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NewsPictures: Italian air accident investigators recover data on Air Algérie L100-30 Hercules crash
Flight has obtained photos showing the crash scene and the condition of the flight data recorder when it arrived in the Agenzia Nazionale della Sicurezza del Volo’s facilities.
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UK nears choice on MFTS training deal partner, with Lockheed, Northrop and Thales-led teams clarifying submissions
The three consortia bidding to win the UK Military Flying Training System (MFTS) contest have held concluding discussions with the Defence Procurement Agency to clarify any issues arising from their delivery in early August of final submissions for the requirement.
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News30% chance weather will stop Space Shuttle Atlantis launch
Expected showers and cumulus clouds in the Kennedy Space Center area mean there is a 30% chance weather will stop Space Shuttle Atlantis's launch on 6 September
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NewsUS aviation safety board NTSB wants at-risk GE CF6 engines removed following June uncontained failure on AA 767
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants the Federal Aviation Administration to rethink its recently issued airworthiness directive (AD) over General Electric CF6-80 engines and withdraw some from service immediately.
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NewsLockheed Martin over the moon after $8bn Orion spacecraft victory
Lockheed Martin has won the NASA development and production contract potentially worth over $8 billion for the new four- to six-crew Orion spacecraft that will transport astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) by 2014 and return them to the Moon by 2020
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NewsNorthrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk UAV ready to roll
Northrop Grumman is preparing to undertake the first taxi tests with the larger and upgraded RQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle, following the aircraft's official unveiling on 25 August at the US Air Force's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.
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Don't assume
Developing an erroneous mindset and being unable to recognise reality is common and can be dangerous. There is only one defence
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Pilots tried to take off from field
Inquiry begins into why crew of Comair CRJ200 took wrong turning and air traffic controller did not see it happen