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NewsQantas A380 completes fuel saving trial
Qantas Airways' has confirmed that its inaugural Airbus A380 commercial flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles participated in a carbon emissions reduction...
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NASA Lunar Lander technology to be field tested next year
NASA will next year field-test the laser altimeter, camera and flash light detection and ranging (lidar) technology that its Altair Lunar Lander could use...
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American Airlines sues Yahoo
Dallas-based American Airlines has filed a lawsuit against Yahoo claiming the search engine allows companies the right to use the airline's trademark for...
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NASA says Ares I could send payload to the Moon
NASA has concluded that a single Ares I crew launch vehicle could send a 454kg (998lb) payload to the Moon using a 1,750kg robotic lander. The US space...
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Aero Sekur's inflatable heat shield passes re-entry test
Flexible material specialist Aero Sekur's Spacecrew Emergency Module has passed what the company calls...
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NewsAirAsia training academy doubles in size, adds new sims
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia's regional training academy at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is undergoing a massive expansion that sees it...
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Extended wait for firm CSeries order could smart: analyst
Bombardier's CSeries programme could suffer a blow to its image if the manufacturer does not secure a firm order for the airliner in the relatively near...
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Panasonic poised to reveal launch customer for broad connectivity suite
In-flight entertainment system maker Panasonic Avionics is in advanced discussions with a launch customer for its portfolio of airborne broadband data communications,...
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India's Tata moves closer to aerospace after manufacturing site is approved
Indian conglomerate Tata Group is closer to becoming a major player in the country's aerospace business after formally seeking approval to set up a manufacturing...
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This week briefings
AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR GLOBAL TWINS SAFETY Bombardier says more than one-third of its 147 Global XRS and Global 5000 super-large business jets...
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India reveals plans for five-seat light aircraft
Indian car manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra and the country's National Aerospace Laboratories are jointly developing a five-seat light aircraft, and plan...
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Congress takes first step to funding ISS to 2020
NASA has until July 2009 to produce a plan to extend the life of the International Space Station to 2020, according to new US legislation. The ISS...
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MRO centre set for New Delhi
EADS and the National Aviation Company of India, the parent of national carrier Air India, have signed an agreement to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul...
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B/E's A350 galley deal
B/E Aerospace has won a $1 billion contract to supply the Airbus A350 XWB galley systems. B/E says that the system around the A350's "flex zones", which...
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Selection process ongoing for key 787 GoldCare providers
Selecting Asian and North American providers for Boeing's GoldCare maintenance programme for the 787 remains on the airframer's agenda, but the company is...
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AAIB calls for compulsory helicopter simulator recurrent training in its Morecambe Bay crash report
Helicopter operators should make use of simulators for their pilot recurrent training and checking, according to one of six recommendations by the UK Air...
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NewsSpain's LTE suspends charter flights, but hopes for restart
Spanish leisure carrier LTE International Airways has become the latest carrier to suspend flights due to financial difficulties, but is continuing ACMI...
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Congress directs NASA to fund small UAV research
The US Congress has directed NASA to develop small unmanned air vehicles that would operate in remote areas in its Authorisation Act for the space and aeronautics...
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Engineers face the law over Spanair Madrid crash
Two maintenance engineers and their supervisor have been charged with manslaughter by the Spanish judge in charge of the judicial inquiry into the 20 August...