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NewsPicture: Boeing plans plain grey natural laminar flow nacelles for 787s in bid to reduce fuel burn
Boeing plans to reduce airframe drag on the 787 by standardising on a specific thickness of grey paint for the engine inlet, to preserve natural laminar and boost range.
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New blood to save GA
Europe’s private aircraft market refuses to grow, stifled by a poor image of general aviation. Manufacturers believe encouraging new pilots is crucial to its future
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Virgin Blue issues request for first long-haul aircraft
Carrier aims to launch transpacific US routes and tackle Qantas’s domination
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MEPs get tough with emissions
European Parliament vote reflects determination to clip carriers’ wings and force them to reduce impact on climate
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Video: News channel airs footage of 10 May Northwest A319 / DC-9 runway collision, as NTSB releases report
US television news programme ABC's Eyewitness News has aired the airport surveillance footage from the 10 May Northwest Airlines runway collision, as US aviation safety investigators release their preliminary report.
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Airports industry body hits out at IATA's 'distorted' view of the airport business
Airports Council International director general Robert Aaronson has hit out at the International Air Transport Association’s “distorted” view of the airport business.
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NewsMEPs back separate emissions trading scheme for airlines
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have spelt out their position on emissions trading, after backing proposals put forward calling for aviation’s contribution to initially be tackled through an airline-only emissions trading scheme (ETS).
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NewsPilot unions link across EU borders with pan-European support for Easyjet crews
The European Cockpit Association (ECA) has set up a system for representing pilots’ interests across multiple-base pan-European airlines. This has already been arranged for EasyJet crews, says the British Air Line Pilots Association (BALPA), and the organisation has set its sights on doing the same for Ryanair pilots.
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Airbus misses out as Qatar Airways looks set to announce 20 Boeing 777 order
Qatar Airways is expected to announce shortly the finalisation of its large-widebody expansion plans, with the firming up of the major deal for 20 Boeing 777s that it first revealed last year.
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US pilots union takes aim at missile launcher defences, calling countermeasures 'unsafe and expensive'
The US Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is set to oppose the installation of countermeasures systems on board civil aircraft as a means of protection from shoulder-launched missiles.