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US safety board calls for cargo aircraft fire suppression systems
All US freight carriers should install fire suppression systems on their aircraft to contain fires in the cargo hold, says the US...
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Business briefs 11 December 2007
Spirit to make composites in Malaysia expansion US aerostructures maker Spirit AeroSystems has firmed up an agreement with Malaysia's national airport...
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Criminalisation of pilots after accidents is on the increase
During the last 30 years there has been an accelerating trend toward criminal prosecution of pilots or other aviation professionals like air traffic controllers...
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Superjet 100 SaM146 engine begins flight-testing on Il-76
SaM146 flight tests PowerJet began flight tests of the SaM146 powerplant using an Ilyushin Il-76 flying testbed on 6 December. The engine, which was...
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NewsA318 first Airbus to be approved for Thales HUD
The A318 has become the first Airbus aircraft to be approved for Thales' D-HUDS digital head-up display system. The Pratt & Whitney PW6000-powered A318 and...
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Saudi Arabia's Eurofighter Typhoon deal gets final confirmation
The four-nation Eurofighter consortium has received a contract from BAE Systems to produce 72 Typhoon combat aircraft for Saudi Arabia ...
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SkyEurope sells two new 737s, renegotiates leases on others
Low-fare operator SkyEurope Airlines has sold two Boeing 737-700s, ahead of delivery this year, and is trying to renegotiate lease terms with GE Commercial...
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US Air National Guard to trial Beechcraft AT-6 for counter-insurgency
The US Air National Guard has received special funds to stage a demonstration of the turboprop-powered Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 for the domestic security and...
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Qatar Airways targets sustained profitability within three years
Akbar Al Baker - chief executive of Qatar Airways - is the living embodiment of "hands-on"...
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PICTURE: Air Service Gabon gets second ex-Littoral CRJ200 regional jet
Air Service Gabon has taken delivery of the second of two ex-Air Littoral Bombardier CRJ200s. The aircraft has been in storage at Calgary since 2004, positioned...
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P&W achieves full thrust in geared turbofan ground test
Pratt & Whitney's GTF geared turbofan demonstrator engine has achieved full thrust during its first series of ground runs on an outdoor test stand in West...