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Russian air taxi starter flags PC-12 intentions
Russian start-up air taxi company Dexter is in talks with Swiss manufacturer Pilatus to acquire PC-12 single-engine turboprops to complement its fleet of Myasischev M101Ts
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NewsBoeing: 737-900ER performance set to beat predictions
Boeing is optimistic that imminent flight tests of the newly rolled out 737-900ER will demonstrate better than guaranteed performance, allowing operators to use the aircraft year-round on longer-range flights including the most demanding transcontinental US routes.
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Russians reject response time criticism in July S7 Airlines Airbus A310 runway overrun probe
Russia's federal air navigation service chief has detailed the timeline of last month's fatal S7 Airlines Airbus A310 runway overrun, to refute suggestions that the emergency services' response to the accident was not quick enough.
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NASA studies mini inspection boom
Space Shuttle's capacity for ISS missions is inadequate to carry station modules and current OBSS system
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UK terror alert special: Europe's ATM goes into crisis mode after foiled London plot
Air traffic management teams across Europe undertook a co-ordinated effort last week to minimise the disruption caused to operations by the stringent security regulations applied to passengers travelling from UK airports after a terrorist plot to smuggle explosives on to airliners was foiled.
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UK terror alert special: Liquid bombs enter the terrorist arsenal
According to US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) chief Michael Chertoff, the plot to down airliners foiled by UK authorities involved carrying liquid explosives and detonation devices on board transatlantic flights from the UK.
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FAA to toughen helicopter rules
US agency raises the bar for certification of new rotorcraft types to reflect advances in handling performance
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NewsLow hovering fruit: Why the FAA and EASA are right to revise helicopter safety standards
It should not be surprising that, after 20 years of certificating helicopters to a given set of standards, the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency have agreed the certification bar should be raised for new-build rotorcraft.
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NewsFirst figures of flight disruption show Heathrow suffered 50% traffic loss due to foiled terror plot
Europe’s air traffic co-ordination authority has disclosed that UK airport traffic was 16% down overall as a result of the disruption prompted by yesterday’s national security alert.