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NewsAirborne communications leap forward with Row 44 approval
In a move that could usher in a new era for airborne communications the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has green-lighted Row 44's application...
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FAA proposes new certification category for upset training aircraft
The US FAA is proposing to create a new certification category for aircraft that can be used...
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WestJet launches aircraft deferral negotiations
Canadian low-fare carrier WestJet has commenced discussions with Boeing and aircraft lessors over adjusting delivery schedules from 2010-2013.
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India orders FLIR surveillance equipment for C-130Js
FLIR Systems is to equip India's Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports with electro-optical/infrared sensors ...
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PICTURES: First flight for Afghanistan's refurbished G222
Alenia Aeronautica has conducted the first flight of a refurbished G222 destined for service with the Afghan military ...
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NewsBell withdraws AH-1Z from India's attack helicopter contest
Bell has declined an opportunity to contest India's roughly $600 million attack helicopter competition with its AH-1Z Super Cobra ...
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NetJets founder Santulli resigns
Richard Santulli, the man credited with starting the fractional aircraft industry, has abruptly resigned as chairman and chief executive of NetJets, the...
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F-22 crash casts new spotlight on Auto-GCAS technology
The US Air Force has decided against funding a readily available technology that is supposed to prevent crashes like the one that recently killed a Lockheed...
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Among allies, USAF takes irregular warfare path alone
The US Air Force is considering buys of new light attack and light transport aircraft. We ask whether its allies might follow suit ...
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DARPA considers formation flight autopilot
A US Air Force study has concluded that close formation flying involving as few as two aircraft could deliver fuel savings of up to 14% ...
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NTSB issues probable cause in sleeping crew incident
The US National Transportation Safety Board says that an undiagnosed sleep apena condition for the captain and crew work schedules were both factors in two...
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NewsStudy proposes pan-European common transition altitude
Representatives of the Nordic and Baltic countries have carried out a feasibility study that recommends adopting a common regional transition altitude (TA)...
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Hypersonic X-51A gets December launch date
The US Air Force Research Laboratory is making final preparations for a four-flight scramjet test programme that it hopes will prove that achieving hypersonic...
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Embraer ponders product development options as quarterly profits halve
Embraer's chief executive has emphasised that a new airliner larger than the Brazilian airframer's E-jets is just one of three product development options...
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Jade Cargo hires sales agent for Middle East, India
China cargo carrier Jade Cargo International and France headquartered Air Logistics Group (ALG) have expanded their partnership, with ALG acting as Jade's...
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AirAsia X to increase KL-Melbourne flights
Malaysian long-haul low-cost carrier AirAsia X plans to increase its weekly Kuala Lumpur-Melbourne services to 11 from seven effective 1 December.
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Wind shear may have contributed to Samui ATR crash
Wind shear could have been a factor in the crash of a Bangkok Airways ATR72-500 at Koh Samui's airport.
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Merpati confirms 15 dead in Twin Otter crash
Rescue teams have reached the Merpati Nusantara de Havilland Canada Twin Otter that crashed in west Papua on 2 August, and have confirmed all 15 passengers...
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NewsCathay Pacific team reviewing business model
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has a team assessing its business model in light of the recent industry downturn. The recent downturn has...
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NewsBusiness aviation shines on freedom flight
A welcome reception this morning for two US journalists held captive in North Korea since March capped what had been a six-day marathon by business aviation officials to pull off the flight