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American eyes overseas connectivity
Oneworld member American Airlines expects to equip its international fleet with satellite-based in-flight connectivity if the carrier's trial of Aircell's...
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NewsVirgin Blue inks engine maintenance deal with GE
Virgin Blue inked a maintenance and overhaul agreement with GE for the Australian carrier's CFM International CFM56-7B engines. The six-year agreement...
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Aviall to distribute JT9D engine parts under broad pact
US aerospace parts provider and aftermarket firm Aviall Services has entered into an agreement with Pratt & Whitney to distribute JT9D engine spare parts...
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Business: Good week - Bad week
EMBRAER The Brazilian airframer signed a long-term service contract with Aeromexico Connect to support its fleet of ERJ-145 and 190 jets. The deal makes...
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Elbit sees wider view with infrared
Elbit Systems is developing eye-tracking technologies in a bid to enhance the field of view of a combat pilot's helmet-mounted display systems. According...
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India wins Italian and Algerian launch contracts
Italian and Algerian Earth observation satellites are to be launched by India following a deal secured by the Indian Space...
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FAA's proposed AD addresses CRJ de-icing fluid ingress
A spate of incidents involving de-icing fluid ingress into the cockpit of Bombardier CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft has prompted the US FAA to propose a new...
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Experience: Life and death played out for real on a Trident - almost
In the wake of the tragic 1985 British Airtours Boeing 737 accident at Manchester in which 55 people died following an engine fire on take-off, Cranfield University undertook a detailed study into aircraft evacuations on behalf of the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
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This Week briefings
AMERICAN EAGLE FACES PENALTIES PUNISHMENT The US Transportation Security Administration may levy civil penalties against American Eagle Airlines after...
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VIDEO & PICTURES: Qantas A380 makes first flight after cabin installation
Qantas and Airbus have marked the first flight of the carrier's four-class A380 at the airframer's facility in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft --VH-OQA...
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India's Kingfisher firms up London service
Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines has firmed up plans to launch services to London Heathrow. The carrier says in a statement it will be launching...
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Do aircraft evacuation tests work?
Every aircraft type must undergo a 90s evacuation test before it can go into service. Yet critics say such tests are fatally flawed. We examine the arguments
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NewsSky scraping: airlines battle bookings without revenues
The airline fight to control distribution and the cost of getting a ticket into a passenger's hands - and a passenger into a seat - is far from over and...
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NewsAircraft retirements could wipe $1.35bn from annual maintenance spend
The retirement of ageing aircraft from the active fleet will reduce the global annual spend on aircraft maintenance by $1.35 billion, around 3% of the total...