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Debate highlights uncertainty over third Heathrow runway
Following a debate yesterday in the UK Parliament on the proposal to add a third runway to relieve congestion at London Heathrow, the project is looking...
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Cirrus stretches SJ-50 Vision fuselage
Cirrus Design has stretched the fuselage of its SJ-50 Vision to enhance low-speed performance of the...
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Air Arabia formally signs for 10 more A320s
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia has formally exercised options on another 10 Airbus A320 aircraft, bringing its firm total to 44. Air Arabia...
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Hong Kong's BAA Jet Management puts China expansion plans on hold
BAA Jet Management has indefinitely delayed its plans for a Chinese business aviation facility due to problems securing...
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NewsAirbus flies first 'Wave 2' A380 with production-standard wiring
Airbus completed the maiden flight today of the first A380 ...
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Australia plans ADS-B trial in Western Australia
Australian air navigation service provider Airservices Australia is in discussions with operators that...
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Australia to maintain private pilot medical certificate rules
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority has decided to keep the present system for the issue of private pilot medical...
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General aviation briefs
Cessna says it is still on track to begin deliveries of its Model 162 SkyCatcher during the...
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NewsBrazil's AMX fleet to get Elbit avionics upgrade
Elbit Systems has received a major contract for the development and prototype phase of an avionics upgrade to Brazil's Alenia/Embraer AMX strike aircraft ...
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NASA seeks more change for Ares I
Industry will have from 1 December until early January to bid for a NASA electric Thrust Vector Control (TVC) technical feasibility contract for the US space...
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NewsEmirates A380 to greet QE2 on arrival in Dubai
A flypast by an Emirates Airbus A380 is planned as part of celebrations to mark the arrival of the Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth 2...
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NewsIberia earnings drop 77% over first nine months
Spanish flag-carrier Iberia's net earnings fell by 77% to €51.1 million ($64 million) over the first nine months of this year, as fuel costs increased by...
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2009 could see worldwide docking standards agreed
NASA is likely to start discussions with India and China next year about a common docking system that the US Congress has directed the space agency to investigate. The...
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Research shows pilot training is the best investment against catastrophic accident risk
The latest global airline safety analysis by the UK Civil Aviation Authority indicates that, despite advancing technology...
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FAA mandates cabin altitude status briefing for 737 crews
The US Federal Aviation Administration has just published an urgent airworthiness directive (AD) requiring a crew pre-flight briefing about the functioning...
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Turkey's Inter Airlines ceases operations
Turkish carrier Inter Airlines has become the latest to cease operations, and plans to return the three Airbus A321s in its fleet. The Antalya-based...
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Gol postpones 737-300 retirements as new 737 deliveries are delayed
Strike-driven delays in the delivery of new Boeing 737s has apparently forced Brazilian carrier Gol to postpone the phase out of its 737-300 fleet.
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LiveTV in talks with airframers to make latest system offerable
JetBlue Airways subsidiary LiveTV is in talks with airframers to make its latest generation live television system, LTV3, offerable as original equipment...
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Northrop: UAVs serving anti-missile role for airliners too costly
After a US-sponsored study and flight tests, Northrop Grumman has determined that using unmanned aerial vehicles to thwart missile attacks on airliners near...