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NewsAir China tests access to new high-altitude Tibet airport
Air China has conducted a validation flight to the new Ali Kunsha Airport in western Tibet, in preparation for the site's opening
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NewsNo evidence of technical problem before Afriqiyah A330 crash
Preliminary conclusions from the inquiry into the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200 crash at Tripoli have ruled out fuel exhaustion
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NewsRossiya: An-148 is costly and needs better support
Initial operations with the new Antonov An-148 regional jet are proving expensive compared with other aircraft, the Russian launch customer has told a technical...
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NTSB investigates US Airways and Cargolux near miss
Staff of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating a near midair collision of a US Airways Airbus A319 and a Cargolux Boeing 747.
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ILA: Finland details experience with new NH90s
The NH90 programme proves the value of European co-operation, and Finland shows the practical worth of the aircraft ...
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Britten-Norman brings production back to the UK
After more than 40 years of outsourcing its subassemblies to Romania, the UK's only surviving airframer Britten-Norman ...
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Diamond completes volcano sorties with DA42 Guardian
Diamond Aircraft's DA42 Multi Purpose Platform completed two sorties in May of the active Eyjafjallajökull...
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Airbus studies ways to increase A320 seating capacity
Airbus is studying ways to raise slightly the A320 family's seating capacity through changes to cabin monuments, in an effort to boost the twinjet's competitiveness...
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Mil spruces up Mi-171 and fits local engine on Mi-38
Russian Helicopters is modernising the Mi-171M medium utility helicopter to offer users increased payload/range...
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Airbus studies ways to increase A320 family’s seating capacity
Airbus is studying ways to slightly raise the A320 family's seating capacity through changes to cabin monuments in an effort to boost the twinjet's competitiveness...
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UK issues questionnaire for rest of MFTS fleet
Potential bidders for the UK Military Flying Training System's remaining equipment areas have until 17 June to complete pre-qualification questionnaires ...
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NewsPICTURES: Blue1 adopts new livery as it opts for 717s
SAS Group's Finnish operation Blue1 is to start introducing Boeing 717 aircraft in the second half of this year.
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Kuwait orders KC-130J tankers from Lockheed
Lockheed Martin has received a $245 million contract from Kuwait in its first export sale of the KC-130J tanker ...
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NewsAirbus Military reveals work on SIGINT A320
Airbus Military has begun bench testing systems for a proposed signals intelligence variant of the commercial A320 ...
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NTSB issues urgent recommendations for CF6 engines
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued four urgent safety recommendations to the FAA following uncontained engine failures in four...
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NewsILA: What to expect from this year's show
It may struggle for the spotlight against its bigger European rivals, Paris and Farnborough, but the public debut of the A400M and an appearance by Lufthansa's first A380 should make next week's ILA in Berlin a show to remember.
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ILA: A400M to headline at still thriving ILA
The long-delayed air show debut of the A400M will add vibrancy to ILA, the main showcase for German aerospace
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Australia prepares for first Wedgetail inspection
A Boeing 737 Wedgetail will enter heavy maintenance for the first time in July, six months before Australia fields its first fully capable example ...
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US challenge of EU’s ETS moves to the next level
The English High Court today gave the US Air Transport Association of America (ATA) permission to take its legal challenge of the EU's emissions trading...
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Australia impressed by Super Hornet performance
The Royal Australian Air Force is on track to stand up its first operational squadron with the Boeing F/A-18F with more aircraft than expected ...