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Civil engines: GE and R-R duel to power new widebodies
General Electric and Rolls-Royce have split the market to power the Boeing 787, but will they join battle on the Airbus A350?
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Swiss use UAV to monitor soccer crowds
Zurich police, in co-operation with the Swiss military, used the Ruag Ranger unmanned air vehicle, designated ADS 95 by the Swiss army, to monitor crowds...
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NewsAtlasjet MD-83 crew lost tower contact before crash
Turkish carrier Atlasjet says this Boeing MD-83, which crashed while preparing to land at Isparta early on 30 November with the assumed loss of all forty-nine...
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Industry mulls safety preventatives as accident rate climbs
International Air Transport Association chief Giovanni Bisignani last week said the first three quarters of 2007 represent...
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FAA reveals first cut at “small” UAS system description
The US Federal Aviation Administration has developed a rudimentary set of ground rules for the certification and operation...
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Japan corruption investigation centres on GE engines
Investigations into corruption involving Japan's military procurements are focusing on the purchase of GE Aviation's engines ,...
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NewsUSAF: F-15s risk catastrophic design weakness
The US Air Force Boeing F-15A-D Eagle fleet is grounded to inspect the cockpit seal area for longeron cracks that may have already caused one fighter to partially disintegrate in-flight.
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USAF F-15s back on ground with new crack fears
The US Air Force has detected a possibly "catastrophic" design weakness in the Boeing F-15A-D. Air Combat Command on 28 November grounded all F-15s excluding...
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TU-334 chosen as Russian presidential flight
GTK Rossiya, the Russian government airline that provides flight services to the president and FSO federal security service, has selected the Tupolev Tu-334...
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New Zealand to seek advanced trainers in 2008
New Zealand is set to open a tender for advanced trainers in 2008, with the country planning to bring the programme directly under its operations after having...
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PICTURES: Qatar takes delivery of first 14 Boeing 777-300ERs
Qatar Airways has taken delivery of its first of 14 Boeing 777-300ERs, which will eventually replace its Airbus A340-600s on long-haul services from its...
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