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Aeronautics readies for May first flight of Picador UAV
Aeronautics Defense Systems has accelerated the schedule for the first autonomous flight of its Picador unmanned helicopter by several months ...
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Sun n' Fun: SMA plugs on with diesel
SMA unveiled at Sun n' Fun a new version of its SR305. The French manufacturer is attempting to drum up demand for the general aviation diesel engine after...
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USAF may shift to 'outcome-based' logistics, says Lockheed
Although the US Air Force wants to retake control of F-22 maintenance, details of the new policy remain unclear.
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Sun n' Fun: Piper to deliver auto fuel-powered Warrior
Piper is preparing to deliver its first aircraft equipped to fly with automobile fuel. Piper vice-president engineering Dennis Olcott says the manufacturer...
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Sun n' Fun: Liberty delays diesel option
Liberty Aerospace has pushed back plans to begin offering its XL2 two-seat trainer with a diesel engine. At the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture...
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EBACE: Ageing regional jets tipped for important future
VIP aircraft need not cost a fortune: converted regional jets can offer corporate flying for high rollers on a budget
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Business briefs
Boeing's commercial aircraft division saw first quarter revenue fall 13% to $7.5 billion as a result of seat...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
DELTA AIR LINES The carrier only lost $246 million before taxes in the first quarter, which is rather better than the $794 million it dumped in the period a year ago.
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Opinion
Comment: Will lightning strike twice for EADS?
Boeing, perhaps more than anyone, should be thankful its rival EADS decided to take one final shot at the KC-X tanker contract.
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NewsThree killed in New Zealand UH-1H crash
The Royal New Zealand Air Force is investigating the cause of an Anzac Day Bell UH-1H crash which killed three military personnel ...
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ASH CLOUD: How the crisis unfolded
With little hint of the dramatic lockdown of European airspace to come, an operational message to Eurocontrol's Central Flow Management Unit on 14 April...
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NewsPICTURE: Urban's Air Mule achieves sustained tethered hover
Urban Aeronautics has achieved sustained tethered automatic hovering flight of its AirMule unmanned cargo delivery and medical evacuation vehicle ...
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CUTAWAY: P-8A Poseidon - A Boeing with boost of bravado
The US Navy's P-3C replacement will transform anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions
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EBACE: Business jet operators fear unworkable emissions trading regulations
Bureaucracy could scupper a simplified inexpensive system designed to help business aviation comply with the European Emissions Trading Scheme
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Interview
Working Week: testing times for Airbus apprentice
Zimbabwean Vukile Dumani has been named Airbus UK's Filton apprentice of the year. He completed his higher engineering studies in September and is now a specialist engineer in non-destructive testing
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McNerney hints at new 737 in response to A320 upgrade
Boeing chief executive Jim McNerney has indicated that the airframer may take on Airbus's proposed re-engined A320 family with an all-new single-aisle aircraft, rather than upgrade the 737 with new powerplants.
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Opinion
Comment: European authorities accept a higher risk to safety
Europe has had to make a decision about how to deal with atmospheric volcanic ash when it cannot be avoided. That judgement has been taken carefully, but should be kept under review
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Iraqi Airways arrival restores Baghdad link to London
Iraqi Airways' first service to London in two decades has landed at Gatwick Airport after arriving from Baghdad via Malmo in Sweden.
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NewsLiveTV CEO eyes Kiteline World trial by year-end
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV is pressing ahead with plans to trial a new global in-flight connectivity service over Iridium satellites by the end of...
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IFE Services names Velusamy as technical sales manager
In-flight entertainment specialist IFE Services has appointed Shankar Velusamy as technical sales manager.