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NewsDelta to close its low-cost carrier Song
Delta Air Lines is to close low-fare unit Song in May as part of its court protected restructuring.
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Jazeera Airways launches to break Kuwaiti monopoly
Kuwaiti private carrier Jazeera Airways has started operations with an initial service to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
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Pacific Blue launching Auckland-Cook Islands service
Virgin Blue subsidiary Pacific Blue is launching a weekly non-stop service tomorrow linking Auckland with Rarotonga in the Cook Islands but it is suspending its Sydney-Rarotonga service which went via Christchurch in New Zealand
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Sino Swearingen gets FAA certification for SJ30-2
Start-up aircraft manufacturer Sino Swearingen has gained Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification for its SJ30-2 aircraft.
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U-Tacs awarded $500 million Watchkeeper contract
Israeli defence electronics company Elbit systems has announced that its joint venture company with Thales UK, UAV Tactical Systems Ltd. ( U-Tacs), has been awarded an eight-year, £317 million ($560 million) order as part of the Watchkeeper program.
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ESA loses contact with student satellite
The European Space Agency has reported there has been no contact with the SSETI Express satellite since Friday due to a failure in the spacecraft's power system.
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Maiden flight for Hungarian Air Force Gripen
The maiden flight of the first Hungarian dual-seat Gripen aircraft took place yesterday at Saab in Linkoping Sweden.
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NewsAeroflot to choose between A350 and 787 this week
This week is expected to see the winner emerge of one of the toughest battles in the war between the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 when Aeroflot announces which aircraft type it has selected.
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Gary Kelly’s growth game for Southwest
Even mighty Southwest Airlines is finding it tough to make money with fuel at such high prices says the carrier’s chief executive Gary Kelly, as Americas Editor David Field discovers.
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TAAG Angola to install Class 3 Boeing EFB in 737s, 777s
TAAG Angola Airlines will install Boeing Class 3 electronic flight bags (EFBs) in its newly ordered 737-700 and 777-200ER aircraft.
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SIA eyes Christmas 2006 service entry for first A380
Singapore Airlines (SIA) is looking to put its first Airbus A380 into commercial service around Christmas next year, following an expected late-November delivery.
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Mesaba could lose Saabs under latest Northwest court ruling
US regional operator Mesaba’s chances of surviving Northwest Airlines’ court protected restructuring have been hampered by a New York bankruptcy judge’s approval of the US major’s plan to revoke a further 106 aircraft leases if they are not favorably renegotiated.
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Navigation satellite system Galileo ready for launch
The European Space Agency reports Europe’s satellite navigation system, Galileo, is getting ready for launch, preparing the way for the delivery of a new and advanced global civil positioning service.
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NewsEyes turn as F-15K makes its debut
Multi-mission aircraft hailed as success as further foreign interest builds in acquiring type’s new equipment options