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Airbus: Ash measurement must verify test-flight findings
Airbus is looking to verify preliminary findings on the risks of volcanic ash to aircraft by conducting a test flight in formation with a suitably-equipped...
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Malaysia's Maritime Enforcement Agency wants UAVs
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency plans to buy shipborne unmanned air vehicles to complement its existing maritime patrol operations ...
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Uncommanded roll on Cubana Il-96 forced return to Gatwick
UK investigators are looking into an uncontrolled roll involving a Cubana Ilyushin Il-96-300 outbound from London Gatwick last month.
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Jet deals - 24 May
Bulgarian Air Charter buys more MD82s Bulgarian Air Charter acquired four Boeing MD82s from the administrators of Alitalia. The carrier purchased Lot...
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Interview
Working Week - Syd Carson
Syd Carson is technical director of aerospace and defence at Manchester, UK-based engineering consultancy Morson Projects, responsible for project management and new business development
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NewsCrashed Polish Tu-154 struck trees below runway elevation
Preliminary findings from the investigation into the Polish presidential Tupolev Tu-154M crash at Smolensk detail for the first time the accident sequence, and underscore the repeated warnings
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NewsQatar's IFEC deal with Thales gets 787 connected
A sweeping new order from Qatar Airways for Thales' next generation TopSeries in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) system on up to 60 Boeing 787s...
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NewsCrashed Indian 737 touched down 'slightly' long: ministry
Indian authorities have recovered the cockpit-voice recorder of an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 that crashed in southern India on 22 May
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Business briefs
TRADING International Lease Finance posted a $403 million negative swing to a first quarter...
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NTSB asks for better bird-proofing
Recommendations for new engine certification procedures, emergency checklists, aircraft equipage and pilot training are included the 34 safety recommendations...
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BA would encourage closer ties with JetBlue: Walsh
British Airways is interested in a closer relationship with US carrier JetBlue Airways following the recent tie-up between the low-cost carrier and Oneworld...
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Boeing expects decision on 737's future by year-end
Boeing has refined the timeline for a final decision on re-engining the 737 or opting for a clean sheet replacement of its narrowbody family.
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Panasonic confirms eX2 IFE deal for Lufthansa A380s
Panasonic Avionics this week confirmed that Lufthansa has deployed the manufacturer's eX2 in-flight entertainment (IFE) system on its flagship Airbus A380...
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New European cell to co-ordinate response to ash threat
Threats to European traffic posed by volcanic eruption are to be handled by a new co-ordination agency which will be charged with organising a rapid response.
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NTSB: United 757 pilots doused windshield fire twice
The captain of a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 that was cruising at 36,000ft (10,973m) en route from New York JFK airport to Los Angeles the night of 16...
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PICTURE: Retro-look Tucanos join BBMF Spitfire
Two of the RAF's Tucano trainers are sporting Second World War-style paint schemes as part of its 70th anniversary commemorations for the Battle of Britain ...
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NewsSweden to acquire AAI's Shadow 200
The Swedish armed forces are to begin operating AAI's Shadow 200 unmanned aircraft system, under a three-year deal worth around SKr500 million ($63.5 million) ...
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UK picks Northrop for countermeasures support deal
Northrop Grumman has won a $152 million contract to support infrared countermeasures equipment on UK military aircraft ...
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NewsVIDEO: Lufthansa opts for simple comforts in A380 cabin
Lufthansa has deliberately opted for a relatively simple cabin interior on its Airbus A380s, shunning extravagant fittings
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NewsUK officials defend Concorde’s safety standards as Paris trial continues
As senior French officials involved in the Aerospatiale/BAe Concorde programme undergo a criminal trial in Paris after the July 2000 fatal Air France crash, their UK counterparts have defended the safety standards to which the supersonic transport was originally designed.