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Viking Hellas to boost Iraq services through new joint venture
Greek charter carrier Viking Hellas has teamed up with a consortium of German and Iraqi investors to launch a new joint venture in Iraq called Viking Middle...
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NewsInquiry opens into fatal Iran Air 727 crash
Iranian investigators have set up several working groups to probe yesterday's fatal Iran Air Boeing 727-200 accident at Urmia. The aircraft is a 37-year...
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NewsEvidence of Tu-154 power fault day before fatal fire: MAK
Russian investigators have discovered evidence of an electrical fault on the burned-out Tupolev Tu-154 at Surgut, which showed up the day before fire destroyed...
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Egyptair to build maintenance facility at Marsa Alam airport
Egyptair Maintenance & Engineering is to open a line- and later build a base-maintenance facility at the privately owned Marsa Alam airport on the Red Sea. The...
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Astraeus contracts JorAMCo for 737 C check
UK-based wet-lease specialist Astraeus has contracted Jordan Aircraft Maintenance (JorAMCo) to provide a C check on one of its Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The...
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EU's Clean Sky project looks to SMEs for research
One of Clean Sky's aims is to increase the number of small and medium-sized enterprises involved in the aviation industry, and so more than one-third of the topics - which are meant to contribute to the elaboration of the demonstrators - were won by SMEs.
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Virgin Atlantic withholds BAA fees over Heathrow snow disruption
Virgin Atlantic is refusing to pay landing fees to airports operator BAA until an inquiry into the disruption at London Heathrow caused by last month's severe...
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Aviation industry under pressure to reduce landfill waste from scrapped airliners
Reducing the level of waste from scrapped airliners that goes to landfill hinges on finding a recycling solution for materials used in aircraft interiors
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NewsBlue sky thinking
In our latest environment special report, we take a look at the latest initiatives in the green reuse of scrapped airliner components and what is being done to reduce the amount of landfill waste from aircraft interiors. In addition, we take an in-depth look at the progress that has been ...
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Dismantling company finds innovative ways of reusing scrapped aircraft materials
UK based P3 Aviation, which started life in 2004 primarily as a rotable components supplier, is also aiming to capitalise on the growing market for dismantling and recycling airliners.
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Lost connection sinks India's GSLV launch attempt
Faulty connectors and cables were the cause of the 25 December failure of the Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), the second of 2010 for the Indian Space Research Organisation, a space agency panel has determined.
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Virgin Blue and Skywest forge alliance
Australia's Virgin Blue and Skywest Airlines have signed a 10-year alliance to create a regional network in Australia.
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Snow and poor weather at Iranian crash site
Weather data for Urmia Airport in northern Iran, where an Iran Air aircraft has reportedly crashed, shows it has been experiencing poor visibility and snow...
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NewsIran Air jet reportedly crashes at Urmia
Preliminary reports from Iran indicate that a passenger aircraft with over 100 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Initial reports...
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Interview
Working Week: Danielle Stoney
Danielle Stoney was 17 when she became the second youngest female pilot in the UK. Now 26, she is a first officer for London Oxford airport-based operator FlairJet, which launched the Embraer Phenom 100 in Europe
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Boeing 757 directive tied to American decompression incident
Metal fatigue in certain skin sections of two Boeing 757 aircraft, including one that experienced rapid decompression at 31,000ft, has spurred the US FAA...
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Boeing posts sales rebound after two-year decline
Boeing has posted a dramatic sales rebound for commercial aircraft in 2010 as the airline market recovered from the two-year, global recession.
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NewsGuggenheim cancellation leaves DAE as 747-8’s sole lessor customer
Boeing has lost one of its two leasing customers for the 747-8 family, following the decision by Guggenheim Aviation Partners (GAP) to cancel its remaining...
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Briefings
Two Airbus executives have been recognised in the UK’s 2011 New Year’s Honours list. Tom Williams, executive vice-president programmes receives a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his leadership of the Airbus business and contributions to the wider UK aerospace industry
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Australia welcomes US F-35 programme changes
Australia has welcomed the restructuring of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II programme announced by US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ...