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Lufthansa expected to order nine Airbus A330-300s for Swiss
Lufthansa appears to be drawing close to a decision to acquire nine Airbus A330-300s on behalf of its subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines, a plan which...
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FAA calls for S-92 tail inspections
The US Federal Aviation Administration is giving Sikorsky S-92A operators 20 "time...
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Royal Jet set for aviation expansion
Royal Jet is embarking on an aggressive expansion strategy to exploit the burgeoning market for business aviation...
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Tackling issues specific to Asia
congress andrew costerton london tackling issues specific to asia The Asian Aerospace Congress will focus on the issues central to the growth...
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NewsConstellation's crawl worries Space Shuttle programme personnel
Slower than expected progress at NASA's return-to-the-Moon Constellation programme is raising Space Shuttle managers' fears about a future skills shortage for the agency...
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Boeing leads bid to secure spectrum for wireless aircraft systems
Aviation could seek dedicated frequency spectrum for on-board wireless networks if an industry survey now under way indicated sufficient interest in replacing...
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US Federal Aviation Administration mandates preventative measures for CRJ flap failures
The US Federal Aviation Administration is giving operators of Bombardier CRJ100/200 regional jets until early October to...
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Air China signs deal for huge pilot training centre
Air China has signed an agreement that could see it becoming one of the...
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NewsBoeing 787 flight testing remains on hold
Boeing 787 flight testing, originally planned to begin shortly, remains on hold as the clock continues to tick on the company's ambitious commitment to certificate...
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Bush urged not to make recess FAA boss appointment
Eighteen pro-aviation groups have written a letter to US President George Bush asking that he not appoint a replacement for Federal Aviation Administration...
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AIDC, Aero Vodochody to dissolve Ibis joint venture
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) and the Czech Republic's Aero...
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Guide to unmanned systems certification aimed at 'non-traditional' firms
DEVELOPMENT Guide to unmanned systems certification aimed at 'non-traditional' firms ASTM International's Technical Committee F-38 on Unmanned...
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United looks at establishing maintenance joint venture
United Airlines confirms it is looking at establishing a joint venture with a third party for spinning off its US maintenance, repair and overhaul operations,...
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USAF looks to develop near-space unmanned systems
The US Air Force wants to continue exploring opportunities for very high altitude unmanned air systems, but major technical challenges need to be overcome...
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Dates set for inaugural French Guiana Soyuz launch and ESA/Russia manned spacecraft project start
Dates for the highest-profile collaborations between the European Space Agency and Russia's Federal Space Agency (FSA) were announced at the Moscow air show. FSA...
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Building a future: The AVIC I ARJ21-700 programme
The ARJ21 is spearheading China's ambitions to be a global player in the commercial aerospace industry - but can the regional jet achieve credibility outside Asia?
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Engine commonality may help aftersales
The engine that will power the ARJ21-700 is the same type powering the Embraer 190, another 90-seat regional jet that will operate in China - and could help...
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Watch this space
WATCH THIS SPACE ROB COPPINGER BEIJING China has demonstrated its military capability in orbit, but its space ambitions are directed more towards...
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General aviation in brief
INDIAN APPEAL India's civil aviation authority the DGCA has issued a notice to the Gujarat government, a state in the west of the country, for allegedly...