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Opinion
Comment: Remote control for life
Historically the skies have been a safe haven, one of the few places where we are quite literally out of reach. Not any more. As we become increasingly dependent on devices like the iPhone, how long will it be before onboard connectivity becomes the norm?
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NewsBREAKING NEWS 21 July 1969: NASA Astronauts walk on the Moon following successful Moon landing
At 0356 BST today Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong made the historic first step on to the Moon's surface from the ladder of his Lunar Module Eagle
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Jetstar to double Sydney-Darwin services
Australia's Jetstar plans to double its Sydney-Darwin services by late October in response to strong demand.
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Business briefs
business briefs Court extends passenger compensation rights AIR TRAVEL Europe's Court of Justice has ruled that passengers can pursue compensation...
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Business - bad week
AEROFLOT Russia's federal competition regulator ordered the flag-carrier to return to the state budget excess income obtained by breaching pricing rules...
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Business - good week
small animals While normal airlines are fighting tooth and claw for business, an unusual start-up is welcoming anything with, well, teeth and claws. Pet...
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Embraer’s greatest challenge?
When Embraer expanded its product range above 100 seats with its E-Jet models, the airframer's then-boss Maurico Botelho said that the intensity of occasional...
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Opinion
COMMENT: Pilot training is the key to recovering airline safety
Airline safety advance has stalled. Pilot training looks like the key, and it is high time the regulators and airlines reviewed how recurrent training is done for modern aircraft
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The third-generation Cirrus SR22 is blazing a trail
PILOT REPORT Breaking the ice The third-generation Cirrus SR22 GTS is blazing a trail for enhanced capabilities in high-end general aviation...
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Tecnam's P92 Eaglet LSA offers a new flight training option
Tecnam P92 Eaglet LSA offers a new option in flight training and rental that will please the "low and slow" market...
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Airframers diversify in LSA evolution
Lighter touch wins favour in USA Tecnam says its P2006T has attracted interest from the air taxi industry and...
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Cessna: New and improved SkyCatcher certification nears
Cessna is pushing ahead for certification of its 162 SkyCatcher after modifications to rectify spin recovery problems Cessna...
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Summary of accident reports published in the first six months of 2009
INVESTIGATION David Learmount, London Summaries of reports published in the first six months of 2009 These are short summaries of some interim...
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Airline accident review for first six months of 2009
Disquiet arising from the operation of highly automated aircraft is adding to anxiety that airline safety may have stopped improving and, at best, has flattened out
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Clay Lacy to be first Part 135 operator of Aircell's Internet system
Clay Lacy Aviation will become the first Part 135 charter operator to offer Aircell's in-flight broadband service to passengers.
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SIA to retrofit older 777-300s
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has begun to retrofit the cabins in seven older Boeing 777-300 aircraft to bring them up to date with its most recent offerings.
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NewsBREAKING NEWS 20 July 1969: Man successfully lands on the surface of the Moon
At 2118 BST today a dream that humanity had held for millenia became reality when NASA's Eagle landed in the Sea of Tranquillity after a dramatic and tense descent from command module Columbia