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EU defence chiefs warn of R&D threat
Defence industry chiefs fear that new European Union rules to open up national defence procurement to all European suppliers will threaten vital investment...
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NewsVIDEO: US A320 river crash captured by Coast Guard camera
Surveillance camera images have emerged of the moment a US Airways Airbus A320 ditched into the Hudson River in New York, capturing the aircraft as...
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NewsKey evidence not yet captured from US Airways A320 data and voice recorders, engines
The US NTSB says it will lift the submerged US Airways A320 from the Hudson River in downtown New York starting 1000h Saturday morning, a required step in retrieving the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the aircraft.
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NewsLithuania's main airline, FlyLAL, to cease operations
Lithuania's main airline, FlyLAL, is to cease operations after a plan to sell the carrier to external investors collapsed.
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US Airways supplies latest information on accident aircraft
US Airways has operated the Airbus A320 that had a controlled landing on 15 January into the Hudson River in New York City for nine years on lease from Wells...
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JFK on “super-shortlist” as Lufthansa mulls first A380 service
Star Alliance member Lufthansa plans to launch Airbus A380 flights next spring, and says New York JFK is on "the super-shortlist" to be one of the carrier's...
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NewsVIDEO: US Airways A320 crew showed the world 'how ditching should be done'
VIDEO: US Airways A320 crew showed the world 'how ditching should be done'
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NewsUK reveals 'contingency plans' following fresh A400M delay
The UK is maintaining its tough stance in the wake of EADS's announcement of fresh schedule delays to the Airbus Military A400M transport project ...
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Airbus keeps mum on A380 production ramp-up plan
Airbus is declining to provide guidance on A380 delivery rates beyond 2009 and has warned that while production should stabilise in two years, market demand...
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Ryanair sets upper limit on Aer Lingus bid price
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has put an upper limit of less than €2 per share on its offer for Aer Lingus, insisting that it will not raise its bid above...
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US Army aviation seeks second wave of modernisation
The US Army aviation community is gearing up to launch a second wave of modernisation programmes amid a climate of increasing budget pressures and the taint...
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China's AVIC to build new factory in Tianjin
China Aviation Industry Corporation's Avicopter unit is to establish a factory in the Tianjin free trade zone to make civil helicopters. A production start...
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Four crew killed as two Il-76s collide on ground in Russia
Four crew members of an Ilyushin Il-76 transport have died after the aircraft was struck by another Il-76 which was taxiing at Makhachkala Airport in southern...
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Israel targets further AEW sales to India
Israel Aerospace Industries' Elta Systems subsidiary will deliver the first of three Ilyushin Il-76-based airborne early warning aircraft to India in February,...
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ESA struggles with €80 million data relay project shortfall
An €80 million ($105 million) funding shortfall is threatening to reduce the capability of the European Space Agency's planned European...
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Gloom deepens for US business jet manufacturers
The outlook for US-based business jet manufacturers is increasingly gloomy following a second wave of political attacks and layoffs in as many months. In...
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India to launch second maritime patrol contest
India is set to begin a competition for six medium-range maritime patrol aircraft, with the fleet to complement the eight Boeing P-8Is that New Delhi ordered...
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Bombardier gets breathing room on CSeries
Pressure on Bombardier to announce a firm order for the CSeries jetliner by the end of its fiscal year appears to be subsiding, as the industry focuses its...
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Lufthansa applauds partner US Airways’ crew professionalism
Lufthansa is championing the professionalism of the crew onboard the US Airways Airbus A320 that crash-landed in the Hudson River, saying their actions show...