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NewsQinetiq's solar-powered Zephyr completes 14-day flight
Qinetiq has completed a 14 day and 21min flight with its Zephyr high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system ...
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Boeing goes on new KC-X offensive
Boeing launched a new rhetorical offensive in the KC-X contract battle at Farnborough, reviving old criticisms about its rival's approach to hard envelope protection and non-feedback sidesticks.
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Cyprus extends contract with IFE Services
Cyprus Airways has extended its contract with UK-based IFE Services for the provision of in-flight entertainment content.
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Israel investigates cause of CH-53 crash
An Israeli accident investigation team has arrived in Romania to identify the cause of a Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopter crash ...
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TAM wins Brazilian certification for ATR-42 overhaul
Brazilian authorities have certified TAM's maintenance, repair and overhaul centre to maintain ATR-42 turboprops following TAM's acquisition of ATR operator...
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OSHKOSH: No Bull Flying
Michael Goulian, 41-year old Red Bull Air Race pilot, and acrobatic aviator, paid a visit during AirVenture 2010 to league sponsor Cirrus.
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NewsBillionaire to build business aviation facility at airbase near Moscow
Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov's Nafta Moskva company is to build a business aviation facility at Kubinka air force base near Moscow, after winning a tender to buy 46Ha (115 acres) of land at the facility.
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New United management evenly split with Continental and United execs
Continental and United Airlines have unveiled an eight-member senior management team equally split between current senior level executives of both carriers....
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NewsIFE is here to stay
The in-flight entertainment and connectivity industry has never lacked vision or enthusiasm. Yet its eagerness to continually push the limits to hasten technological advancement has proved its weakness in years past
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OSHKOSH: DHS launches “force multiplier” for GA security
The US Department of Homeland Security has expanded its “If you see something, say something” effort to include general aviation.
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Pilots demand Israel scraps 'Code Positive' security system
Cockpit crew representatives are pressing the Israeli government to scrap its "Code Positive" pilot identification system, claiming that trial operations...
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Crashed Lufthansa MD-11F was carrying 80t of freight
Eighty tonnes of freight were on board the Lufthansa Cargo Boeing MD-11F which crashed on landing at the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh today, following a...
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NewsEurofighter boasts Typhoon reign over F-35
Eurofighter has launched a new campaign to assert the supremacy of the Typhoon against the Lockheed Martin F-35 in air-to-air combat, describing internal simulations giving the former an advantage over a numerically superior F-35 attack force.
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing troubleshoots twin issues as 747-8F schedule pressure grows
Certification could slip into 2011 as flight trials reveal aileron and structural issues following gear-door buffetting flap
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Austria's Niki to become associate Oneworld member
Air Berlin's Austrian associate carrier Niki is to become an affiliate member of the Oneworld alliance when the German airline joins in early 2012.
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Barbs and bluster as engine makers take aim
As expected, the marketing and rhetoric surrounding the favoured dual-spool turbofan engine for the re-engined and next generation single-aisle commercial...
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Fuel efficiency key in turboprop battle
Praise for the fuel efficiency of ATR's 72-600 by two key industry executives has intensified the competition between ATR's -600 model and the Bombardier Q400.
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Eurocontrol reviews ATC efficiency
European air navigation service providers are able to generate returns on capital investment that the rest of the aviation industry could only dream of, according to the Performance Review Commission's (PRC) report on calendar year 2008.
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Mixed fortunes for regionals
There were decidedly mixed sales fortunes for regional manufacturers at the show as ATR and Embraer were bolstered with some high-profile commitments, but Bombardier left without a fresh CSeries order.