interoperability.
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Demand curve
The main action on the Atlantic this summer is being generated by Continental and Delta Air Lines as carriers see healthy advance bookings and strengthening yields
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Airports: The campaign trail
Airlines believe their long fight to gain leverage over airport charges could bear fruit in Europe, but elsewhere the mood is less optimistic
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Ameco Beijing readies Airbus A380 overhaul plan, giving strongest hint of expected Air China ILFC-sourced 5-aircraft order
Air China’s overhaul arm expands to accommodate giant by expanding MRO base as long-rumoured deal to take A380s from International Lease Finance gets boost.
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NewsPicture: Airbus A380 MSN002 returns to Toulouse from Hamburg to prepare for 'early long flights'
A development Airbus A380 aircraft used for cabin and cargo systems tests has returned to Toulouse from Hamburg in preparation of a series of pre-certification trial long range test flights.
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NewsVideo: Timelapse FAA radar shows FedEx aircraft diverted from Memphis hub in heavy storm
A pilot website has sourced an amazing US Federal Aviation Administration radar track sequence of the Memphis international airport main base of FedEx Express as an intense storm approached and then hit, forcing the aircraft to divert.
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NewsMilitary engines
This week's Flight International features reports from Los Angeles and London on the battle to power the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the development of the Airbus Military A400M’s engine, the Europrop TP400.
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US aviation safety teams to probe May Transmile Boeing 727 freighter fuel tank explosion in India
A fuel tank explosion on a Boeing 727 freighter in India earlier this month has caught the attention of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) which has sent a team to India to investigate.
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NewsUS federal air marshals exonerated in December Miami airport fatal shooting
US air marshals have been exonerated in the December fatal shooting of an American Airlines passenger on a Miami airport air bridge, say Florida state authorities.
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