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Elektra One passes static load testing
German company PC-Aero has successfully completed static load tests of the wing, fuselage and tail of its battery-powered Elektra One general aviation aircraft, for German ultralight certification
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Coffee spill behind unintentional United hijack alert
Spilt coffee in the cockpit of a United Airlines Boeing 777, and the inadvertent selection of the "hijack" transponder code, preceded diversion of the jet to Toronto.
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BA and Rolls-Royce finally seal $5bn Trent deal
Rolls-Royce and British Airways have finally signed a long-awaited contract for Trent 900 and 1000 engines to power the carrier's forthcoming Airbus A380...
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Business Aviation: In Brief
German Air Ambulance and charter company FAI rent-a-jet has appointed Travel Point as its exclusive marketing and sales representative for Oman
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NewsPICTURES: FlairJet takes Europe's first Phenom 300s
UK charter company FlairJet has taken delivery of Europe's first Embraer Phenom 300 following handover of two of the light business jets in December.
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India’s Lakshya-2 target completes flight test
India's Lakshya-2 target drone recently completed its first flight test, flying 32min at low altitude.
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Pawan Hans begins seaplane flights
Indian helicopter operator Pawan Hans has added its first amphibious aircraft to its fleet.
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PICTURE: UAE display team completes MB-339 fleet
Alenia Aermacchi has delivered the last four MB-339As to have been upgraded for the United Arab Emirates air force's Al Fursan (The Knights) aerobatic team.
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Philippines to receive refurbished C-130H
The Philippines is to receive a former Tunisian air force Lockheed Martin C-130H transport, which was refurbished by US maintenance, repair and overhaul company Derco.
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NewsAsiana orders six A380s
South Korea's Asiana Airlines has placed an order for six Airbus A380s, and plans to take delivery of them from 2014.
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NewsHelibras lands deal to upgrade Brazilian army AS350s
Eurocopter's Helibras subsidiary is to lead a major upgrade to the Brazilian army's in-service fleet of AS350 helicopters ...
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JetBlue, ViaSat still in talks for definitive in-flight Internet deal
JetBlue Airways and ViaSat are working to reach a definitive agreement covering the installation of Ka-band satellite-based in-flight connectivity across...
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Row 44 clears final hurdle to offering in-flight Internet in Europe
Row 44 has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) from EASA to equip commercial aircraft in Europe with its in-flight broadband platform, clearing...
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Shuttle repairs continue to pile up
NASA has found 32 stringers on space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank in need of modification and two that will be replaced entirely, the US space...
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Iberia to launch Astronics' newest gen in-seat power in economy
Iberia has become the launch customer for Astronics' newest generation EmPower in-seat power system, with the Spanish flag carrier agreeing to fit economy-class...
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Caribbean’s ATR order emerges from controversy
Controversy surrounding an order for nine ATR 72-600s placed by Caribbean Airlines in September 2010 seems to have cleared now that the carrier's major shareholder, the government of Trinidad and Tobago, has approved the purchase.
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Qatar Airways to operate daily to Copenhagen and Barcelona
Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways is to increase capacity on its Copenhagen and Barcelona routes from 27 March. The Doha-based airline says it will...
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Three bidders to contest UK's fixed-wing training requirement
Three bidders have submitted proposals to deliver the remaining fixed-wing element of the UK's Military Flying Training System programme ...
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IAI offers systems for Embraer's KC-390 programme
Israel Aerospace Industries has offered its systems for possible integration with Embraer's developmental KC-390 tanker/transport.
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NewsPICTURES: Alenia Aermacchi rolls out Italy's first T-346 trainers
The Italian air force's first two T-346A advanced jet trainers were rolled out at Alenia Aermacchi's Venegono plant in December, ahead of their planned delivery to the service's Test Wing at Pratica di Mare air base by mid-April.