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Singapore deploys Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft to Gulf of Aden
Singapore has sent one of its Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft to assist international counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, marking its first...
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Chinese airlines to order 35 E190s: reports
Chinese airlines have ordered 35 Embraer E190 aircraft, say reports quoting the airframer's CEO Frederico Curado.
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NewsVIDEO: Air France A380 hits CRJ while taxiing at JFK
Extraordinary video images have emerged of an Air France Airbus A380 colliding with a Bombardier CRJ during taxiing at New York JFK. Air France has...
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Embraer's Harbin ERJ-145 plant to switch to business jets
Embraer's ERJ-145 final assembly line in Harbin will switch to producing Legacy business aircraft after it produces its last ERJ-145, say reports quoting...
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Thai military gets new S-92, Mi-17 helicopters
Thailand has received three VIP-configured S-92A transports, as well as its first batch of Mi-17 utility helicopters ...
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This Week briefing
AMENDMENT SIGNING LIFTS A400M PROGRESS NEW DEAL An amended contract covering the production of 170 Airbus A400M transports for the programme's...
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Opinion
Comment: Heat, fuel, oxygen and delay bring disaster
Few threats to an aircraft in cruise hold the same dread as cabin fire. Combustion is a complex process that seems to defy its purely physical and chemical...
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Comment: Air France 447 should teach the industry a lesson
For 22 months the commercial air transport industry has been proceeding in ignorance of why Air France 447 crashed. This state of affairs is unacceptable for the future
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Private flying's decline
As applications to training schools and clubs fall away, is the industry losing vital sources of commercial pilots?
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General malaise
This month's Aero Friedrichshafen show will serve as a rallying post for a European general aviation sector battered by the economic downturn. Our special report tackles subjects certain to dominate the agenda: the European Aviation Safety Agency's regulation of light sport aircraft, new engine designs aimed at decreasing reliance on ...
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Light sport aircraft market: the main players
the contenders Big names in small aircraft Flight Design This German manufacturer's composite two-seater aircraft have consistently been...
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Weathering heights: FAA cockpit simulator to help airline safety
A US cockpit simulator project models supply of real-time data on climatic conditions for pilots flying transoceanic routes
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Image generator technology: the other kind of cloud computing
Advances in image-generator technology are making the simulated flying environment ever more authentic
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European light sport aircraft market awaits European decision
Regulators could put Europe's light sport aircraft market on the path to rapid growth - if its heeds lessons from the US experience
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Show preview: Aero Friedrichshafen
The 19th Aero Friedrichshafen takes place on 13-16 April. How has it become the top dedicated GA event outside North America?
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New group takes fresh look at upset training
UPSET RECOVERY JOHN CROFT WASHINGTON DC Securing the edges of the envelope AN INTERNATIONAL group formed under the auspices of the UK Royal Aeronautical...
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NASTAR Center simulates spaceflight in Philadelphia
The USA's National Aerospace Training and Research Center is putting aspiring suborbital fliers through the strains of spaceflight
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Business quote of the week
Quote of the week "We're going to have good opportunities for Pratt in China" Pratt & Whitney chief executive David Hess likes the strategic...
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Business briefs
SAFRAN CLOSES ROCKET ENGINE DEAL PROPULSION Safran has finalised its acquisition from SNPE Group of SNPE Matériaux Energétiques and its subsidiaries,...
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Business people
PEOPLE moves Aerojet, Flydubai, HKAC, ILFC, Jade Cargo, Raytheon Holcroft: Cambridge airport Islamic financier Mukesh Sodani is to join...