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Indonesian pilots grounded for landing at wrong airport
Indonesia’s Directorate General of Air Communication (DGAC) has issued a grounding order to two commercial pilots as an investigation continues into a 5 September incident in which they landed their passenger aircraft at the wrong airport in Padang.
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Jade Cargo confirms order for six 747-400ERFs
China’s Jade Cargo International, which plans to launch operations next year, has confirmed an order for six Boeing 747-400 extended range freighters
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Northwest may outsource over half of its attendants
Northwest Airlines has proposed a restructuring plan that will outsource almost 60% of its flight attendants.
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Airbus claims agreement in principle for A350 funding
Airbus claims to have secured provisional launch-investment agreement for its new A350 from four states, including the UK which will be the first to confirm its participation at the aircraft’s industrial launch in early October.
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NewsGaruda to acquire ten 787s and 18 737-800s
Indonesian flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia has agreed to acquire ten Boeing 787-8 aircraft and reaffirmed its long-awaited intention to take 18 Boeing 737-800s under a fleet-renewal initiative.
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Arianespace to sponsor X Prize Cup
European satellite launching company Arianespace has announced it will sponsor the X Prize Cup planned for 2006.
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Rafale combat aircraft flies configured with Meteor missiles
Missile manufacturer MBDA today announced that the first flight of a Rafale combat aircraft configured with MBDA's Meteor beyond visible range air-to-air missile was successfully carried out at Istres in south east France.
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NewsNorthwest and Delta file for bankruptcy
Both Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines bowed to the seemingly inevitable and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday.
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Phuket Air YS-11 still grounded after overrun
Thailand’s Department of Civil Aviation has found that a Phuket Air NAMC YS-11 involved in an incident in Mae Sot on 11 September touched down long on the runway before it ran off the end and into muddy ground, resulting in extensive damage.
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Free flights will be standard in ten years says O'Leary
Irish low fares airline Ryanair is predicting fare-free airline travel within a decade as its chief executive launched a blistering attack on European Union attempts to reregulate the air transport industry.
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Lockheed ordered to stop US army surveillence contract
The US Army has ordered Lockheed Martin to stop work on the aerial common sensor (ACS) development program although it has stressed it is not terminating the contract.
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Norway enters space race
Norwegian ammunition systems and missile propulsion company Nammo Raufoss AS conducted a static firing of their first full-scale hybrid sounding rocket motor, a part of the Norwegian sounding rocket (NSR) on 30th August.
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Dassault says no to Gamesa acquisition rumours
Dassault Aviation has “no interest” in acquiring Spanish aerostructures specialist Gamesa, says chairman and chief executive Charles Edelstenne.
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Problems on Mars Express to be investigated
The European Space A gency has started a technical investigation into the Planetary Fourier Spectrometer (PFS) on board Mars Express, after a problem developed in the instrument a few months ago.
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JetBlue takes delivery of first E-190
JetBlue Airways today took delivery of its first Embraer 190 aircraft, two weeks later than originally planned.
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British Airways crew criticised after serious approach incident
Captain was slow to respond to ground proximity warning approaching Isle of Man
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America West shareholders approve US Airways
Shareholders at America West Airlines yesterday overwhelmingly voted in favor of the carrier’s proposed merger with US Airways, paving the way for the two airlines to finalize the deal by the end of September.
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Qatar signs MoU to launch GEnx on A350
General Electric and Qatar Airways are expected to announce a memorandum of understanding within the next day confirming the selection of the GEnx engine for the 60 A350s covered in the recently signed letter of intent between the Middle East flag-carrier and Airbus.
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I’m on the plane!
In-flight mobile phone use is on the way. But after surmounting the plethora of legislative hurdles, will it succeed where satcom-based telephony failed?
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Aircraft maintenance: assessing the personal performance effect
By September next year, all aviation maintenance staff in Europe must meet EASA’s requirements on the impact of human performance on industry safety standards