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NTSB blames controllers for three near-misses
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has found that errors by air traffic controllers were the probable causes of three recent near-misses,...
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NewsSchiphol crash pilot's death draws cockpit door scrutiny
The Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash on approach to Amsterdam Schiphol airport is the first survivable incident in which the anti-hijacking cockpit...
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Israel seeks more Apache attack helicopters
The Israeli air force wants to increase its inventory of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters, directly as a result of its operational experience...
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PICTURES: Wings for RAF’s first A330 tanker head for assembly
Airbus UK has shipped the wings for the UK Royal Air Force's first Airbus A330-200-based tanker to Bremen for equipment installation ...
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Boeing, Alenia part ways on C-27J final assembly talks
Boeing and Alenia Aeronautica have severed three-year-old partnership talks for the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) programme. The US Army and the...
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F-22 funding decision pushed back
The US Department of Defense has delayed a decision on extending production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 beyond a 1 March...
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Sorry tale of Australian defence procurement
A number of 'defence capability nightmares' has forced the Australian government to take a long, hard look at the country's defence procurement weaknesses
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White moves for Australia's aerospace industry?
On the eve of the Avalon air show, Australia is on the verge of having its first-ever comprehensive aviation policy, but will it make a difference?
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Linear Air rallies fellow Eclipse 500 owners
US air taxi operator Linear Air is rallying other owners and operators of Eclipse 500 very light jets to join its...
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Saab Avitronics wins Italian Tornado contract
Saab Avitronics will provide an enhanced version of the BOZ countermeasures dispenser pod to protect Italian Tornados in Afghanistan ...
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Business Briefs
COMPOSITES TO 'FORCE TIER 1 RESTRUCTURING' MANUFACTURING The aerostructures industry will restructure around a handful of tier...
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India details plans for indigenous medium combat aircraft
India's Aeronautical Development Agency has begun talks with nation's air force over its planned medium combat aircraft development ...
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Virgin Blue’s long-haul arm V Australia launches flights
Today Virgin Blue's new long-haul carrier, V Australia, is due to formally launch operations with an inaugural departure from Sydney bound for Los Angeles.
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NewsAustralia to wire F/A-18Fs for Growler upgrade
Boeing will modify half of Australia's Super Hornet fleet for potential use as electronic attack aircraft, defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has announced ...
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NewsShareholders approve China Eastern, Southern bailouts
Shareholders in loss-making China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have approved plans for share placements that will lead to cash injections...
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NewsEngine problem just one possible scenario in Schiphol crash: investigators
Dutch investigators insist that engine problems are just one of a number of possibilities under consideration in their probe into yesterday's Turkish Airlines...
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Aeronautics' unmanned helicopter first flight imminent
Aeronautics Defense Systems is planning an imminent first flight of its new unmanned rotorcraft that is based...
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RAF accepts first Hawk T2s, but others head for storage
UK instructors have begun flying BAE Systems' first two Hawk 128s, but logistics issues will leave more of the trainers on the ground this year ...