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European Commission pays ESA $948 million for GMES work
The European Commission signed an agreement on 28 February to transfer €624 million ($948 million) to the European Space Agency for its share of the European...
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Global business aviation market peaks
Despite fears that the four-year surge in the global business aviation market has peaked, the Middle East's largest operator shows no signs of reining in...
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Javelin VLJ developer ATG in talks on possible sale
Aviation Technology Group says it is negotiating a possible sale or majority buy-out of the very light jet developer,...
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NetJets Europe hiring pilots as growth continues
Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe plans to more than 200 crew members in 2008, having employed...
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India funds preparatory manned spaceflight work
India's first manned mission, expected to be launched in 2014, has been allocated an initial 1,250 million rupees ($31 million) under the government's 2008-9...
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NewsRussia’s S7 to phase out last Soviet-built aircraft by 2013
As it prepares to take delivery of its first new Airbus A320, Russia's S7 Airlines has set deadlines for the phasing out its two remaining Soviet-built aircraft...
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DARPA says BioFuels development ahead of schedule
Testing of next-generation biofuels is ahead of schedule, says the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency , which...
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UK CAA warns of escape slide safety risk
Faulty aircraft escape slides frequently put the lives of passengers at risk, according to the findings of a UK study into the main causes of maintenance-related...
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Bell potentially in BLR hot water with latest 429 mods
Recent design changes to the Bell 429 development prototypes could land Bell Helicopter in hot water with helicopter...
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Airlines and lessors have over-ordered: Tarry
Chris Tarry, chief executive of consultancy CTaira, is the latest analyst to state that airlines and lessors have over-ordered aircraft. Addressing...
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VLJ and GA operators propose NextGen demos
A group of air taxi operators under the auspices of the Personal Air Transportation Alliance (PATA) is...
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US AFRL proves pulse-detonation engine can power aircraft
Researchers hope the first flight of an aircraft powered by a pulse detonation engine (PDE) ...
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FAA issues new certification rules for helicopters
Starting on 31 March, helicopter manufacturers certifying their products in the USA will face multiple new requirements made necessary by "technological...
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Breakdown in ATC communication led to serious Irish air proximity incident between MD-83 and Boeing 737
Irish investigators are attributing a serious air proximity incident between a Flightline Boeing MD-83 and a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 last September to a breakdown...