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Comment - Nimrod's forgotten warnings
The Royal Air Force's loss of a Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance aircraft and 14 lives over Afghanistan last year remains a poignant symbol of the operational troubles...
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Comment - strangling the truth
Pilots should beware indulging in honesty if they survive an accident. The world is increasingly populated by police and politicians looking for opportunities to prove their own effectiveness
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New schedule emerges for Europe's Galileo navigation satellite system
With the impending approval of the new financing and work share arrangements for the delayed European navigation satellite system, Galileo, the timetable...
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UK MoonLITE mission to cost $205 million
The UK's proposed Moon Lightweight Interior and Telecom Experiment (MoonLITE)...
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Superjet 100 SaM146 engine begins flight-testing on Il-76
SaM146 flight tests PowerJet began flight tests of the SaM146 powerplant using an Ilyushin Il-76 flying testbed on 6 December. The engine, which was...
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NewsRafale crashes in central France, pilot killed
The French air force confirms the crash of the two-seat Rafale B occurred at 6:20 pm during a training flight with the aircraft unarmed.
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Nimrod fuel system flaw had been known for 20 years
The UK Ministry of Defence failed to properly recognise the risks posed by fuel system leaks aboard the Royal Air Force's British Aerospace Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance...
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NewsVirgin Galactic sets out Year of the Spaceship
Virgin Galactic expects its White Knight II aircraft's last engine to be delivered in January and the SpaceShipTwo carrier fully assembled by...
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This week in brief 11 December 2007
737 replacement could be decided within 18 months NARROWBODIES Boeing may decide to launch a replacement programme for the 737 before May 2009. Scott...
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Will Airbus really shift production to the USA?
It is a tale of two Airbuses. The first Airbus is enjoying runaway success in the market: last month's Dubai air show brought a torrent of sales and the...
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US GAO slams FAA on runway safety efforts
The USA remains at a "high risk of a catastrophic runway collision" and the runway safety organization within the Federal Aviation...
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BMed A321’s close call with terrain sparked by data mismatch
Investigators believe mismatched aeronautical data catalysed a serious approach incident, in which a BMed Airbus A321 came close to striking terrain while...