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Bombardier flies Global Vision
Bombardier successfully completed the first flight of a Global Express XRS equipped with the company's new Global Vision flightdeck on 3 August. After initial...
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DOT continues to question management of startup Family Airlines
US regulators may dismiss Family Airlines' application to launch domestic operations due to the startup's failure to address DOT concerns about its management...
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NewsAlternative fuels specifications win key certifying designation
Production of alternative fuels for commercial airline use has passed another milestone as a key committee of certifying body ASTM International has passed...
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Eurofighter nations to agree Tranche 3A configuration by year-end
Four partner nations have until year-end to agree the production configuration for their combined 112 Tranche 3A Eurofighters ...
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Aero-Instruments to offer pitot tubes for Airbus aircraft
Ohio-based Aero-Instruments has received US FAA parts manufacturer approval (PMA) to market retrofit pitot probes for a large variety of Airbus aircraft,...
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Engine fire forces Vueling A320 evacuation during pushback
Eight passengers have been slightly injured during a Vueling Airbus A320 evacuation at Paris Orly.
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Cessna expects further drop in jet deliveries in 2010
Cessna is starting to see signs of recovery in the business jet market, but expects delivery rates, which have already plunged more than 40% compared with...
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Pilot killed as Bangkok Airways ATR 72 slides off runway
One of the pilots flying a Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500 (HS-PGL) was killed when the airliner slid off the runway when landing at Koh Samui on 4 August. The...
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Scandinavian agencies and Eurocontrol study change to a common transition altitude
A group of Europe's Nordic and Baltic countries is recommending adoption of a common regional transition altitude of either 10,000ft (3,050m) or 18,000ft...
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Thailand's Koh Samui airport reopens following crash
Bangkok Airways has resumed operations at Koh Samui airport, the scene of yesterday's fatal crash of an ATR 72.
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Fifteen feared dead on Indonesian Twin Otter that crashed
Indonesian authorities have located the Merpati Nusantara de Havilland Canada Twin Otter that crashed in west Papua on 2 August but so far no survivors have...
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South Africa's Comair plots 2011 fleet renewal
South African operator Comair intends to acquire a minimum of three to six narrowbody aircraft between 2011 and 2012. Head of fleet planning Avi Bhatt...
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HK MRO posts 1H fall in profit of 27%
Maintenance, repair and overhaul group Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering (HAECO) in this year's first fiscal half posted a 27% fall in net profit to HK$430...
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Cathay makes H1 profit of HK$812m due to fuel hedging
Cathay Pacific Airways posted a HK$812 million net profit for the fiscal first half due to paper profits from its fuel hedging.
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Thailand's Koh Samui airport to reopen today following crash
Bangkok Airways plans to reopen Koh Samui airport at 13:00 today and has confirmed that the captain involved in yesterday's ATR crash died.
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ST Aero's profits in Q2 fall 20%
Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aero) in the second quarter posted a fall in net profit of 20%.
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ExelTech finalises Duval’s ascension to CEO
Canadian maintenance, repair and overhaul provider ExelTech has appointed Sylvan Duval as chief executive officer as part of an overhaul of the company's...
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NewsLockheed Martin develops wing spoiler for F-35C flight test
Lockheed Martin is developing a spoiler for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter flight test aircraft to counter potential wing drop in transonic turns. Wing drop in high rate transonic turns is a problem because it results in a turn becoming a roll.
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ANA, US Airways to codeshare
US Airways aims to bolster its presence in Asia though its latest codeshare partner, Japanese operator All Nippon Airways (ANA).
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IATA sees an unusual rise in aircraft removed from storage
A net of 68 aircraft were removed from storage in June of this year even as carriers move to adjust their supply to match demand in a still-weak economy.