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NewsLufthansa hires temporary cabin crew staff in Berlin
Lufthansa will employ temporary workers as cabin crew for its planned operation at Berlin's new airport, starting in June.
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Air Bishkek signs wheel and tyre deal with Turkish Technic
Kyrgyzstan-based Air Bishkek - also known as Kyrgyz Airways - has signed a wheel and tyre services agreement with Turkish Technic. The one-year deal...
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Fortran sells five Fokker 50s to Indonesian start-up Pacific Royale
Aircraft and engine parts company Fortran Aviation said the five Fokker 50s recently purchased by its subsidiary are being sold to Indonesian start-up airline...
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NewsPilots, protocols blamed for New Zealand UH-1 crash
A court of inquiry report into a fatal Royal New Zealand Air Force Bell UH-1H Iroquois crash on 25 April 2010 has attributed blame both to its pilots and the military's protocols and oversight.
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Citilink to spin off from Garuda, operate under own AOC by March
Low-cost carrier Citilink aims to complete its separation from parent airline Garuda Indonesia and to operate under its own air operator's certificate (AOC)...
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US Navy solicits bids to test autonomous VTUAV
The US Navy is soliciting bids for the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS), an unmanned vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) programme designed...
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NewsLockheed reveals bold technology plans with 6th-gen fighter concept
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works division has revealed a conceptual next-generation fighter design that offers the first hints of an ambitious, long-term technology...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Piper’s Simon Caldecott sees safety in numbers
Although Piper Aircraft's new owner lives halfway around the world, new chief executive Simon Caldecott never has to look farther than his conference room wall in Vero Beach to see who he works for.
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NewsBoeing to exit struggling Wichita cluster by 2014
Boeing today announced the closure of all defence and space operations in Wichita, Kansas, within two years, a decision instantly criticised by local politicans...
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NewsPPG electrocoat primer to optimise corrosion protection
PPG Industries has developed a water-based corrosion protection primer that is applied to aircraft metal parts using an electrocoating dipping process, eliminating...
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NewsIcing a key suspect in Teterboro TBM crash
The instrument rated private pilot of a Socata TBM 700 that crashed shortly after departure from Teterboro airport near New York City on the morning of 20 December was attempting to climb out of icing conditions at 17,000ft (5,185m) minutes before the aircraft spiralled into the ground, killing all five ...
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NewsFAA: Business jet activity continues to hustle
Domestic and international business jet operations continued to ramp up in 2011 as part of an ongoing upward trajectory that began in early 2009, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration's enhanced traffic management system count database.
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Rada expands Latin American upgrade deal
Rada Electronic Industries has signed contracts valued at more than $10 million for an aircraft upgrade programme with one of its strategic customers in...
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NewsPoland disbands VIP transport unit
The Polish air force formally disbanded its VIP transport-dedicated 36th Special Transport Regiment on 3 January, in accordance with a decision taken by defence minister Tomasz Siemoniak after an investigation into an April 2010 accident.
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NewsSeoul places $600m order for 20 FA-50s
South Korea has placed a $600 million order with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for 20 examples of the FA-50 attack variant of the T-50 advanced jet trainer.
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Indonesia's Sriwijaya to build MRO facility for heavy checks
Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air plans to start building its own maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility by 2014.
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NewsWarsaw details plans for military helicopter buy
Poland's Ministry of National Defence has detailed its plans to acquire a new fleet of helicopters for multiple tasks, and is expected to issue a request for proposals early this year.
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Philippines to refocus on territorial defence
The Philippine air force hopes to announce the procurement of several new types during 2012, as the service re-orients from counter-insurgency operations...
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NewsSriwijaya eyes China and Australia routes with new 737-800s
Indonesia's Sriwijaya Air will expand its network and launch international services to China and Australia this year. It is scheduled to start receiving...
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NewsKLM 737 crew lost position awareness before taxiway take-off
Pilots of a KLM Boeing 737-300 were not using an airport map in darkness and snowy conditions before they turned on to, and departed from, a taxiway at Amsterdam Schiphol.