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Boeing appoints cost czar for new airplanes
Boeing has appointed Terry Beezhold Commercial Airplanes vice president of process, tool and affordability, a move that brings the development of a new commercial...
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Alaska waving 'Bye, Bye' to flight bags with iPads for pilots
Alaska Airlines has become the first US domestic airline to announce plans to issue Apple iPads to all its pilots for use as Class 1 portable, kneeboard...
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NewsMAS details A380 delivery plan
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) expects to receive most of its Airbus A380 orders in 2012, and plans to operate the superjumbo jet to European cities. The...
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ASH CLOUD: Volcano crisis cell moves from
The crisis cell jointly run by Eurocontrol and the European Aviation Safety Agency to co-ordinate aviation's response to the Grimsvotn volcano has now been...
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NewsDassault begins probe into Falcon 7X fault as fleet grounding continues
Dassault has begun a probe into the cause of a pitch trim failure on one of its Falcon 7X business jets that has led to the grounding of the 112-strong 7X...
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Air France highlights evidence of technical problem on AF447
Air France has emphasised the evidence of a technical malfunction on the Airbus A330 which crashed in the South Atlantic two years ago, after French investigators...
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Electronic stability protection helps make Cirrus immune to loss of control
Pilots of Cirrus aircraft equipped with Garmin's electronic stability and protection (ESP) system and other new speed-related safety aids should be virtually immune to a variety of loss-of-control accidents with the software protections.
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NewsAF447 stalled but crew maintained nose-up attitude
French investigators have disclosed that the crew of Air France flight AF447 maintained nose-up inputs to the aircraft even after the Airbus A330 entered...
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Boeing considers further 737 rate rise
Boeing is considering increasing its Next Generation 737 output to 42 aircraft a month, on top of two planned rate increases being phased in by 2013, as it continues to feel "upward pressure" to build the aircraft more quickly.
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India’s Rustom 1 makes second successful flight
India's Rustom 1 unmanned air vehicle has completed its second successful test flight, with future sorties to include military payloads. The flight...
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NewsPICTURES: Australia to receive first Airbus Military A330 MRTT
The Royal Australian Air Force is about to take delivery of its first Airbus Military A330 multi-role tanker transport after the aircraft departed on its...
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Experts: GPS at risk with LightSquared 4G
A government/industry panel will warn the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in a 3 June report that the expected interference from a new 4G ancillary...
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NewsANA’s LCC named as Peach Aviation
All Nippon Airways' new low-cost joint venture has been named Peach Aviation and intends to start services by March 2012.
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JAL picks Boston as first 787 destination
Japan Airlines (JAL) has chosen Boston as the first destination it would fly to with the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and plans to launch the service from Tokyo...
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NewsIndonesia orders 16 T-50 trainers
Indonesia has placed a $400 million order for 16 Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainers, the type's first export sale. The...
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NewsPhilippines to receive eight Sokols, looks to upgrade MD 520s
AgustaWestland subsidiary PZL Swidnik will deliver four W-3A Sokol transport helicopters to the Philippines by November this year, with another four in the second quarter of 2012.
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Raytheon jammer attracts US Navy interest as roles expand
A new customer has emerged for the Raytheon ADM-160 miniature air launched decoy jammer (MALD-J) as the company looks to expand the applications and roles...
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NewsCessna Caravan wins USAF counter-insurgency contract
Wichita-based Cessna has beat several foreign competitors for a contract to supply dozens of "light lift" aircraft as the US Air Force (USAF) arms itself...
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PICTURES: JetSuite Phenom 100 runway prang in Sedona
The US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a JetSuite Phenom 100 runway overrun at the Sedona airport in Arizona. According to initial...
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NewsNASA seeks commercial suborbital flights
NASA has released a draft request for proposal (RFP) seeking bids for providers of suborbital flights. The RFP, released on 26 May, will award an indefinite-quantity,...