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NewsHelios 737 passenger text message a hoax
Problems with the pressurisation system appear almost certainly to be behind the fatal loss yesterday of a Helios Airways Boeing 737-300 in Greece, but the possible sequence of events remains a puzzle.
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Virgin Galactic gets technology transfer approval
Suborbital tourism company Virgin Galactic has been given approval by the US government for technology transfer from Mojave, California-based SpaceShipOne (SS1)-developer Scaled Composites for the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) vehicle.
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SpaceShipTwo mothership based on Globalflyer
Mojave-based Scaled Composites' SpaceShipTwo's (SS2) carrier aircraft, White Knight 2, will have the wingspan of a Boeing 737 and use composite structure technology developed for the Virgin Atlantic Globalflyer.
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NewsNasa's Mars orbiter successfully launched
Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) began its seven-month flight to Mars successfully on 12 August.
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BA Heathrow schedule almost back to normal
British Airways (BA) expects to operate its full short-haul schedule and the majority of its long-haul flights today as operations return to normal after the recent unofficial walkout by some ground staff.
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BA extends suspension of all Heathrow flights
British Airways (BA) has extended the cancellation of all its London Heathrow flights until at least 18:00 today (12 August) as a result of unexpected industrial action.
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US startup Maxjet eyes 15 Aug launch
US startup Maxjet has successfully completed its US FAA proving runs and was due to receive its operating certificate from the agency yesterday.
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter set to launch
Nasa’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is set to launch today following a number of postponements.
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Into the unknown
After a difficult start, Western aerospace players are taking Russian industry more seriously and employing local engineers in increasing numbers
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UK skills development - Wanted more technicians to keep UK aerospace working
An aerospace skills crisis is looming in Britain because insufficient numbers of young people are entering the industry. What options are available to manufacturers?
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NewsThe new frontier
The Russian space industry is finally having its budget boosted. Its heritage, increasing opportunism and low costs could usher in a new period of growth
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Arianespace hit by payload delay
First Ariane 5 launch since February due this week as satellite hold-up pushes back uprated ECA lift-off to October