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Shanghai to become latest Emirates A380 destination
Shanghai is to become Emirates' 13th Airbus A380 destination later this month. The carrier will begin thrice-weekly A380 flights from Dubai to Shanghai...
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Dutch air force hit by spending cuts
Dutch defence minister Hans Hillen is to make dramatic changes to the nation's armed forces structure as part of a process to reduce its annual defence expenditure...
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NewsRAF Reaper use passes 20,000 flight hours
The UK Royal Air Force has completed its first 20,000 flight hours in Afghanistan using Reaper air vehicles ...
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Former Go chief Cassani to join Air Berlin board
Former UK low-cost carrier Go's chief executive, Barbara Cassani, is to join the board of German budget airline Air Berlin as a non-executive director. She...
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South Korean coastguard to receive four new CN-235s
South Korea's coastguard will induct four Indonesian Aerospace-built CN-235-220 maritime patrol aircraft this year ...
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China sends fighters to Pakistan for exercise
China for the first time deployed fighters to Pakistan for the joint exercise Shaheen-1 last month ...
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NewsAirbus watching A380 schedule closely after quake
Airbus is confident it will meet its delivery forecast of some 25 A380s this year despite the Japanese earthquake which has further complicated the juggling...
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NTSB: No signs of smoke in United A320 emergency
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have found not found "any signs of burning" or "indications of smoke or other anomalous system...
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FAA fines Lynx $350,000 for Q400 non-compliance
The US Federal Aviation Administration has fined Republic Airways Holdings subsidiary Lynx Aviation $350,000 for operating a Bombardier Q400 while the aircraft...
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France starts recovery phase for crashed AF447
French investigators have confirmed they will launch a fifth phase in the search for flight AF447 after the discovery of wreckage from the Air France Airbus...
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PICTURE: Israel's Iron Dome system foils first rocket attack
Israel's Rafael-produced Iron Dome mobile defence system has achieved its first live intercept against a short-range rocket launched from the Gaza Strip ...
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VIDEO: UPS to fit vision system after fatal 747 fire
Seven months after its fatal Boeing 747-400F fire, freight operator UPS is to fit a system to its fleet which enables pilots to see their cockpit instruments...
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NewsFAA mandates tough inspection regime for older Boeing 737s
Airlines that operate Boeing 737s face a rigorous new emergency inspection regime following the fuselage rupture of a Southwest Airlines 737-300 over Arizona...
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MAS carries out preliminary inspections on 737s
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is conducting preliminary inspections of some of its Boeing 737 aircraft, following a service bulletin issued by Boeing after the...
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Southwest starts lap joint repairs on five aircraft
Southwest Airlines has started repairs on the lap joints of five Boeing 737s after finding minor subsurface cracking on the aircraft. The repairs stem...
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Fiji's Air Pacific appears to cancel entire 787 order
Fiji's Air Pacific appears to be the carrier behind the cancellation of eight Boeing 787s disclosed in Boeing's order books last month.
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US Air Force joins airship demonstration race with Blue Devil 2
The US Air Force has contracted MAV6 to prove whether an airship could replace fixed-wing aircraft for some surveillance missions ...
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Boeing delivers 104 aircraft in 1Q11
Boeing delivered 104 commercial aircraft in the first quarter of 2011, down slighly from the same period a year earlier.
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US Airways likely to broaden Wi-fi in the future to remain competitive
US Airways believes that despite low take-up rates for its in-flight Internet connectivity, at some point it will have to offer the product fleet-wide to...