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GA accounts for majority of controlled flight into terrain accidents in Australia
General aviation accounted for the greatest proportion of controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) accidents in Australia between 1996 and 2005. When compared...
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India explores Russian help for new manned spacecraft
India and Russia may collaborate to develop a reusable manned spacecraft - if talks expected to start early this year bear fruit. Anatoly Perminov,...
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Analysis of world airline accidents and incidents in 2007
Global figures for commercial aviation crashes in 2007 show an all-time low of 23 fatal accidents. Even the number of fatal casualties, at 597, was well...
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NASA's new Moon mission rocket engine could use French nozzle
The Apollo programme-derived Pratt & Whitney...
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Florida aerospace special - space industry still key
space Beyond the Shuttle Once the gateway to the Moon, Florida's role as a spaceport is changing - but NASA and its support industry are still...
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Florida aerospace special - Building a global hub for component supply
aftermarket Parts to the world A group of innovative distributors have made the area around Miami and Fort Lauderdale a global hub for component...
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FAA mandates continued Robinson rotor blade inspections
Owners and operators of more than 2,300 US-registered Robinson R22- and R44-model helicopters must continue inspecting the outboard sections of the helicopter's...
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Permanent CRJ flap fix on horizon as SkyWest admits challenges
Bombardier has engaged US manufacturer Eaton to work on additional modifications to the CRJ100/200's flap system, even as a newly redesigned system is about...
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NASA gets full budget but COTS suffers 30% cut
NASA has been given $49 million more than it requested for the development of its Constellation programme's Ares...
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Comment - Single European Sky isn't delivering
All the EU states and many beyond the Union signed up to the Single European Sky strategy and approved the legislation for it. But they aren't delivering
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NewsNASA develops new docking system for Constellation
The first two manned Orion crew exploration vehicle flights to the International Space Station, scheduled from September 2015, will deliver a new NASA-developed...
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EC sets out Single European Sky 'second package'
A "second package" of proposed legislation to reinforce and accelerate the implementation of the Single European Sky (SES) will be presented by the second...
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FAA demands connectivity security for Boeing 787 control and information networks
The US Federal Aviation Administration will require Boeing to demonstrate that certain 787 flight critical domains - digital systems and networks that for...