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AUDIO: AirTran Boeing 717 engine emergency
An AirTran Boeing 717 will be back in service by tonight after an in-flight engine emergency on Sunday during flight from Baltimore to Atlanta.
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NewsLIVEBLOG: US DOD reveals FY2010 budget proposals
Join Americas managing editor Stephen Trimble as he covers the FY2010 US DOD budget live
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Airbus sees A340 becoming more marginalised in future
Sales of the Airbus A340-500/600 continue to struggle production mark kirby phoenix A340 is 'not dead', says Airbus Airbus says the A340...
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NewsAres and Altair design contracts to be awarded
Design contracts for NASA's Ares V cargo launch vehicle (CaLV) and its Altair lunar lander payload are to be awarded in the next few days and weeks. Both...
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UK investment in CSeries down slightly after nacelle bid fails
(Clarifies that a P&W/Goodrich partnership is responsible for the CSeries nacelle system)
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Finnair technical division seals MRO pact for KLM MD-11s
Finnair Technical Services has signed a new maintenance contract with KLM covering work on Boeing MD-11 aircraft during 2009. The Dutch carrier and...
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BA's search for biofuel candidates continues
The prospect of aviation moving swiftly to a greener fuel alternative to help reduce its carbon footprint looks increasingly doubtful. The latest blow is...
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: BAE Systems shows Hawk upgrade to current users
Eleven Hawk operators have received demonstrations on modernisation proposals for the jet trainer, as BAE Systems seeks a 'critical mass' to launch the upgrade ...
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Indonesia jails Garuda pilot over 2007 crash
An Indonesian court has sentenced a Garuda Indonesia pilot to two years imprisonment for his role in an air crash that resulted in 21 deaths. Marwoto...
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Comment: Will Bombardier win CSeries gamble?
Developing a major new aircraft type is always risky. For Bombardier, however, the CSeries carries more than a whiff of a high-stakes roll of the dice. Simply,...
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NewsAer Lingus chief Mannion quits with immediate effect
Aer Lingus has confirmed that chief executive Dermot Mannion is stepping down from his post, effective immediately
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Business: Good week - Bad week
The International Air Transport Association has for the first time got all members - now 224, which it claims make up 93% of international scheduled...
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Opinion
Comment: Too tired for science
Flight time limitations regulation was never going to be framed according to a single set of considerations. But the optimum solution should at least take medical research into account
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Working Week: An ambassador for engineering
Dr Di Carter is a materials development engineer with Senior Aerospace BWT based in the UK at Macclesfield, Cheshire. A large part of her time is spent encouraging young people to follow her into the industry
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Northwest gets license to begin Vietnam flights
Northwest Airlines has won a license to fly from the USA to Vietnam, according to a report on the Vietnamese government's website. The license comes...
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Investigators recover crashed Super Puma recorders
Investigators have recovered the combined cockpit-voice and flight-data recorder from the Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma which crashed into the North Sea on...
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NewsOpenSkies reveals violet streak as L'Avion 757s are repainted
British Airways' transatlantic business operation OpenSkies has started integrating the Boeing 757-200s of French carrier L'Avion into its fleet
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NewsAstrium: we are committed to space jet
EADS Astrium's suborbital space jet has the company's long term commitment and its technological development will be sustained according to the company's...
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Airbus develops wing fairing to reduce larger engine drag penalty
Airbus engineers have applied for a US patent on a wing root fairing technology the company says can reduce the drag penalty that comes from installing larger...
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NewsBA premium traffic still falling in March
British Airways has posted March traffic and capacity figures that continue to show sharp falls in premium traffic. Figures for last month reveal...