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Embraer machines first Legacy 500 metal
Embraer has produced its first part for the $18.4 million Legacy 500 midsize business jet - a plate to which the 12-passenger twinjet's radome, radar and glideslope components will be attached.
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India's DGCA analyses recorders from Emirates turbulence incident
Indian civil aviation authorities are analysing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from the Emirates Boeing 777-200ER that was involved in a severe turbulence incident
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Dugan to start second round of MD-80 reverser tests
Dugan Kinetics will start the second phase of testing for its new EP-80 ejector thrust reverser designed for the Boeing MD-80 in May as it targets certification...
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Kenya 737 crash probe highlights disparity between pilots
Pairing of a dominant captain and a reserved first officer on the crashed Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 in Cameroon appears to have contributed to their poor...
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Airbus focuses on family commonality as it begins A350-800 detailed design
Airbus is about to begin the detailed design effort of the next XWB iteration, the A350-800 shrink, in parallel with its efforts to begin the industrial...
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ATK gains new work on F-35 structures
Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will continue building skins and start supplying inlet ducts for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter under two new contracts...
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NH Industries outlines delivery plan for naval NH90
NH Industries has handed over the Netherlands' first NH90 naval frigate helicopter in the "meaningful operational capability" (MOC) configuration, and will soon also start deliveries to three more of its customers for the type.
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India's DGCA analyses recorders from Emirates turbulence incident
Indian civil aviation authorities are analysing the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from the Emirates aircraft involved in a...
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JAL to drop 45 routes in drastic cuts to network
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to stop operations on 15 international routes, as the loss-making carrier reveals drastic cuts to its route network this year.
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Kenya 737 crash: Poor airmanship led to disorientation
Investigators have concluded that poor airmanship, notably the failure to recognise and correct an excessive bank after take-off, led to the loss of a Kenya...
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NewsGE, Rolls sweeten offer on F-35 alternate engine price
A transatlantic team has sweetened its price offer to the US Department of Defense seeking to keep alive a threatened alternate engine for the F-35 Joint...
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Spinning disc flight tests planned for 2010
Researchers in the UK hope to achieve "powered, Frisbee-like flight" with a spinning disc concept for miniature unmanned air vehicles.
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India confirms plans to retire oldest MiG-21s
India's government is to phase out its oldest MiG-series aircraft, following a spate of crashes.
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Cobham Aviation launches Avro RJ100 shuttle
Cobham Aviation Services Australia launched in late April fly-in/fly-out services between Perth, Karratha and Barrow Island in Western Australia using a modified Avro RJ100, the first time the type has been used in the Australian fly-in/fly-out sector. ...
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NewsBoeing halts 787 shipments to final assembly
Boeing will hold shipments of 787 fuselage sections at Boeing Charleston and other supplier partners, halting deliveries until June.
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Cloud computing to enable virtual development
Physical prototypes of jet engine components could belong to the past, thanks to an industrial design and modelling study that found cloud computing techniques...
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Deer Jet and Comlux to jointly develop VIP charter markets
Switzerland's Comlux and China's Deer Jet have signed an agreement to jointly develop VIP charter markets in Asia and Europe.
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Errant Northwest flight triggers FAA request for carriers to limit cockpit distraction
Fall-out from last year's highly publicised Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 overflight continues, with the US Federal Aviation Administration asking operators...