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  • FAA clears Boeing to resume 787 flight tests

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    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Boeing to begin test flights soon on an instrumented 787 that could pave the way for a return to...


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  • Homing in on threat posed by near Earth objects

    10:00 30 May 2013

    While awareness that a cataclysmic meteor strike could end life on Earth as we know it is hardly new, events this year...


  • Ion wind promises breath of fresh air

    10:35 29 May 2013

    Generating thrust to fly an aircraft using the technology behind ionic air purifiers sounds too good to be true - until...


  • FAA clears Boeing to resume 787 flight tests

    02:44 08 February 2013

    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Boeing to begin test flights soon on an instrumented 787 that...


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  • Homing in on threat posed by near Earth objects

    News | 30 May 2013 10:00 | Dan Thisdell

    While awareness that a cataclysmic meteor strike could end life on Earth as we know it is hardly new, events this year have rung alarm bells and flagged up the gap between our detection capabilities and the astonishing number of threats lurking in space.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Homing-in-on-threat-posed-by-near-Earth-objects-386452/

  • Ion wind promises breath of fresh air

    News | 29 May 2013 10:35 | Dan Thisdell

    Generating thrust to fly an aircraft using the technology behind ionic air purifiers sounds too good to be true - until now.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Ion-wind-promises-breath-of-fresh-air-386256/

  • ANALYSIS: Qantas sticks to line in the sand over domestic capacity

    News | 15 May 2013 09:17 | David Knibb

    <p>Conventional wisdom says airlines should pursue yield instead of market share, but as an ongoing battle between Qantas and Virgin Australia reveals, the...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-Qantas-sticks-to-line-in-the-sand-over-domestic-capacity-385875/

  • Europe’s second-tier flag carriers an endangered species: Doganis

    News | 25 Apr 2013 09:19 | Max Kingsley-Jones

    <p>Europe's second tier-flag carriers are unlikely to survive the coming decade as they struggle to find a niche between the low-cost sector and the region's...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/Europes-second-tier-flag-carriers-an-endangered-species-Doganis-385130/

  • ANALYSIS: Failing company doctrine succeeds in Tiger takeover

    News | 24 Apr 2013 08:12 | David Knibb

    <p>The decision by Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) not to oppose Virgin Australia's takeover of 60% of Tiger Airways Australia represents...http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/ANALYSIS-Failing-company-doctrine-succeeds-in-Tiger-takeover-385062/

  • INTERVIEW: Turkish Airlines CEO Temel Kotil

    News | 22 Apr 2013 12:44 | Alex Thomas

    Turkish Airlines is making good its intentions to capitalise on its geographic location on the crossroads of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Chief executive Temel Kotil is convinced the carrier's rapid rise can be sustained right to the summit of the airline industry.http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/INTERVIEW-Turkish-Airlines-CEO-Temel-Kotil-384968/

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  • Solar storms: Satellites are less vulnerable that rest of human infrastructure say experts

    Blog | 29 May 2013 15:09 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2013/05/solar-storms-satellites-are-le.html

  • ANALYSIS: NASA Manned lunar return is probably a better choice than asteroid capture say space experts - and they are probably right

    Blog | 23 May 2013 09:03 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2013/05/manned-lunar-return-is-probabl.html

  • On a lighter note: BBC gets panicky as it tries to stop attempt to contact aliens

    Blog | 08 Nov 2012 10:24 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/11/on-a-lighter-note-bbc-gets-pan.html

  • Aerotoxins: the fog begins to clear

    Blog | 01 Nov 2012 17:36 | David Learmount

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/learmount//2012/11/aerotoxins-the-fog-begins-to-c.html

  • Budget cuts force US Air Force to throw out reusable booster baby with the bathwater

    Blog | 22 Oct 2012 09:37 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/10/opinion-against-advice-us-air.html

  • IAC Naples: Notes on the International Astronautical Congress (Updated)

    Blog | 10 Oct 2012 13:45 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/10/iac-naples-review-of-the-inter.html

  • On a sadder note: First US Female astronaut Dr Sally Ride passes away

    Blog | 24 Jul 2012 09:17 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/07/on-a-sadder-note-first-us-fema.html

  • Cor blimey guvnor! NASA learns that manners maketh good business at the dinner table

    Blog | 26 Mar 2012 13:46 | David Todd

    http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola//2012/03/cor-blimey-guvnor-nasa-learns.html

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