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US Airways management, pilots union split on finer points of safety reporting
US Airways pilots, seeking to increase industry standard immunity levels guaranteed by the US FAA's Aviation Safety Action Programme (ASAP), have terminated...
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DGA aims for 2011 automatic UAV Frigate landing demo
High sea-state landings on a frigate by an autonomous rotorcraft unmanned air vehicle could in 2011 conclude a three-year contract awarded by France's defence...
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PICTURE: Northrop Grumman unveils first X-47B
Northrop Grumman has "unveiled" the first of two X-47Bs being produced for the US Navy's unmanned combat air system-demonstration programme ...
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: WhiteKnightTwo makes high speed taxi, deploys spoilers
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo mothership WhiteKnightTwo sped down a runway during a high speed taxi trial at Mojave air and spaceport on Tuesday 16 December,...
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NewsPICTURES: Airbus A400M's engine becomes airborne for first time
Airbus has today carried out the first flight of the EuroProp International TP400 powerplant for the A400M military transport, a test lasting 1hr 15min. A...
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NewsPICTURES: A320 begins flight tests with Aviation Partners winglets
Airbus's A320 flying testbed (F-WWBA) began another round of winglet flight-trials from Toulouse today, this time equipped...
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NewsAir France-KLM cleared to take over Martinair
Air France-KLM will wholly-own Dutch carrier Martinair by the end of this year after securing long-awaited clearance for the takeover from the European Commission...
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Regulator requires BAA to sell Gatwick, Stansted, Edinburgh
Competition regulators in the UK have confirmed that they will impose a requirement on airports operator BAA to sell London Gatwick, London Stansted and...
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Former Qantas engineer jailed for faking credentials
A former Qantas Airways maintenance employee has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for carrying out work on aircraft without being properly...
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NewsEmbraer: No injuries in Phenom 100 runway excursion
Embraer is reporting that the crew of a production Phenom 100 was unharmed in a runway excursion incident after a test flight at the company’s Gavião Peixoto facility in Brazil on 14 December.
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Gear problems vex Bombardier CRJs
US officials are investigating left main landing gear failures on two types of Bombardier regional jets on two separate occasions this week, incidents that...
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PICTURES: Spain receives first Tranche 2 Eurofighters
Spain has received its first three production examples of the Tranche 2 Eurofighter strike aircraft ...
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Elbit wins Israeli infantry UAV battle
Israel's defence ministry has picked Elbit Systems' Skylark 1 LE to deliver its battalion-level unmanned air vehicle requirements ...
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Turkey picks G550 for command and control mission
Turkey's undersecretariat for defence industries (SSM) has selected the Gulfstream G550 for its command...
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NewsEADS restructures to simplify A400M management
EADS is to integrate its Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD) into Airbus, simplifying the management organisation for its A400M project ...
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JAL latest to commit to biofuel test flight
Japan Airlines (JAL) has become the latest carrier to commit to carrying out a demonstration flight with an aircraft powered in part by biofuel.
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Qantas A380s to serve Singapore & London from 16 Jan
Australia's Qantas Airways is to start using the Airbus A380 on services to London Heathrow via Singapore from the middle of January after taking delivery...
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USAF launches competition for new HPM bomber
The US Air Force has launched a competition for a new aircraft demonstrator equipped with a high-powered microwave weapon that can take at least several...