All aerospace news – Page 759
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Business Aviation - In Brief
South Korea and Israel are considering a broad range of industrial co-operation in aerospace and defence.
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Embattled Tiger Australia appoints high profile safety advisor
Tiger Airways Australia has appointed an ex-Qantas chief pilot as a safety advisor to the CEO.
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NewsNASA, ULA sign agreement to develop human-rating Atlas V rocket
United Launch Alliance (ULA) and NASA have announced the signing of an unfunded space act agreement (SAA) to develop human-rating the Atlas V rocket.
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Launch site readied for world's most powerful rocket
SpaceX yesterday broke ground on a launch site at Vandenberg AFB's Space Launch Complex 4 East for its Falcon Heavy rocket.
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NewsShannon re-opens after ATR 72 gear collapse
Shannon airport has re-opened after an incident yesterday in which an Aer Lingus Regional ATR 72's nose-wheel collapsed on landing. Operating as flight...
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NewsAmeco Beijing plans merger with Air China Technics
Air China plans to merge its maintenance arm, Air China Technics, with its MRO joint venture with Lufthansa, Ameco Beijing, to become a major global maintenance,...
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NewsTiger Australia 'breached' AOC months before grounding: CASA
Tiger Airways Australia had breached its air operator's certificate before the country's safety regulator issued a show cause notice (SCN) to the airline...
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Progress for Legacy 500 as fuselage sections are mated
Embraer has mated the three fuselage sections of its Legacy 500 midsize business jet prototype.
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NewsThe power of silence
Don't shout it out loud, but Sikorsky's Firefly will be the first manned helicopter lacking both engine and gasoline, as it is powered by an electric motor fed by battery cells
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NewsUS safety regulators push FAA to bolster MD-11 hard landing prevention
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is strongly urging the FAA to adopt new regulations specific to Boeing MD-11 aircraft to stave off a raft of hard landings that began in 1993 and continued through 2010.
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Boeing and ANA complete 787 service ready validation
Boeing and 787 launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) have completed the service ready operational validation (SROV) trials, covering routes to and from Tokyo's Haneda International airport.
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NewsXcor to fly telescope
XCOR and the Planetary Science Institute (PSI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fly a scientific payload aboard Xcor's Lynx suborbital...
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NewsBusiness Aviation - In brief
A Daher Socata TBM 700 has become the first single-engine aircraft to complete a 2,220km (1,200nm) flight from Hong Kong to Beijing, China.
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NewsNext round of demo flights under Inspire project set to begin
The next round of demonstration flights under green air traffic management initiative Inspire is scheduled to take place this month.
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NewsCheaper oil means trouble
Jet fuel prices are trending down with crude, but that may be bad news for airlines
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Air France names Marseille as first regional base
Air France has chosen Marseille as the first of its new regional bases, as it aims to cut costs and boost its European medium-haul services.
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NewsEU ETS prompts trade war fears
German Member of European Parliament Holger Krahmer is calling for a moratorium on the inclusion of aviation in the European Union's emissions trading scheme (ETS), and has warned that it could lead to Europe becoming the victim of an international "trade war".
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NewsTiger spin-off grounded over multiple safety worries
Two low-approach incidents in three weeks sparked a dramatic decision to ground budget carrier Tiger Airways Australia, whose operations remain suspended until at least 1 August.