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NewsPICTURE: Air France rolls out 538-seat A380 ahead of JFK flights
Air France has rolled out its first Airbus A380 in the French flag-carrier's new colour scheme. The twin-deck aircraft, which has been undergoing final...
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NASA tests alternate Orion abort system
NASA test-launched its Max Launch Abort System (MLAS) at 06:26 EDT (10:26 GMT) on 8...
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Accidents: first six months of 2009 show safety has stopped improving
Global airline fatal accident numbers for the first six months of 2009 confirm that airline safety has stopped improving and, at best, has flattened out...
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Boeing 787 completes early taxi testing
Boeing completed early low-speed taxi tests for the first 787 on 7 July. The tests, which began with a 15kt (28km/h) roll all the way up to just over 100kt,...
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Boeing's Vought deal highlights outsourcing perils
The deal, which is expected to be closed by the end of the third quarter, was necessary as the required financial commitment outpaced the Vought Aircraft...
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Zero emissions aircraft takes first flight
The world's first piloted aircraft capable of taking to the air using only power from hydrogen fuel cells has flown, producing zero carbon dioxide emissions...
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FAA, NASA hone turbulence prediction systems
NASA is to fund development of a prototype clear-air and severe storm turbulence prediction and detection system for remote ocean regions. To be built...
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RAAF chief welcomes 1st F/A-18F, but says 'no more'
Air Marshal Mark Binskin welcomed the first of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force in an 8 July unveiling. However,...
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India to have 230 Sukhoi Su-30s by 2015
The Indian air force plans to more than double the size of its Sukhoi Su-30 fleet to 230 aircraft by 2015 as part of a plan to accelerate its fighter modernisation.
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Lithuania's FL Technics links with Coopesa on 757 MRO
Growing Lithuanian maintenance company FL Technics is to co-operate with Costa Rica-based Coopesa to offer base maintenance for Boeing 757 aircraft. The...
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European Defence Agency approves two-year study into future heavylift helicopter
Two years from now recommendations for a future heavy transport helicopter will be presented to the member states of the European Defence Agency ...
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Soteria team hails S-92 performance for UK's SAR-H deal
More than 500 search-and-rescue missions flown in the UK using two Sikorsky S-92s have demonstrated the type's ability to deliver the nation's SAR-H service, its backers say ...
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PICTURE: RAF starts Hawk T2 operations, as MFTS syllabus nears completion
Seven Hawk T2 trainers have been delivered to RAF Valley to prepare for the type's full entry to service ...
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Air New Zealand confirms Trent 1000 for entire 787-9 fleet
Air New Zealand has, as expected, confirmed Rolls-Royce as the engine supplier for its entire Boeing 787-9 fleet. The carrier converted its original...
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VIDEO: First Briton in space awarded astronaut pin
The first Briton in space Helen Sharman has been awarded the first of the British Interplanetary Society's ...
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Ameco Beijing in maintenance deal with Austrian Airlines
Ameco Beijing, a joint venture between Air China and Lufthansa, will provide heavy maintenance for ten Austrian Airlines wide-bodied aircraft. In a...
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Panasonic cites difficulty in securing Airbus line-fit approval for eXPhone
Industry stakeholders have begun questioning why Airbus - part-owner of in-flight mobile communications provider OnAir - has not made rival connectivity...
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Delta and Virgin Blue to form JV
Virgin Blue group and Delta Air Lines will seek regulatory approval to form a comprehensive joint venture.
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Bangkok Airways cancels order for an ATR, delays A319 delivery
Bangkok Airways has cancelled an order for an ATR 72-500 and has delayed the delivery of its Airbus aircraft on order.