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NTSB says flawed use of thrust reversers key to Midway 737-700 overrun
The US National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that the pilots' failure to use thrust reversers "in a timely manner" was the primary cause of the...
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Engine upgrades promise further improvements for Airbus A320 family
Deliveries have just begun of the first A320s equipped with CFM's improved CFM56-5B/3 incorporating its "Tech Insertion" package. The engine supersedes the...
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Dutch team unveils fatigue-immune fibre-metal laminate for wings
A new fibre-metal laminate material is being promoted as an anti-fatigue technology for aircraft wings by its creators, the Netherlands'...
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Tech Notes - 9 October 2007
GE taps into UK university power PARTNERSHIP In anticipation of radical changes in aircraft electrical systems, GE Aviation ...
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ICAO asks Air Navigation Commission to recommend on UAV accident investigation requirements
The International Civil Aviation Organisation general assembly has referred proposals for the modification of aircraft...
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Docking vehicle software compatible with ISS
The compatibility of the European Space Agency's final flight software version for its first Automatic Transfer Vehicle, Jules Verne, has been successfully...
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PICTURES: Optical illusion led MD-83 crew to confuse building lights for runway
Irish authorities are warning pilots of a potentially hazardous optical illusion at Dublin Airport whereby the obstacle lighting on top of a tall building...
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AirStellar reveals plan for 'global' air-to-ground service
A company that recently emerged from obscurity to disclose plans for filling the void left by the closure of Connexion by Boeing has revealed its intention...
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Italy's Sicral 1B on track for 2008 launch
Italy's first military communications satellite designed for interoperability with civil emergency networks is set to be launched in September or October...
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Italy's dual use space plans take shape
Italy is coming to the end of a "key year" for development of dual-use space communications and observation technology, according to the head of the Italian...
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