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NewsChinook hopes ride on CSAR bid
Boeing will offer its HH-47 for the USAF’s revised aircrew rescue requirement. But can the veteran design deliver?
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Good vibrations with the builders of the RAF’s Lynx
Alan Staple is the chief designer for the Lynx helicopter at AgustaWestland. He has been with the firm for 27 years.
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Congress seeks laser alternatives
US legislators want DHS to evaluate other airliner missile-protection options as it searches for layered solution
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Hypoxia training beckons for pilots
Affordable hypoxia awareness training for flightcrew is about to become available through a system the US Navy has developed to replace costly decompression-chamber simulations.
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NewsAffordable hypoxia training becomes available in the wake of Helios crash
As investigators focus on depressurisation as a factor in the fatal Helios Airways crash in Greece on 14 August, the US Navy is about to make affordable hypoxia awareness training equipment available to replace costly decompression-chamber simulations.
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700 jobs to be axed at BAA airports
Around 700 job losses have been announced at the three biggest airports operated by BAA as part of plans to save £45 million a year
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Airline losses could reach $10b this year: IATA
IATA has warned that the global air transport industry’s losses owing to fuel prices this year could far exceed the $7.4 billion predicted in September.
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Russia and China to collaborate on Moon mission
On 3 November the Russian and Chinese governments will begin preparations for a 10-year space co-operation programme that could lead to a manned Moon mission.
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NewsDelta to close its low-cost carrier Song
Delta Air Lines is to close low-fare unit Song in May as part of its court protected restructuring.