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iPad offers new choice for in-flight entertainment
TABLET COMPUTERS Will Horton Melbourne iPad offers new choice for in-flight entertainment APPLE'S iPad tablet has generated tremendous excitement...
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This Week Briefing
Boeing will decide within four months on whether to increase the monthly 737 production rate from 35 units to 40
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Opinion
Comment: Airframers aren't the only later arrivers
In-flight entertainment and connectivity vendors don't do well with deadlines. Like major airframers, they often agree to overly ambitious delivery schedules, only to end up missing the mark by many months or even years.
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NewsAir Berlin 737 simulates satellite approaches to Frankfurt
German carrier Air Berlin is testing new satellite-based approach procedures, including steeper glideslopes, which aim to reduce perceived noise at ground...
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NewsPICTURES: IAI tests Colombia's new 767 tanker
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek unit has made flight trials with a modified Boeing 767 tanker for the Colombian air force ...
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Bombardier to keep CRJ, Q400 production line rates steady
Bombardier plans to keep its CRJ and Q400 production line rates steady for the foreseeable future.
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Selex scoops Eurofighter self-protection deal
Selex Galileo has been contracted to provide defensive aids subsystem equipment for Tranche 3A Eurofighter Typhoons ...
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IFE&C Bandwidth? Size matters
Is the future of in-flight satellite communications going to be Ku or Ka?
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Finnish border guard takes first AW119Ke
AgustaWestland has delivered the first of four AW119Ke helicopters to the Finnish border guard.
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Business briefs
Boeing says it needs at least three more years to predict future profit margins on its troubled 787 airliner programme
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BA-Iberia group draws up 'wish list' of 12 other members
British Airways' and Iberia's new holding company has drawn up a list of a dozen carriers across a broad spectrum which could become future consolidation...
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NewsBenefits, risks and challenges as Airbus counts down to NEO decision
It is September and the final countdown has begun toward the Airbus decision whether to offer a re-engine the A320 family with Pratt & Whitney P1000G Geared Turbo Fan and the CFM International Leap-X.
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NewsRAF stands up new Typhoon squadron at Leuchars
The UK Royal Air Force will on 6 September reform its 6 Sqn with the Eurofighter Typhoon for quick reaction alert duties ...
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China Express resumes operations
Chinese regional carrier China Express Airlines has resumed its operations, six days after it was grounded by authorities following a landing incident.
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PICTURES: Taiwanese authorities launch probe into EVA 747 landing incident
Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council (ASC) is investigating an incident involving an EVA Air Boeing 747-400 that burst three tyres while landing at Taipei Taoyuan...
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UPS: Crashed 747 was three years old
US freight carrier UPS' Boeing 747-400 which crashed while attempting an emergency return to Dubai had entered service just three years ago. The airframe,...
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NewsCrashed UPS 747 had smoke in cockpit
Smoke in the cockpit and an inability to maintain altitude forced a UPS Boeing 747-400 crew to attempt a return to Dubai before the aircraft crashed near...
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NTSB dispatches team to investigate UPS crash in Dubai
Members of the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have been dispatched to Dubai to investigate the crash of a Boeing 747-400 operated by cargo...
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Boeing disperses 787 test fleet
Boeing's 787 test fleet has fanned out from its home base in Seattle, Washington as the type pushes through certification toward its revised mid-first quarter...
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UPS confirms Dubai 747-400 crash
UPS has confirmed that one of its Boeing 747-400 aircraft has crashed on takeoff from Dubai to Cologne. Two crewmembers were on board, but UPS states:...