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NewsAirbus files patent for new trijet design
Airbus has filed a patent application for a new commercial trijet, reviving interest in a powerplant configuration abandoned by airliner manufacturers for...
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EASA gets power to ban foreign airlines that fail compulsory audits
In 2009, all foreign airlines operating into the European Union will have to have passed a new European...
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NewsJAL agrees to $110m fine in cargo price-fixing probe
JAL agrees to $110m fine in cargo price-fixing probe
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NewsSouthwest slashes 2009 fleet growth; reviews retirement plan
Southwest Airlines has slashed its fleet growth plan in the face "of volatile and unprecedented" fuel prices, and is reviewing a previous proposal to retire...
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India to study development of regional aircraft
India is studying the possibility of designing and manufacturing a 50- to 90-seat airliner, with the country's main aerospace research agency hoping to secure...
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India's Tata denies approaching Embraer about manufacturing
India's Tata denies approaching Embraer about manufacturing
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NewsDARPA selects three for infinite-endurance UAS
Aurora Flight Sciences, Boeing and Lockheed Martin will each develop designs for a new aircraft capable of flying unrefuelled for five years.
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NewsUS DoD withholds funds for six F-35Bs, pending first flight
The US Department of Defense will hold onto funds to buy the next six Lockheed Martin F-35B Joint Strike Fighters, pending flight test results ...
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ANZ's Mount Cook poised to order regional aircraft
Air New Zealand regional carrier Mount Cook Airlines plans to place a firm order in the coming months for 13-17 regional aircraft and is considering the...
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Lufthansa denies pressuring SAS to resist Spanair sale to Iberia
Lufthansa denies pressuring SAS to resist Spanair sale to Iberia
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Progress stalls on An-124 freighter restart
Progress in the Russo-Ukrainian project to resume serial production of the modernised Antonov An-124 freighter has stalled over unresolved intellectual property...
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PICTURE: Chinese technicians learn Airbus assembly expertise on first German A320
Work parties of Chinese technicians destined to start building the first Airbus single-aisle aircraft in the People's Republic...
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Eurocontrol works with manufacturers toward 4D flight trajectories
Eurocontrol has begun work with the major aircraft manufacturers to enable the four-dimensional trajectory management of air traffic. This is one of the...
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Airbus team and ACSS complete successful oceanic ADS-B “In” trial
An Airbus -led team and avionics provider ACSS last month demonstrated in-trail...
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Delta/Northwest: the birth of a world super carrier
Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines will go ahead with their planned merger - which, if approved, will...
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Northwest pilots call merger agreement one-sided
Northwest pilots call merger agreement one-sided
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ESA considers robotic lunar cargo lander for Moonbase
The European Space Agency is considering a robotic cargo lunar lander that would deliver 1,700kg (3,700lb) to a manned outpost on the Moon. Flight...
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Tough economic climate drives Delta/Northwest merger
Producing a more stable, profitable company that is better able to handle US economic problems and sky-high fuel costs is a major driver behind the merger decision of SkyTeam alliance members Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, which over the last year have seen the gains of their restructuring efforts ...