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Israel's Innocon responds to Ugandan UAV request
Israel's Innocon is offering its Mini Facon 1 UAV to meet a Ugandan border surveillance requirement ...
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NewsAir New Zealand touts positive results in biofuel testing
Scientific testing of the alternative fuel used by Air New Zealand (ANZ) during a demonstration flight has found that a Boeing 747-400 using the 50:50 biofuel...
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Thailand's PB Air replaces ERJ-145s with ATR 72s
Thai carrier PB Air indicates it could stay with ATR 72-500 turboprops after the dry lease of its two Bangkok Airways ATR 72-500s expires in October.
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US cap and trade scheme could cost billions: ATA
Domestic cap and trade legislation making its way through the US House of Representatives could cost US airlines roughly $5 billion in 2012
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NewsBA aims to launch London City-JFK A318 service in Oct
British Airways has pushed back the launch its London City-New York JFK service until October,but expects to begin ticket sales for the new Airbus A318-operated...
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FAA searches for specialised fire and rescue vehicles for large aircraft
Researchers at the US FAA are canvassing industry for makers of vehicles, equipment and technologies that fire fighters could use to rescue passengers or...
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Lithuania shows early interest in L-159 acquisition
Lithuanian air force leaders have held unofficial talks over a possible future deal to acquire surplus Aero Vodochody L-159s from the Czech Republic ...
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Copa sets official SkyTeam exit date
Panamanian carrier Copa Airlines plans to exit the SkyTeam alliance the same day as its long-time partner Continental Airlines - 24 October.
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P&W discusses GTF with various airports
Pratt & Whitney is working with about 20 airports worldwide to better understand local noise restrictions and requirements as the manufacturer targets a...
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EASA details second round of flap track fairing problems for A380
EASA has issued a second airworthiness directive (AD) aimed at preventing Airbus A380 flap track fairings from departing the aircraft in flight, which it...
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Cessna, Bell receive government support for exports
Textron subsidiaries Cessna and Bell Helicopter will have an additional source to fund international sales with the authorisation on 21 May of a $500 million...
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NewsPICTURE: Italy completes tests with improved Predator A UAV
Italy's General Directorate for Aeronautical Armaments in late May completed a campaign of tests in the USA on a first batch of three improved General Atomics...
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NewsPICTURE: India accepts first Il-76 airborne early warning aircraft
India has taken delivery of its first of three Ilyushin Il-76 transports to be converted into an airborne early warning system aircraft ...
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IATA: no signs of imminent recovery
IATA is attaching a bit caution to its April traffic statistics released today, warning the Easter holiday positively skews its data by roughly 2%.
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Airbus Corporate Jetliner gets weight boost
The European Aviation Safety Agency has approved a 1t maximum take-off weight increase for the Airbus Corporate Jetliner, a VIP version of the Airbus A319....
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NewsBig business aviation names shun Paris
Two of the biggest names in business aviation have pulled out of the Paris air show citing pressure on marketing budgets and the growing importance of niche rivals such as EBACE in Geneva.
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Controversial CitationShares petition close to resolution
The window for public comment on a controversial request by Cessna fractional provider, CitationShares, to waive some of the fundamental tenets of how the...
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NewsAviation Partners targets later summer for second-generation spiroid winglets
Aviation Partners plans to fly its second-generation spiroid winglets on a company Dassault Falcon 50 in the third quarter. The flight is part of the
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Business aviation in brief
US maintenance company Dallas Airmotive has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with fractional provider Avantair to provide...
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NewsIndia's Deccan Express has its first flight
Deccan Express Logistics, a new Indian cargo airline and logistic's firm, had its first flight today using one of its Airbus A310Fs.