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Boeing tests recovery training on pilots
Boeing reported to the Flight Safety Foundation International Aviation Safety Seminar the results of a controlled test it carried out on a group of more...
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Finmeccanica is opening new horizons
Italy's aerospace champion Finmeccanica is extending its reach, both abroad and on the domestic market
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New carrier Air Arabia Maroc switches to Casablanca base
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to establish its new Moroccan operation, Air Arabia Maroc, at the city of Casablanca rather than Rabat. The...
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Italian navy recapitalises
Recapitalisation will see the Italian navy equipped with new-generation helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft
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PICTURE: KLM returns to Liverpool after 70-year break
Dutch carrier KLM is resuming services between Amsterdam and the northern UK city of Liverpool after a 70-year break. Its KLM Cityhopper subsidiary...
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Boeing strike stalls progress at Alenia Composite
The strike at Boeing has slowed Alenia Composite's momentum as it strives to perfect its production process
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Cessna breaks ground on Columbus facility
Cessna began construction 29 October on a new 55,760m² (600,000ft²) facility in Wichita where the company will build...
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Operational quality control can cut the cost of operations
With changing safety-related regulations continually challenging airlines, next month's Flight International Crew Management Conference offers timely advice
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Thai army chooses Russian helicopters
Thailand's army has announced plans to order six Mil Mi-17 utility helicopters from Moscow ...
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Italy special report
Independent from Europe's heavyweights, BAE Systems and EADS, Finmeccanica continues to dominate Italian aerospace. Subsidiary Alenia...
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London-New York via space
Could suborbital flight be a substitute for intercontinental supersonic transport?
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Business aviation briefs
Royal Jet is undertaking a comprehensive interior upgrade of its fleet of five Boeing Business Jets. Work on the first refurbishment,...
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Boeing trims outsourcing on 787, future designs
Boeing has expected too much from major outsourcing partners and will take much detailed design work and some major production back in-house to avoid in...
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US Coast Guard seeks ship-based unmanned air vehicle
The US Coast Guard has resumed a process to buy a ship-based unmanned aircraft system for the first time since the cancellation of the Bell TR918 Eagle Eye...
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Good Week - Bad Week
The German powerplant maker raised full-year forecasts after posting solid nine-month figures, with sales and pre-tax profits both up 5%...
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Boeing production to resume as workers back new contract
Machinists at Boeing are set to begin returning to work today after ratifying a new four-year agreement, ending a 57-day strike at the airframer...
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Pawan Hans aims for charter flights to Andaman and Nicobar
Pawan Hans, India's largest operator of civil helicopters, hopes around 2010 to begin fixed-wing charter operations with services to the country's outlying...
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Accident reports slammed for ignoring engineers
The ability of airlines to learn from accidents involving maintenance errors is severely compromised by the failure of investigators to include in their...
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Investor group CAI reportedly commits to Alitalia rescue
Italian investment consortium Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) is said to have agreed to put forward its offer to rescue flag-carrier Alitalia, despite earlier...
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FAA issues final rule to increase airliner explosives survivability
The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule that will require manufacturers of newly certificated commercial aircraft after 28 November...