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SIA to launch A380 service to Hong Kong
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will start using the Airbus A380 on one of its five daily Singapore-Hong Kong services. The 471-seat A380 will replace one...
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Organisers report 'roaring' ticket sales for RIAT 2009
Next month's Royal International Air Tattoo is enjoying a surge in ticket sales, bucking the economic downturn ...
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NewsCockpit fire forces Australian Jetstar A330 to divert
An Airbus A330-200 operated by Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar was diverted to Guam after a cockpit fire. The aircraft was flying between Osaka Kansai...
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A30X wing work a must-win, says Society of British Aerospace Companies
Airbus could look outside the UK when it is time to manufacture wings for the next generation of narrowbody aircraft unless the country makes further investment...
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NewsRyanair captain flew unstable approach days after son's death
Investigators believe a newly bereaved Ryanair captain's psychological state, combined with his co-pilot's inexperience, led to an unplanned and highly unstable...
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China second-largest defence spender in 2008
China's efforts to modernise its armed forces has seen it become the second biggest military spender behind the United States, according to the Stockholm...
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Rolls-Royce backed centre studies corrosion
Coatings, corrosion and magnetic bearings are to be studied by the Commonwealth Center for Aerospace Propulsion Systems. The CCAPS is a virtual institution...
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SkyWest seeks placement for CRJ200s exiting Midwest
SkyWest Airlines is pursuing other flying opportunities for major carries using 12 Bombardier CRJ200s that the regional currently operates for Midwest Airlines...
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Scant data creates difficulty in simulator ditching training
US Airways believes a dearth of data about aircraft ditching on which to draw is prohibitive in creating simulator training for those scenarios. Airbus...
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Cessna to offer Aircell Internet system as option on bizjets
Cessna has opted to offer Aircell's new high-speed Internet system as a factory option aboard its Citation XLS+, Citation Sovereign and Citation X business...
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Troubled Clean Sky programme back on track: new chief
Clean Sky, the troubled public-private research bid to develop environmentally beneficial aviation technology, is making up for lost time, according to the...
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NewsUK trade group slams Plane Stupid 'stunt'
The British Business and General Aviation Association has hit back at the actions of environmental activists at London...
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PICTURES: BAE starts engine runs on first production Nimrod MRA4
The first production example of BAE Systems' Nimrod MRA4 surveillance aircraft has started engine grounds runs at the company's Woodford site ...
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NTSB investigates American Airlines close-call at Chicago
ATC 'oversight' leads to close call at O'Hare
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Air Partner raises recovery doubts
One of Europe's biggest business aviation brokers and charter operators has poured doubts on hopes that the sector is on the brink of recovery, despite encouraging...
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Regional airframers endure sluggish first quarter sales
Western regional manufacturers have suffered as slow a start to 2009 as their tier one rivals Airbus and Boeing during the first three months of trading....
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Dyed solar cells to improve endurance
The US Air Force Research Laboratory foresees dye-sensitised solar cells powering long-endurance unmanned air vehicles following scale-model ground and flight...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Keeping up with the news
FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL celebrated its own centenary earlier this year, and next week will see us introducing a series of innovative features in the way that we cover the first big air show of our second century
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Qatar Airways to have biofuel trial in October
Qatar Airways plans to have a biofuel trial with a flight from London Gatwick to Doha.
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Japan makes another push for F-22
Japan is making a final push to buy the Lockheed Martin F-22 from the USA, and its defence minister has confirmed that Tokyo will consider alternatives including...