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Notams poised to enter digital age, with FAA and Eurocontrol set to modernise 50-year-old syst
Eurocontrol and the US Federal Aviation Administration hope to field a preliminary system for producing standardised, computerised notices to airmen (Notams) by 2010 in a move it says will provide "major benefits" for the aviation community.
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Boeing's options stretched for 747-8I, with refusal to rule out two sizes of aircraft, to meet Emirates' requirements
Boeing does not rule out building two sizes of passenger model to please Emirates
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Required navigation performance procedures win FAA approval in shift towards a performance-based navigation system
The US move towards a performance-based navigation system has taken a step forward with the US Federal Aviation Administration approval for Delta Air Lines to use any required navigation performance (RNP) approach procedure in the USA. Also, Continental Airlines has been approved to use a new lower-visibility approach to Quito, ...
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NewsAlteon on course to validate multi-crew pilot licence course, first customers China Eastern Airlines and Xiamen Airlines
Boeing’s Alteon training division says its first multi-crew pilot licence (MPL) training course, with six cadet pilots from two Chinese airlines and six places yet to be filled, will inevitably be a validation process for the new training philosophy and licence type.
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Failings prompt Australian aviation safety agency CASA to revoke AOC of Transair, airline involved in country's worst accident in May 2005 Lockhart River
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has cancelled the air operator's certificate of Transair, the airline involved in the May 2005 crash at Lockhart River in Queensland - the country's worst civil aviation accident in 40 years.
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A380 ready to take off on route-proving flights
Test aircraft MSN002 to fly four trips to 10 airports, but with few passengers aboard
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China and Russia in engine tie-up talks with Klimov looking at next-generation powerplants including improved version of RD-93 turbofan used on Chengdu FC-1 light fighter
Improved versions of Chengdu FC-1 light fighter's RD-93 turbofan head agenda in new offer for co-operation
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Emirates weighs up fleet options, possibly rolling over Airbus A330s to fill A380 delay void
Carrier may roll over A330s as it seeks to fill void left by A380 delay and to unify its in-flight product offerings
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P&W gears up for CFM parts run
Engine manufacturer on track for certification of first block of spares under Global Material Solution plan
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NASA approves 2008 Hubble repair mission, with impact on scope for Orion CEV
NASA's overwhelmingly popular decision to mount a Space Shuttle mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope will affect the agency's plans for the Orion crew exploration vehicle (CEV)