All aerospace news – Page 1005
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Air France hiring freeze could cut headcount by 1,200
Air France is to impose a recruitment block and freeze any replacement of retiring staff, measures that could mean up to 1,200 fewer posts at the airline. Its...
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Airbus targets monthly build-rate of 10-13 A350s
"For the A350 we will use the test stations in Gramont 1 for all ground test activities" Philippe launay Airbus head...
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NewsAUDIO: Crashed Colgan Q400's last communications with Buffalo ATC
Air traffic transmissions with the Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 which crashed on approach to Buffalo give no immediate indications of any problems before controllers...
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AERO INDIA: India unveils manned capsule design
At Aero India 2009 the Indian Space Research Organisation unveiled its orbital vehicle concept that consists of a crew...
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Southwest calls on FCC to approve Row 44's in-flight Internet
Just days after launching a commercial trial of Row 44's in-flight Internet service, Southwest Airlines has added its voice to the growing chorus of opinion...
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Lan to own 90% of Colombian cargo start-up LACC
Lan's new Colombian subsidiary has disclosed its initial schedule, ownership structure and management team as it prepares to launch services to the US and...
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NewsFast and low manoeuvring preceded McRae helicopter crash
Investigators state that the Eurocopter AS350B2 Squirrel helicopter which crashed in Scotland while being flown by former world rally champion Colin McRae...
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Alteon's first multi-crew licence graduates join the line in China
Boeing's training company Alteon says the first multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) graduates of the course it devised with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority...
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NewsPICTURES: BAE Systems reveals Mantis UAV in final assembly
BAE Systems has released the first images of its Mantis tactical unmanned air vehicle demonstrator undergoing final assembly ...
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London airport helicopter transfer service launched
Business aviation services company PremiAir has launched a helicopter transfer service designed to transport passengers...
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US, Russian satellites collide
NASA has revealed that an Iridium communications satellite collided with a Russian Cosmos 2251 communications satellite over the South Pole at 1155h Washington DC time on Tuesday
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DigEcor eyes growth in 2009 as portables gain prominence
Take-up of DigEcor's portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) systems could grow this year as airlines defer or cancel deliveries for new aircraft equipped...
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Largest US regional ground handler to emerge under Delta plan
Delta Air Lines has unveiled plans to consolidate the customer service operations of its three wholly-owned regional airlines, Comair, Mesaba and Compass,...
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NewsPICTURE: Air France's new livery retains much of current scheme
Air France has unveiled a new livery, although the French flag-carrier has opted to retain much of its current design in the scheme...
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Air Canada buys $100m in parts from Aero Inventory
UK-based aerospace parts specialist Aero Inventory has sold almost $100 million worth of aircraft parts to Air Canada. Aero Inventory says in a statement...
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NewsDisorientation led to Aeroflot-Nord 737-500 crash: investigators
Russian investigators have concluded that spatial disorientation of an Aeroflot-Nord Boeing 737-500 crew, primarily that of the commander, led to the fatal...
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Federal prosecutions launched against Platinum Jet Management staff
US Federal charges have been brought against five people connected with Platinum Jet Management (PJM) a business flight chartering company that has ceased...
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Business Briefs
A $300 million goodwill impairment charge pushed B/E Aerospace into the red for...