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Cessna launches more powerful Grand Caravan
Cessna has launched a more powerful version of its 18-year-old Grand Caravan single-engined...
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IN FOCUS: 2012 airline safety starts well
Fatal airline crashes hit a decade low in 2012's first half
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Bell and Cessna open joint service centre in Singapore
Bell Helicopter and Cessna have opened a joint regional service centre at Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Europe attempts to balance accident investigation with judicial imperatives
new rule 'balances safety and accountability' In the past two years, the EU has altered its laws concerning air accident investigation to help achieve...
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NewsJets departed despite passengers witnessing ground collision
Ryanair passengers who witnessed a ground collision that damaged their Boeing 737-800 and an American Airlines 767-300 failed to prevent the aircraft departing...
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Boeing integrates Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System into F-15SE
Boeing has integrated Vision Systems International's Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II/h on the F-15 Silent Eagle demonstrator aircraft ...
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IN FOCUS: The criminalisation of air accidents threatens safety management philosophy
The criminalisation of air accidents is likely to get worse before it gets better - if indeed it ever does get better. That is the consensus in the air transport...
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IN FOCUS: Accident reports published in first six months of 2012
lessons from the accident reports published this year - A Boeing MD-90 of Indonesian carrier Lion Air skidded sideways off runway 25L at Jakarta on...
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Russia to examine new 130-seat project next year
Russia's trade and industry ministry is stressing that it has yet to decide the nature of a new aircraft to address the 130-seat sector, but it remains keen on participating in the market.
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NewsChina completes longest hot-fire engine test for Long March 5 core stage
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASTC) has successfully test-fired the YF-100 liquid-fuel rocket engine for the nation's new heavy-lift...
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NewsBoeing clarifies 777 lap joint directive
Boeing says there have been no reports of lap joint fatigue cracks in sections 41, 43 and 44 of the in-service Boeing 777-200 and -300 fleet, though it agrees...
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Ryanair sees Comac ready to listen as talks continue
Ryanair talks with Chinese airframer Comac about a possible aircraft remain in the early stages and any resultant deliveries would be "towards the end of...
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NewsIN FOCUS: F-22 pilots and engineers not convinced USAF has found root cause of Raptor's oxygen woes
A number of pilots and engineers are not convinced that the US Air Force has found the root cause of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor's oxygen woes despite...
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NewsQantas grows A380 seat capacity by 7.5%
Qantas is increasing the passenger capacity of its Airbus A380 fleet with more economy class seats while the business class section is being cut back. Lufthansa...
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GE seeks teardown inspection for 787 engine involved in runway incident
General Electric is seeking to reclaim a GEnx-1B engine involved in an embarrassing incident on a runway outside the Boeing 787 final assembly line in North...
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Sukhoi delivers 10th Superjet, but output still lagging
Sukhoi delivered the 10th Superjet 100 on 28 July to Russian carrier Aeroflot, but output remains well below the planned rate for 2012. The fourth...
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Piper cements 10-year deal with P&WC as aircraft deliveries and revenues climb
Piper Aircraft has reached a 10-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for the continuing purchase of PT6A-42A turboprop...
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Air France-KLM outlines Transavia growth plan
Air France-KLM will grow the fleet of its low-cost subsidiary Transavia in order to take over flights operated by its parent carriers on "highly competitive...
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Pacific Aerospace prepares to break into Chinese market
New Zealand manufacturer Pacific Aerospace has appointed Xi'an Yanliang National Aviation Hi-tech Industrial Base...