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ADP, Schiphol eye joint moves for international airports
Proposed airport alliance partners Aeroports de Paris (ADP) and Schiphol Group are to prioritise their international development activities on airports supporting...
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US GA accidents down, accident rates up
In calendar year 2007. US general aviation has seen its lowest-ever number of fatal accidents, but there was a slight...
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Ryanair grows Italian presence with new Sardinian bases
Irish budget carrier Ryanair has unveiled plans to open two new Italian bases at the Sardinian airports of Alghero and Cagliari and to launch eight new domestic...
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Spaniards unveil fire-extinction management system
Spanish onshore helicopter services company INAER has unveiled a new fire-extinction management system that can be operated with a helicopter or fixed-wing...
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Australian safety authority seeks public views on regulation of general aviation aircraft
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority is seeking public comment on a proposal submitted by Recreational Aviation...
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Aero Sekur's inflatable heat shield passes re-entry test
Flexible material specialist Aero Sekur's Spacecrew Emergency Module has passed what the company calls...
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World Airliners: Good times - Bad times
With the A330 and 767 enjoying mini booms, the A380 starting serenely and aircraft on their way from Canada, China and Russia, only the 787 marred 2008 for airliners
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UK to receive first Tranche 2 Eurofighter Typhoons
Tranche 2 deliveries of the Eurofighter Typhoon are under way, with the UK Royal Air Force having accepted its first of 91 aircraft earlier this month. The...
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NewsAirAsia training academy doubles in size, adds new sims
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia's regional training academy at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is undergoing a massive expansion that sees it...
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Cirrus raises situational awareness bar with Perspective
Cirrus has raised situation awareness for general aviation pilots to a new level with an optional advanced cockpit fitted to its SR22-G3 light aircraft
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Congress tells NASA to start green aviation research initiative
The US Congress has directed NASA to develop and demonstrate technologies that enable commercial aircraft to achieve noise levels on approach, take-off and...
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Extended wait for firm CSeries order could smart: analyst
Bombardier's CSeries programme could suffer a blow to its image if the manufacturer does not secure a firm order for the airliner in the relatively near...
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Troubled times bring Jet, Kingfisher into unlikely alliance
In a clear sign of how tough airline operating conditions have become in India, rival carriers Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines are entering a radical...
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India mulls over indigenous regional aircraft proposals
India plans to firm up the details of an indigenous regional aircraft programme around mid-2009, with a government committee mulling over proposals for jet...
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Panasonic poised to reveal launch customer for broad connectivity suite
In-flight entertainment system maker Panasonic Avionics is in advanced discussions with a launch customer for its portfolio of airborne broadband data communications,...
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India's Tata moves closer to aerospace after manufacturing site is approved
Indian conglomerate Tata Group is closer to becoming a major player in the country's aerospace business after formally seeking approval to set up a manufacturing...
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This week briefings
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR GLOBAL TWINS SAFETY Bombardier says more than one-third of its 147 Global XRS and Global 5000 super-large business jets...
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India reveals plans for five-seat light aircraft
Indian car manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra and the country's National Aerospace Laboratories are jointly developing a five-seat light aircraft, and plan...