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Discovery re-entry called off for today
Due to low clouds at the Kennedy Space Center landing site, Mission Control Houston has waved off both landing opportunities for Space Shuttle Discovery today.
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Discovery module to undock from Space Station
The International Space Station crew will return the Raffaello Module to Space Shuttle Discovery's payload bay later this morning. The hatches between Raffaello and the International Space Station were closed at 6:42 GMT this morning.
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Finmeccanica signs new £1 billion 787 deal with Boeing
Finmeccanica subsidiary Alenia Aeronautica has signed an agreement with Boeing to supply components for its 787 programme.
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Northwest selects Rolls-Royce engines for Boeing 787s
Northwest Airlines has selected Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for its new fleet of Boeing 787s.
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MAS 777 makes emergency landing after FMS malfunction
Australian authorities are investigating a 1 August incident in which a Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Boeing 777-200ER had to make an emergency landing at Perth after cockpit crew reported a flight management system (FMS) malfunction.
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Spacewalkers prepare to repair heat shield
Prior to attempting repairs on the Shuttle's heat shield, Discovery crew members have successfully completed the first major task of their third spacewalk.
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Lufthansa’s blueprint for South American training
Chile-based Lufthansa LAN Technical Training is looking towards Brazil and Mexico in its ambitions to expand its Latin American operations
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The next Level
Pilots are getting the message as Europe forges ahead on datalink communications, with crews logging on in their thousands to Eurocontrol’s new technology
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Total Eclipse package launched
Support programme for very light jet includes maintenance, dispatch, flight planning and training for hourly fee
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PIA drops plans for Dash 8 fleet in favour of ATR 42s
Pakistan flag carrier set to reverse decision as it looks to replace ageing Fokker F27s