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Comment: Speculation and reassurance
Rolls-Royce has been taking a lot of heat. Having one of its newest products - a mighty Trent 900 - blow up under the wing of that most attention-grabbing of aircraft, a packed-with-people Qantas Airbus A380, was a good route to negative publicity.
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Comment: New report shows that airline pilots are missing both basic and advanced skills
Pilots are perhaps the most frequently re-trained people in any profession, yet accidents are revealing that many flightcrew are missing both basic and advanced skills
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NewsF-35B flies with Block 1.0 software
Lockheed Martin has flown an F-35 flight test aircraft with the third of five major blocks of software for the first time ...
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Finmeccanica playing to strengths
Finmeccanica has a wide portfolio of airframes and technologies that equips it well for its global ambitions, says its chief executive
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EC to grant temporary rescue aid to Air Malta
Air Malta has been granted a temporary €52 million ($70.8 million) loan facility by the European Commission while it works on putting forward a restructuring...
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Apollo raises $213 million as it grows Fund
Apollo Aviation Group has raised $213 million from a broad array of domestic and international investors for its aviation fund, the Sciens Aviation Special...
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R-R pays price of silence
Engine maker's cautious response to Qantas Trent 900 failure blamed for share slide
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JetBlue names Emirates as seventh interline partner
Emirates has become the seventh interline partner for JetBlue, creating access to numerous US cities from Dubai, and allowing JetBlue's customers new connections...
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NewsUK's first MPL pilots join the line at Flybe
The first six pilots to hold British multi-crew pilot licences (MPL) are starting work as first officers in Flybe Bombardier Dash 8 Q400s.
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Chile's Sky signs biofuel pact with PetroAlgae
Chile's Sky Airline has signed an agreement with Florida-based renewable energy company PetroAlgae to purchase biomass feedstock for conversion into jet...
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PICTURES: Airbus chief Enders makes skydive from A400M
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders has become one of the first people to try out the A400M's suitability as a paratroop-delivery platform ...
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CAE to provide equipment for Royal Navy King Airs
CAE is to produce airborne tactical mission trainers to support the instruction of UK Royal Navy observers using four modified Beechcraft King Air 350ERs
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NewsUK defence chiefs stand by Harrier retirement decision
The UK's most senior military officers have responded publicly to criticism over recently-announced defence cuts ...
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International markets will drive business aviation recovery, say airframers
International demand will make an important contribution to the business jet market's gradual recovery and account for an increased proportion of future sales, according to Cessna's vice-president for international sales Trevor Esling.
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787 electrical fire raises prospect of further delay
Boeing again finds itself face-to-face with the prospect of delays to its 787 Dreamliner following an in-flight electrical fire that grounded its test fleet. The...
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Zhuhai10: Rockwell Collins signs up Chinese carriers
Rockwell Collins has inked a slew of agreements with several Chinese airlines ahead of Airshow China 2010 in Zhuhai. Xiamen Airlines, Tibet Airlines...
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Russia's S7 and Globus formally join Oneworld
Russia's S7 Airlines has formally become a member of the Oneworld alliance, while subsidiary Globus is also joining as an affiliate.
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NewsPICTURE: Italian navy deploys first AW101s to Afghanistan
Italy's navy has started flying support missions in Afghanistan using three AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters ...
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NewsCockpit recorder overwritten in Qantas A380 engine incident
Investigators have discovered that the cockpit-voice recording of the Qantas Airbus A380 engine failure was overwritten because the adjacent engine could...
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Avianca to drop Delta codeshare
Avianca is preparing to replace Delta Air Lines with United Airlines as its US codeshare partner as the Colombian carrier prepares to enter Star Alliance...