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Japan investigators find battery swelling on ANA 787
Japanese investigators have found swelling in the lithium-ion cells of the auxiliary power unit battery on the All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 that was involved in an emergency landing on 16 January.
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NewsMalaysia Airlines confirms ATR order
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has confirmed an order for 20 ATR 72-600s and 16 options, which will go to its Firefly and MASWings subsidiaries.
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NewsInsitu completes RQ-21A Block II first flight
Insitu has completed the first flight of the RQ-21A Integrator Block II unmanned air vehicle ...
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NewsLufthansa opens tender for 100 narrowbodies, eight widebodies
Boeing and Airbus are now entering into discussions with Lufthansa to claim newly-authorised orders for eight widebody aircraft and 100 single-aisle aircraft, the German flag carrier says today.
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NewsUAE to purchase General Atomics Predators
The United Arab Emirates has signed a $197 million deal to purchase the XP version of General Atomics' Predator UAS ...
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UAE funds Hercules avionics modernisation
The United Arab Emirates has signed a more than $42 million contract to modernise six of its C-130H/L-100 tactical transports ...
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NewsPICTURE: Camcopter UAV flies with Thales dual-mode radar
Austrian unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Schiebel and Thales UK have joined forces to demonstrate the Camcopter S-100's ability to operate carrying the latter's I-Master dual-mode surveillance radar.
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NewsPICTURE: Winglets fitted to first flying A350
Airbus has started fitting the sweeping winglets to the first flying prototype of its A350 twinjet, ahead of its maiden flight later this year. The...
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NewsBritish Army operators detail Black Hornet UAV attributes
More details have been revealed about the British Army's new Black Hornet nano-unmanned air system, with users declaring the 4.7in-long (120mm) aircraft an "unbelievable" asset.
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NewsAerion and NASA begin laminar flow flight testing
Aerion's determination to be first to market with a supersonic business jet remains as dogged as ever as the US aerodynamics research company embarks on a another round of testing with NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
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NewsRussian air force looks to fly around Tu-134 ban
The Russian air force command wants to bring back into service its trainer variants of the Tu-134 airliner, grounded by a presidential order ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Finmeccanica crisis casts shadow far beyond AW101 deal
Just days after receiving a grilling from journalists about delays to much-needed procurement programmes at the Aero India show in Bengaluru in early February,...
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NewsPICTURES: Piaggio unleashes unmanned HammerHead
Piaggio Aero and Selex ES unveiled plans for an unmanned variant of the former's P-180 Avanti II at the IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi on 18 February.
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NewsReborn Beechcraft emerges from bankruptcy protection
Beechcraft emerges on 19 February from bankruptcy protection with a new business plan and a restored leadership team - and without its Hawker-branded business jet division and more than $2 billion of debt, both shed during a 10-month-long financial restructuring process.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Australian airlift comes of age
The big news at the 2011 Avalon show was Australia's decision to obtain a fifth Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter. Two years on, this aircraft has arrived and another C-17 has been ordered and delivered, bringing the Royal Australian Air Force's total of the type to six examples
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NewsIN FOCUS: Surging growth propels Australian rotorcraft sector
Australia's helicopter sector is growing faster than any other in the country's aviation industry, states its Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It is hardly surprising helicopters are popular in a country surrounded by water, with vast tracts of wilderness, and annual outbreaks of bush fires and floods.
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NewsBiz jet deliveries plummet by half since 2007
Last year's business jet delivery tally of 675 aircraft was half the total at the height of the market in 2007 - according to an industry study compiled...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Australia closes in on regulatory reform
This year is set to be a particularly significant one in the history of Australian civil aviation regulations, with the country's long-running regulatory reform programme nearing a conclusion, according to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).
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Robbers attack Swiss Fokker at Brussels
Police are investigating an incident at Brussels airport during which valuable goods were stolen from a parked Fokker 100. The aircraft had been operating...
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Pilots need to be fully aware of automated system functions: ATSB
Pilots need to ensure that they have a thorough understanding of how automated flight systems work, says Australia's air accident investigator, following...