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NewsNTSB: Both engines of Frontier jet damaged in goose encounter
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials say both engines of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A319 (N924FR) that hit a half-dozen or more large...
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Magnetic heat shield test could use Russian launcher
European researchers developing a magnetic heat shield that could augment or replace the traditional ablative materials hope to make a test flight in the...
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Arrival of first Lufthansa A380 put back a few weeks
Delivery of Lufthansa's first Airbus A380 has been put back by a few weeks, but the Star Alliance carrier is unfazed by the postponement.
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Turning the tide at Thai Airways
New president Piyasvasti Amranand is fashioning astrategy aimed at stabilising and regenerating the national carrier
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NewsPICTURE: A400M performs first taxi trial
Airbus Military's A400M transport has undergone its first low-speed taxi trial, reaching up to 20kt during a 90min series of tests ....
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US DOT levies fines in ExpressJet tarmac delay incident
Officials from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) have levied a $100,000 civil penalty against ExpressJet and partner Continental Airlines for a highly-publicised...
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NewsQinetiq's Zephyr 7 UAV to fly in mid-2010
Qinetiq's high-altitude, long-endurance Zephyr 7 unmanned air vehicle is to fly in mid-2010 for two weeks continuously.
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India’s delayed Saras aims for 2011 approval
National Aerospace Laboratories is gearing up to fly the third Saras twin-turboprop prototype next year and hopes to clinch certification for India's first...
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US Airways defers 54 Airbus deliveries and secures new financing commitments
US Airways is the latest US carrier to secure financing to weather economic uncertainty while also deferring 54 Airbus narrowbody and widebody deliveries...
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Crashed Italian C-130J confirmed as modified tanker
The Italian C-130J that crashed with the loss of five lives on 23 November was its first to have been modified as a tanker ...
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PICTURE: Royal Navy King Air trainers arrive in UK for modification
All four Beechcraft King Air 350ERs to be converted for use as Royal Navy observer trainers have arrived in the UK ...
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US Navy starts up sense and avoid project for UAVs
US Navy researchers have announced a new contract aimed at developing a "sense and avoid" system that would allow unmanned air vehicles to fly in airspace...
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HiFire partners plot hypersonic course
March 2010 could see the second suborbital ballistic flight to test materials survivability, sensors and avionics for the Hypersonic International Flight...
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Business aviation in brief
Air Car - believed to be India's first low-cost air charter operation - was launched in New Delhi on 23 November with the first two...
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EASA mandates PC-12 NG Apex fix
The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued an airworthiness directive that will remove flight attitude restrictions for Honeywell Primus Apex-equipped...
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NewsFlightglobal launches 2nd annual Webbies 2009 with two new categories
Flightglobal has launched the Webbies 2009 - Flightglobal Aviation Web Awards - now in its second year, with two brand new categories. The Flightglobal Aviation Web Awards follows ...
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NewsKLM launches biofuels joint venture
Dutch operator KLM has formed a joint venture to develop sustainable biofuels after completing an alternative fuel-powered flight. The carrier has...
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JAL secures emergency loan from government bank
The government-linked Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has provided Japan Airlines (JAL) with emergency funds to help it avoid operational disruptions while...