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Australia studies new reduced separation standards
Australia is looking to implement new reduced separation standards when aircraft are using global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positions ahead of an...
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Honeywell proposes UAVs as anti-missile escorts for airliners
Honeywell is proposing to thwart shoulder-fired missile attacks on civilian aircraft on takeoff by using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as decoys and chaff...
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Portable IFE providers rise in prominence
Increased pressure on airlines to offer some form of in-flight entertainment is driving significant interest in portable players as manufacturers of such...
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New brand and name for Canadian maintenance provider ACTS
Former ACE Holdings subsidiary ACTS plans to formally take on a new name effective 23 September, formally dubbing itself Aveos. The maintenance, repair...
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NewsStartup Family Airlines seeks volunteers to review certification documents
Startup Family Airlines is looking for volunteers to work on US FAA manuals as the Las Vegas-based company manoeuvres the certification process. Family...
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NewsAlitalia gets approaches for cargo and maintenance units
Alitalia's special administrator Augusto Fantozzi has disclosed he has received initial approaches for the group's maintenance and cargo activities, while...
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SpaceX faces biggest COTS challenge yet
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is preparing for what it admits is the toughest milestone yet for NASA's commercial orbital transportation services...
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NASA's 21st century lasers to analyse 1980s open rotor
The operational testing of Glenn's refurbished open rotor propulsion rig will begin in the first week of next year. In co-operation with General Electric,...
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Russia sets up central production site for amphibious aircraft
Russia is creating a single centre of competence for amphibian aircraft and flying boats with a main production and repair site in Taganrog and a test base...
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NewsAlaska equipping entire fleet with Honeywell anti-incursion tool
Alaska Airlines by the end of September says it will become the first US passenger carrier to install a Honeywell-built runway incursion preventative system...
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WAEA2008: Alaska to trial Row 44 within weeks
Alaska Airlines will become the first carrier to offer Row 44's Ku band-based connectivity solution when it begins testing the service within weeks.
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WAEA2008: El Al equips 777 with Mijet but awaits connectivity
El Al has installed Israeli firm Starling Advanced Communications' Mijet antenna on one of its Boeing 777s, and is waiting for a service provider to offer...
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How will Europe achieve its Clean Sky goals?
Green and clean regional air transport is the goal of one of Europe's most ambitious research projects - but where can the technologies, materials and fuels be found?
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WAEA2008: Air Canada signs for Aircell connectivity
Air Canada intends to become the first Canadian airline to offer in-flight connectivity after inking a deal with Aircell that envisions fleet-wide installations...
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NewsSpaceX launches DragonLab for recoverable scientific payload service
Space Exploration Technologies is offering its Dragon capsule as a recoverable science cargo spacecraft with...
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NASA's Orion to see full-scale water recovery testing in January
A full-scale Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV) test off the Florida coast in January 2009 is to follow water tank testing NASA has completed with a one-quarter...
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Green regional aircraft: key facts
Globally, 45% of today's flights are operated with regional aircraft, and by 2020 this figure is estimated...