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Boeing restructures delta ii offer LAUNCHERS United Launch Alliance will restructure its Delta II programme because of an expected reduction in NASA...
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Horizon studies dropping CJs and going all-turboprop
US regional considers phase-out of CRJ700s to reduce costs in face of high fuel prices
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Qantas's first Airbus A380 makes its first flight from Toulouse
Airbus has flown its third A380 customer's first aircraft, with Qantas's MSN014 completing its maiden flight from Toulouse on 25 January. The Rolls-Royce...
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BA to launch premium transatlantic flights with A318s from London City
Airline to start service with A318s from London City airport
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Thales predicts arrival of helicopter terrain warning systems
Thales predicts that a standard for helicopter terrain avoidance warning systems...
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NASA signs co-operation agreement with South Korea's KAIST
NASA's Ames Research Center and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have agreed to...
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NewsBA targets year end for part two of long haul fleet replacement decision
British Airways expects to finalise its long-haul fleet replacement plans by the end of the year, and views the decision as more important than the first...
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NewsVirgin Galactic's White Knight II to roll out in May
Virgin Galactic expects Scaled Composites to roll out its SpaceShipTwo...
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Flight instruments 'not good enough for RNP approaches', says IFALPA
Existing primary flight instrumentation "is no longer adequate and safe for the developing RNP [required navigation performance] environment", says the International...
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HAL and IAI discuss Indian Boeing 737 cargo conversion venture
Israel Aerospace Industries' Bedek division is in talks with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) about setting up a Boeing 737 cargo conversion joint venture in...
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Iberia A340 broke proximity sensors in heavy landing, preventing thrust reverser deployment
Iberia has yet to decide whether to repair the Airbus A340-600 that overran at Quito, Ecuador, after striking the runway so hard during landing that damaged...
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SAS claims crashed Q400 valve flaw prevalent in fleet
Scandinavia's SAS Group is claiming to have discovered door-valve problems in two-thirds of its grounded Bombardier Q400 turboprops, three months after a...
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US airlines step up to in-flight internet
Airborne broadband connectivity is in strong demand in the USA, with carriers seeking to put either air-to-ground or satellite-based systems on board aircraft...
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Scaled goes back to the future for Virgin Galactic
Will the second decade of the 21st century finally see the dawn of personal spaceflight as a practical, fare-paying, scheduled reality? Virgin Galactic certainly...
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Failure never an option for Airbus A380 service entry
Airbus's intense efforts to ensure that the A380 had a smooth service entry with Singapore Airlines have paid off, with just one technical delay suffered so far