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Asiana says tail strike started fire aboard doomed 777-200ER
Asiana Airlines says the tail strike suffered by the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft that crashed at San Francisco International Airport on 6 July started a fire aboard the aircraft. "We...
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NewsAsiana confirms Flight 214 manifest, pledges to cooperate with investigation
Asiana Airlines has confirmed the manifest for Flight 214 that crashed on the San Francisco Airport runway on 6 July included 291 passengers and 16 cabin...
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NewsAsiana 777-200ER crashes at San Francisco airport
An Asiana Airlines Boeing 777-200ER crashed at San Francisco airport on 6 July, but early reports indicate all passengers and crew survived. The crash occurred...
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NewsOperators face scrapping aircraft as FAA tightens business jet noise rules
New rules coming into effect by end-2015 will prevent operation of older aircraft that fail to meet tough decibel limits
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NewsProton M failure flags up unreliability of Russian space programme
The post-mortem is under way on the spectacular 2 July Proton M rocket failure at Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which destroyed the launch vehicle and its payload of three of Russia's Glonass navigation satellites.
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Airbus under no pressure to offer higher-density A320
Airbus insists it is under no obligation to offer greater accommodation on the A320neo, having secured a tentative order for the type from budget carrier...
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NewsIN FOCUS: UAV engineers can learn from bumblebees, the masters of lift
Engineers are looking at taking inspiration from nature to support the development of small unmanned systems, such as a 'robobee' ...
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Eurocopter takes Canada to court over coast guard procurement
Eurocopter and the Canadian government are at legal loggerheads over the latter's procurement exercise to replace its...
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NewsVIDEO: BA to train A380 crews on Frankfurt route
British Airways expects to begin operating short-haul Airbus A380 flights from the beginning of August, having selected Frankfurt as the familiarisation...
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Korean Air 777-300ER diverts to Russia on engine trouble
A Korean Air Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was forced to make a diversion to Anadyr, Russia on 2 July due to an engine problem. The aircraft, registered...
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NewsAmerican close to regional aircraft order with Bombardier or Embraer
American Airlines is close to finalising an order for roughly 60 large regional aircraft, under a procurement programme that it dubs "project Panama". The...
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Transavia to share more routes with Air France
Air France-KLM leisure subsidiary Transavia is to take on more medium-haul leisure destinations served by Air France after a successful test on four routes,...
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Tiger Airways changes name to Tigerair
Low-cost carrier Tiger Airways has been rebranded as Tigerair, as it seeks to improve passenger connectivity through Singapore. The rebranding means...
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ST Aerospace to provide MRO support for 787 nacelle systems
ST Aerospace has signed a long-term agreement with UTC Aerospace Systems to provide MRO services for Boeing 787 nacelle systems for both the Rolls-Royce...
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NewsSpaceX completes pad abort review and human certification plan
SpaceX has completed two additional milestones of its commercial crew integrated capability (CCiCap) agreement with NASA, having successfully presented a...
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NewsVIDEO: Proton launch vehicle destroyed during liftoff
A Proton-M launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan failed during liftoff, destroying the launch vehicle and its payload.
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India launches first satellite of navigation constellation
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has successfully launched India's first navigation satellite. The first satellite of the Indian Regional...
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EasyJet founder lays out objection to A320 deal
EasyJet's founder, Stelios Haji-Iaonnou, is formally to oppose the low-cost carrier's fleet renewal plan, although he does not expect his protest will prevent...
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Nordwind Airlines signs Turkish Technic for APU repair
Nordwind Airlines has selected Turkish Technic for auxiliary power unit (APU) maintenance. The deal covers the Russian carrier's Hamilton Sundstrand...
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NewsOrbital Sciences Pegasus launches NASA sun spectrograph
An Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL has successfully launched a NASA satellite into low Earth orbit (LEO). A Lockheed L-1011 carrier aircraft lifted off...